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Reburial ceremony will complete project
Otqgo Daily Times3 May 2023The Southern Cemeteries Archaeological Project will soon be complete, when the third and final reburial ceremony takes place at Drybread Cemetery this month.The public reburial, which will include both Christian and Chinese services, will take place on May 20.Project co-lead Southern archaeology director Dr Peter Petchey [...]
Let’s talk Central Otago Heritage
Warm up your winter with a healthy dose of heritage. Central Otago Heritage Trust has teamed up with our local museums to offer three events that put Central Otago’s heritage in the spotlight. For the price of a cup of coffee, we’ll make sure you’re kept cosy and that [...]
Gold miner reaches final resting place
Otago Daily Times, 16 May 2022 Up to 300 people turned out in Cromwell on Saturday to farewell not only a complete stranger but a man who died generations before anyone in attendance was even born. The unknown gold miner’s remains were discovered buried near Cromwell in 1983, during [...]
Grand plans for historic homestead
Haka Tourism Group founder Ryan Sanders first learnt the Earnscleugh Station Homestead was for sale when a staff member sent him the link as a possible site for luxury backpackers accommodation. He had other ideas, sending it to his husband, Marco Creemers, with a note saying, ‘‘Stuff that, we’ll [...]
Golden generations help keep panning alive
Central News - 21 April 2022 If you want to learn how to pan for gold, there are probably no better teachers than a family which has three generations of New Zealand champions and a former world champion. The Ide family of Frankton and Bannockburn were helping out at [...]
Bringing Post Office back to life for town
Central News - 21 April 2022 Steeped in history, the St Bathans Post Office is set to tell the stories of the area’s past. Opened in 1909, the St Bathans Post Office was designed by the government architect of public works John Campbell — the architect behind the Dunedin Police [...]
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