Ohinemuri Regional History Journal 26, November 1982
PAEROA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
At the General Annual Meeting held on 19/4/82 the President, Mr Hamish Wilson, reported on another successful year of activities. Meetings or trips have been arranged each month during the year.
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1981 |
May |
Speaker: |
REV. G. KAA - His early life and career in the Ministry. |
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1981 |
June |
Speaker: |
ROBERT MURDOCK - Maori History. |
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1981 |
July |
Speaker: |
WARREN FRENCH – Administrator I.H.C. |
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1981 |
August |
Speaker: |
DENNIS THORP - Geographical History of Thames Valley. |
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1981 |
Sept. |
Speaker: |
NOEL THOMPSON - Fire chief Paeroa Brigade. |
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1981 |
Oct. |
Speaker: |
MR. R. HOVELL - Coromandel History of Kennedys Bay. |
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1981 |
Nov. |
Trip: |
14/11/81 to Whitianga, Hot Water Beach, Hahei, Cooks Beach and Museum. |
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1982 |
Feb. |
Speaker: |
MR BEN GWILLIAM - Goldmining in Ohinemuri. |
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Trip: |
28/2/82. Two Bus loads of Hamilton Society people to Paeroa. |
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1982 |
March |
Speaker: |
MR E. CUNNILIFFE - Life of a miner in Waihi 1920 - 30s. |
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1982 |
April |
Trip: |
Hamilton, including Clydesdale Museum, Mystery Creek. |
General Notes of Society's activities and local events.
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1981 |
June |
Centenary of St. Andrews Church. |
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1981 |
May |
National Museum Day - 41 people attended. |
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1981 |
July |
Insurance on museum finally arranged - glass cases, photos, organ etc Royal wedding display in Museum. |
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1981 |
August |
Brochures printed to publicise Museum. |
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1981 |
Oct. |
Street Stall - $512-48 |
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1981 |
Nov. |
Pot Luck Dinner. B.N.Z. Centenary Paeroa Made Donation of $25O. |
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19811982 |
Dec. to Feb. |
Sharon Smith employed at the Museum under the "Student Scheme". |
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1982 |
March |
Workshop at Waitomo regarding Museums. Federation Conference, Cambridge. |
PAEROA AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL AND ARTS SOCIETY (INC)
LIST OF MEMBERS
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MUSEUM NEWS
The Museum is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., but welcome visitors if unable to visit during the hours open. Some member will open for you. Just ring Mr. H. Wilson 7569, or Mrs. Reg. Hughes 8267 or Mrs, Chas. Townshend 8298.
Your visit will prove worthwhile.
During the year we welcomed Bus loads from Manurewa, Hamilton, Cambridge Historical Societies.
National Museum day we have opened the museum free of charge. The committee wish to thank all members who have given their free time so willingly to keep the museum open.
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Our Society would welcome articles for possible inclusion in their Journal. Annual subscription is due 1st April each year.
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The Society is not responsible for the opinions and statements of writers in this Journal. They are the author's own views and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Society. All material is Copyright and may not be reproduced without written permission of the Society.
WAIHI HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ANNUAL REPORT
Mrs D. Heath presented her report stating that once again it had been a quiet year for the Society.
Two bus trips had been held during the year - one to Auckland where members visited Alberton and Ewelme. The other trip was to Tauranga where the group visited the Elms and the Tauranga Historical Society's pioneer village. The visit to the Elms coincided with its annual meeting which was held in the cottage.
Several members had spent many hours in the Playcentre building during the winter tidying up the papers collected from Mr Clem Callaghan's Printing business when it closed down. Mesdames D. Heath, B. McAra, C. Harper and Mr C. O'Dell sorted through many duplications of old posters, wedding invitations and printing orders which had been meticulously filed away by Mr Callaghan during his many years as the town's printer.
Honorary Life Membership of the Society was conferred on Mr and Mrs Bert McAra in recognition of their work on the book 'Goldmining at Waihi' - Mr McAra for his Painstaking labour in research, writing and proofing the book, and Mrs McAra for her encouragement, assistance and patience while he was engaged on the work.