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WW1 Sister Elsie Stewart Greig RRC

Elsie was born on 10 April 1886 to Barbara Mary Stewart and James Dickson Greig.

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Trinity Methodist Theological College transformation to Church of Scientology

Remuera Heritage and Parnell Heritage had a joint visit to 136 Grafton Road to learn about the history, heritage restoration and recent work done to the building.

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Dunholme

Dunholme was built in the 1870s by Auckland businessman Samuel Morrin on the corner of Remuera Road and what is now Ridings Road.

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History of the Remuera Shops 1911 to 2016

Here you can find out about the history of some of the Remuera shops as a StoryMap. 

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Ellerslie Racecourse Makeover

Ellerslie racecourse has demolished the old totalisator building, retaining only the "totaliser machine" and dividends board inside. 

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Dr Grace de Courcy LRCP LRCS Edinburgh, MD (with Distinction) Brussels

Grace de Courcy of Remuera was amongst the first New Zealand women to qualify as a doctor.

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Skelton’s Buildings

Skelton's Building 339-345 Remuera Rd was built in 1928 for Robert Skelton.

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Remuera Heritage Annual General Meeting 2018

4 May 2018 at 6:30pm  Remuera Library

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WW1 Frederick Charles Spratt

Frederick Charles Spratt was part of the 2nd New Zealand Cyclists Corps.

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WW1 Edward Newton Matthews 10081

Edward Newton Matthews was born 6 March 1896 in Auckland, the eldest son of Ellen and Newton Matthews.

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Burial Service for Jack Walker at Leper Belgium

A burial service has been held for Captain Henry John Innes Walker, Royal Warwickshire Regiment and six ...

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4 Victoria Avenue

Sue Cooper and Iain Valentine of the Remuera Residents Association presented to the Orakei Local Board on 19 April 2018 about the need for a community centre in Remuera.

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Remuera Primary School

Brian and Sue Cooper visited Steve King, Principal of Remuera Primary School.

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The Walsh Brothers – Leo and Vivian

Leo and Vivian Walsh lived in Remuera in Orakei Road with their father Austin and sisters, Veronica and Doreen.

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Jean Batten Aviator CBE OSC Chev LH

Jean Batten became New Zealand's most famous aviator.

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411-413 Remuera Road Shops

411-413 Remuera Road was first the site of the offices of the Remuera Road Board from 1902 until it merged with Auckland City Council in 1915.

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385 Remuera Road

This wooden-façade shop was built about 1909 and is one of the oldest commercial buildings still standing in Remuera.

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Early buildings of King’s College Remuera

King’s College was founded in The Tower, the former home of James McCosh Clark in 1896, at 258 Remuera Rd...

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Cole’s Buildings

George Cole, a local real estate and land agent, owned all the buildings from 142 to 144, now 382 to 396 Remuera Road.

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WW1 Gordon Harrison Larner 2/2178

Gordon Harrison Larner was born on 25 November 1894 to Victor John and Margaret Larner.

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WW1 Major George Henry Holland M.C. (Service Number 12/373)

George Holland was born on 12 July 1885 in Onewhero, South Auckland, the older son of John and Emily Holland.

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WW1 Evan Gibb Hudson (Service Number 61946)

Evan Gibb Hudson was born in 18 December 1895, the youngest son of Ellen (nee Winks) and Harold Willey Hudson

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WW1 Thomas Patrick Hoare (Service Number 23/1673)

Thomas Hoare was born 22 July 1888, the son of Richard Joseph and Margaret Hoare.

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WW1 William Henning (Service number 11376)

William Henning was born in Auckland 23 December 1884 to James and Emily Henning.

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WW1 Ethel Marion Hirst (Gould)

Ethel Marion Hirst was born on 2nd February 1895.

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WW1 Ben Hirst (Service Number 2/1793)

Ben Hirst was born on 16 April 1893 to Marion Violet Hirst and Frank Martin Hirst.

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WW1 William Edmond Hartland (Service number 12/763)

William Edmond Hartland (Service number 12/763) was born on 6 July 1892.

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Remuera Heritage Christmas Party 2017

Fifty people, including Paul Goldsmith, Opposition spokesperson for Arts, Culture & Heritage, had Christmas cheer and refreshments on Sunday 10th December.

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Ohinerau Mt Hobson

Sue Cooper and Iain Valentine & Jan Bierman of the Remuera Residents Association met members of the Tūpuna Maunga Authority on Ohinerau Mt Hobson last week to...

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WW1 Angelo William Thomas Gill 30795

Angelo William Thomas Gill was born on 18 December 1896 in Canberra, son of T R W and Edith Gill.

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WW1 Arthur Ernest (Everard) Bourne 565

Arthur Ernest (Everard) Bourne (Service number 565) was born in Auckland and was the youngest son of Charles Frederick and Margaret Bourne.

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WW1 Douglas Hepburn Gamble 13/2191

Douglas Hepburn Gamble (Service number 13/2191) was born 21 February 1893 in Remuera, Auckland to Rachel Louise Gamble and William Nelson Gamble.

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WW1 Thomas Ernest 21235

Thomas Ernest (Service number 21235) was born on 13 August 1895, the youngest son of Thomas and Anne Ernest.

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WW1 Andrew Royden Erickson 12160

Andrew Royden Erickson (Service number 12160) was born 20 October 1895 in Auckland.

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The Ladies College of Remuera

The Ladies College of Remuera By Rebecca Crossan.

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A New Zealand Chinese Family in Remuera

A New Zealand Chinese family in Remuera by Phillipa Wong, age 13 years. 

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St Mark’s Church

Churches have always been important places for Christian communities, providing not only religious worship but community centres.

