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Retellings of Central Otago history find home online
Julie Asher, ODT , 02/09/2023 The stories of Central Otago’s history in the words and voices of those who were there can now be heard online from anywhere in the world. Volunteers from the Central Otago Oral History group had their first view this week of their work being [...]
New book immortalises story of general store that survived against odds
The story of Gilchrist’s Store is one of endurance, community and surviving against the odds. For nearly 125 years, the store has been a cornerstone in Oturehua — and the wider Maniototo — servicing communities and providing a central hub for rural folks. It has survived World Wars 1 [...]
Trust’s church purchase part of ‘long project’
A piece of Cromwell history has been given a secure future with its ownership being finalised. Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust chairman Warwick Hawker said the trust had completed the purchase of the former Methodist church at the corner of Donegal and Erris Sts. "It’s been quite a long project." [...]
Reburial ceremony an important final step for cemetery project
Otago Daily Times, 22 May 2023 The remains of 12 early European and Chinese settlers were reinterred in Drybread Cemetery, Central Otago, on Saturday, marking an important final step for Southern Cemeteries Archaeology Project. Since 2016, a team of archaeologists led by Dr Peter Petchey and Prof Hallie Buckley [...]
Panel defers decision on Earnscleugh consent case
Otago Daily Times, 18 May 2023 The restoration of Central Otago landmark Earnscleugh Castle inched forward yesterday with a resource consent hearing, in Alexandra, regarding the plastering of the building. The Central Otago District Council hearings panel, which was comprised of Crs Neil Gillespie, Martin McPherson and Ian Cooney, heard [...]
Homestead renovations supported
Otago Daily Times 11 May, 2023 A Council planner has given the thumbs-up to the planned renovations to the Earnscleugh Station homestead. A Central Otago District Council hearing is set to take place in Alexandra next Monday about resource consents being sought by the owners of the homestead. Marco Creemers [...]
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