Cotter House
The story of Cotter House begins in 1847 with an enterprising English colonist named Joseph Newman who came to New Zealand in 1840.
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Demolition of Hanna Block at King’s School
The demolition of the Hanna Block at King's School in Remuera is going ahead, following a decision by the council's...
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Obituary David Roy Simmons MBE
David Simmons, Remuera resident and a distinguished New Zealand scholar and author.
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WW1 Private James John Parker 12/213
Private James John Parker was born on 27 June 1894 in Brooklyn, New York City.
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WW1 Lieutenant Herbert George Richardson
Herbert Richardson was the son of George James and Margaret Edith Richardson
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WW1 Vincent and Lionel Hall
Vincent John Baird Hall was a teacher at New Plymouth Boys High School.
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WW1 Lieutenant Frederick Arthur Airey 30102
Frederick Airey was born in Auckland on 9 May 1892, the son of Margaret Avon Airey and Walter Henry Airey.
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WW1 Major General Sir George Spafford Richardson
George Richardson was born in Northampton, UK in 1868.
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Win with Words Winner – Marley Cowlard of Remuera Intermediate
A snippet from Marley Cowlard's (Remuera Intermediate School) story On to the Battlefield which won the Remuera Heritage award.
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WW1 William Strachan Chambers Harris
Strachan (as he was known) was born in Christchurch on 22 February 1895 to Bessie Caroline Emily and George Harris.
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WW1 Sister Bessie Maxfield (22/421) and Staff Nurse Isobel MacLennan (22/449) – Mentioned in Despatches
Bessie Maxfield was born 12 November 1886.
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Vanishing Villas – Houses Removed or Demolished in Remuera
Many streets in Remuera are over 100 years old.
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Coolangatta
Coolangatta was demolished in the early morning without warning two weeks before Christmas on 9 December 2006.
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WW1 The Birnie Boys
The seven Birnie boys were born across 15 years to John and Agnes Birnie of 11 O’Rorke Ave, Remuera.
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Remuera Library
The first Remuera library was opened in 1915 in a building which served as offices of the former Remuera Road Board.
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WW1 Catherine Amelia Williams
Catherine Amelia Williams was born on 28 August 1885 in Auckland.
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WW1 Jessie Rachel Law
Jessie Rachel Law lived many years in Remuera but was born in Wellington on 15 May 1891.
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The Hobson and Gallipoli – All the King’s Boys
Have you seen our articles in The Hobson on men and women from Remuera who served in World War One?
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WW1 Lewin Maughan Barnett
Lewin Barnett’s military record says he was born in Auckland but his birth is not officially recorded anywhere in New Zealand.
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College Rifles – Honouring Their History Today
We went to College Rifles in Haast St, Remuera, on the 16th April 2015.
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College Rifles — Remembering Gallipoli and WW1
Come to College Rifles in Haast St, Remuera for a visit to their newly expanded museum commemorating their members who went to the two world wars.
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WW1 Flight Lieutenant Thomas Grey Culling DSC — New Zealand’s First Air Ace
Thomas Culling holds two distinguished titles in New Zealand aviation history.
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WW1 Hewitt Barnard Brown
Hewitt and Frederick Barnard Brown were the sons of William Frederick Barnard Brown and Ellen Maisie Brown.
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WW1 Reginald Michael Hill
Reginald Hill was born in Chelsea, London, England, the son of John and Matilda Hill of ‘Mooi Plaats’, 1 Rothesay Street, Remuera, Auckland.
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WW1 Hilda Mary Steele
Hilda Steele, a nurse in World War One, was included as the only Kiwi nurse in an Australian television programme, ANZAC Girls, in 2014.
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WW1 Harold Gordon Allen killed at Gallipoli
Harold Gordon Allen was born on 29 July 1893 in Liverpool, England to George and Lucy Allen.
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Heritage Walks
Download the brochure and take the Remuera Heritage Walk from St Aidan's Church to Mount Hobson along Remuera Road.
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WW1 Tragedy Of A Remuera Family – Harold John Stilton
Harold was the youngest son of John and Fanny Stilton of Remuera, born in 1892.
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100 Years Of Pharmacy In Remuera
Remuera has become one of Auckland’s’ premium suburban shopping precincts.
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Violent Explosion in Remuera Chemist Shop
There was a violent explosion in the Remuera shops on the 9th January 1938.
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Stop Thief! Remuera Bank Shooting
In 1931 there was an attempted robbery at the Bank of New Zealand in Remuera Road where the assailant walked...
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2013 Visit to Diocesan School for Girls
Evan Lewis, Archivist at Diocesan School for Girls led Remuera Heritage through a very interesting visit to the new school archive, the original 1860s School House.
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John Dixon Antiques — History and Antiques Roadshow
Mary and David Dixon from John Dixon Antiques, 488 Remuera Road, joined with Terry Sutcliffe and members of Remuera Heritage for an evening of talking about everyone’s treasures.
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2013 Visit To Baradene College
On the 7th July we visited Baradene College, 237 Victoria Avenue, and met with Sarah Padey, Archivist.
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New Zealand’s Connection with the Titanic
Officially, there were no New Zealanders on the RMS Titanic the night it struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean on April 14th 1912.
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2011 Auckland Heritage Festival — Trams In Remuera By Terry Sutcliffe
Terry Sutcliffe, president of Remuera Heritage, presented an evening of nostalgia with film footage of trams around Auckland.
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Remuera Sports Quiz 2011
Remuera has long been well known for its many sporting activities and sports people from the 19th century to date - take the quiz!
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Saint Walked The Streets Of Remuera
On 17 October 2010, the Catholic Church recognised Mary MacKillop as a Saint.
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Thomas Cheeseman
On the evening of 22nd September Dr. Brian Gill, a curator at Auckland Museum, gave a talk...
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The Remuera Rotary Historical Essay Competition was held to celebrate the centenary of Rotary International on 23 February 2005.
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