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A Family in Remuera

A Family in Remuera by Julie M Hill and Louise Alana Rooney. 

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How Auckland has changed over the last 100 years

How Auckland has changed over the last 100 years by Guyon Lang, age 13. 

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Rona Von Zalinski Remembers Meadowbank

I loved Meadowbank when I moved here in 1940 with my young Air Force husband and our two small daughters and I have loved it ever since. 

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A Day in the Life of a Remuera Resident — Monsignor Brian Arahill

A day in the life of a Remuera resident, by Kimberley Tse, age 8 years. 

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Roselle — 82 Shore Road, Remuera

“ROSELLE” 82 Shore Road, Remuera, by Elizabeth Jean Chalmers.

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Auckland Essay

Auckland Essay, by Guysen Lang, age 11. 

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Memories of Living in Maungarei Road

Memories of living in Maungareri Road by Eileen Shapley (nee Hollett).  

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Remuera Railway Station Preservation Trust

The Remuera Railway Station Preservation Trust was set up in 1994 to preserve the railway station which had sunk into a state of neglect and disrepair.

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T.J. Mcnamara on the Great War and Its Effect on the Spiritual in Art

T.J. McNamara gave a moving talk on the Great War and its effect on the spiritual in art, on 1st November 2017.

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The Bassett Road Shops in the 1930s

Remuera Rotary Historical Essay Competition - The Bassett Road shops in the 1930s, by Angela Caughey of Remuera. 

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WW1 Paul Graham Clark (46224)

Paul Graham Clark (Service number 46224) was born on 9 February 1897, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

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The Planning and Building of St Aidan’s Church

Remuera Rotary Historical Essay Competition Written by Angela Caughey, 2004.

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Seen at the Tudor: A History of the Tudor Theatre

Winner of the Remuera Rotary Historical Essay Competition — written by Jeanette de Heer, 2004.

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WW1 Edward Arthur Ormond Butler

Edward Arthur Ormond Butler (Service number 14385) was born in Brisbane, Queensland on 15 June 1887.

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WW1 Frederick Thomas Arthur Bowell (Service number 3/1239)

Frederick Bowell was born on 7 September 1888 and was the son of Arthur Henry and Jean Abernathy Bowell.

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WW1 Remuera at Passchendaele 12 October 1917

Remuera men who died on October 12th 1917 at Passchendaele.

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WW1 Remuera Roll of Honour — Third Battle of Ypres for Passchendaele 4 October 1917

Four Remuera men were killed on this day 4th October 1917 at the Third Battle of Ypres at Gravenstafel Spur off the Passchedaele Ridge in Belgium.

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Alderton House

The Alderton family moved about 1905 from Northland to 17 Remuera Road (now 101 Remuera Road).

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Auckland Heritage Festival 2017

30 September — 15 October 2017

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WW1 Gladys Sandford ( Henning, nee Coates) MBE (87100)

Gladys Sandford was the first woman in New Zealand to work as a car sales representative and also to attain her pilot's licence.

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WW1 Flight-Lieutenant Frank Hamilton Bullock-Webster

Frank Hamilton Bullock-Webster was born 24 September 1885 at The Lake House, Hamilton, the eldest son of Harold and Maud Bullock-Webster.

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WW1 Flight-Lieutenant & Captain James Dalton Dinneen 66239

James (Jimmy) Dinneen was born 16 July 1883, the fourth of six children of Michael Dalton and Mary Victoria Dinneen (nee Given).

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WW1 Leslie Upton Clifford Crowhurst (60081)

Leslie Upton Clifford Crowhurst was born on 29 June 1896, to Samuel George Crowhurst and Catherine Elizabeth Crowhurst (Breen).

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WW1 Sapper John William Wright (4/1598) N Z Tunnelling Company

John William Wright was the second son of James and Hannah Wright.

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WW1 Francis (Frank) Ernest Crowhurst (60080)

Francis Ernest Crowhurst was born on 25 November 1886 to Samuel George Crowhurst and Catherine Elizabeth Crowhurst (Breen).

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WW1 Arthur Frederick Livingstone Crowhurst (24/99)

Arthur Crowhurst was born on 20 May 1894, to Samuel George and Catherine Crowhurst, 24 Eden Street in Newmarket, Auckland.

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WW1 Edgar Harvey (Hervey) Robertson (28801)

Edgar Harvey (Hervey) Robertson was born 20 August 1896 in Lyttleton, Christchurch, New Zealand to John and Evelyn E Robertson.

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WW1 Samuel Alfred Crowhurst (Service number 12/1933)

Samuel Alfred Crowhurst was born on 14 July 1890 in Onehunga, and was the third son of Samuel George Crowhurst and Catherine Elizabeth Crowhurst (Breen).

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WW1 Victor Roy Crowhurst (WW112/1934 & WWII 576999)

Victor Roy Crowhurst was born on 22 July 1893, to Samuel George Crowhurst and Catherine Elizabeth Crowhurst (Breen).

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WW1 Flight-Lieutenant William Archibald Buchanan

William (known as Billy) was born in Auckland 22 June1894, son of Archibald Buchanan, and Edith Mary Buchanan.

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Herb Farrant on the Battle of Passchendaele

Talk about the run up to the Battle for Passchendaele.

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WW1 Thomas Douglas Hutcheon

Thomas Douglas Hutcheon (Service number 4/329) was the only son born to Mary Douglas Hutcheon and William Hutcheon.

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WW1 Randolph Edward Oswald and Eric Albert Coates 12/59 & 11/643

Randolph Edward Oswald Coates was born in Adelaide on 19 May 1888, the elder son of Oswald and Valerie Albine Coates.

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