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Former ferry’s history revealed

March 18th, 2021|Categories: Heritage News|

The News - January 25th 2021 Clearing taking place at the Luggate Red Bridge is slowly bringing evidence of the site’s settler history back into view. Red Bridge reserve project leader Graham Taylor, of Luggate, said work by his team of volunteers cutting down wilding pines and clearing slash — [...]

Board opts to wait for district museum policy

March 11th, 2021|Categories: Heritage News|

The News, 11 March 2021 The Vincent Community Board has pushed pause on progress of the Clyde Museum’s redevelopment project. At its meeting on March 2, the board decided it wanted to wait for the district museum strategy, at present in development, to be finalised. It also wanted to await [...]

History in the backyard

January 29th, 2021|Categories: Heritage News|

Beneath the backyard lawns and peaceful bungalows of Clyde, a rich seam of hidden history could be found, Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust says. The trust hoped to encourage landowners in Clyde to think about the importance of heritage elements on their land. Project manager Terry Davis said the trust was [...]

Cemetery set to double in size

January 29th, 2021|Categories: Heritage News|

Otago Daily Times 20 Jan 2021 Future planning for Clyde’s historic cemetery will double its size. Located on Springvale Rd, to the east of the main Clyde settlement, the land designated to the Clyde Cemetery is split into two distinct areas — the walled cemetery to the east and undeveloped [...]

Digging up mysteries at Drybread – Heritage Central Otago AGM

January 18th, 2021|Categories: Central Otago Heritage Trust, Heritage News|

7pm Tuesday 9 February 2021 Alexandra Community House 14/20 Centennial Avenue, Alexandra GUEST SPEAKERS – PRIOR TO AGM BUSINESS Professor Hallie Buckley from Otago University and archaeologist Peter Petchey share their insights from the excavations of unmarked graves at Drybread Cemetery. ALL MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME Light refreshments [...]

Humble library holds rich history

December 10th, 2020|Categories: Heritage News|Tags: |

It may be humble, but Patearoa’s library is 125 years old. Locals led by blacksmith Tom Tate raised funds for a library in 1895 and books were stored in the librarian’s house, but as the collection grew it was moved to the building in Chirnside Tce which hadbeen used as [...]

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