Mrs Dorothy Bramble (nee Mansbridge of Broadwood) was married to Mr Basil Bramble, who was postmaster of Awanui for many years. She was a great supporter of the Catholic Women's League. A104/1 Minut
Brancepeth Station in the Wairarapa was established in the 1850s by H.H. Beetham and T.C. Williams. In 1884 Mr Beetham, then sole owner, established a subscription library for the station residents.
This collection consists of a leather bound prayer book and Psalter with a piece of paper enclosed.
This entry is a revision of NRAM C 68 Historical Notes Broadsheet is a feminist periodical founded in 1972 by the Auckland-based Broadsheet Collective. Scope & Contents The records consist of subj
'Broadsheet' is a feminist periodical founded in 1972 by the Auckland-based Broadsheet Collective. The records consist of subject files, predominantly containing newspaper and other published article
In 1859, the Rev Henry Handley Brown with his wife Sophia and their eleven children came to New Plymouth on board the ship 'Eclipse'.
Mrs Grace Brown (died 1997) was the daughter of Philip Charles Reynolds (died 1951) who worked for 40 years as a woodworker for C E Daniells of Masterton.
Samuel Brown was born in 1876 and died at Whakatane in 1963. The collection is of Brown family records.
James Snyder Browne came from impecunious English aristocratic stock to the Otago gold-fields in 1861 by way of Brazil, Tasmania and the Victorian gold-fields.
Some recollections of the life of L.R.
Dr Andrew Buchanan was the son of a Caribbean planter. He spent the greater part of his life in a successful medical practice in England, but retired to New Zealand with his wife and family.
B H Bull is a long term Greytown resident with an interest in the natural and cultural history of the area.
"The Old Province" is a humorous and satirical poem on the early days of Christchurch and Canterbury, mostly about early characters.It was at first thought to have been written by Sir John Hall as it
William Burke (1830-1900)came to Canterbury from the island of Jersey in the early 1850s. He was employed at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Christchurch from 1859-1871.
The Burkes-St Leonards Progressive League was formed by residents to secure an improved infrastructure and work for the general advancement and progress of the district.
The collection of five volumes covers the meetings of the Club from the first to the last, in written and typed entries.
Records
Keith Cairns 1921-1987 was a jeweller and a keen amateur archaeologist and historian.
The objects of the Canterbury (NZ) Centennial Association were to promote and carry out or arrange for the promotion and carrying out of approved centennial celebrations in Canterbury.
The Canterbury Club was formed by a group of prominent Christchurch businessmen on 12 June 1872 who felt it desirable to establish a second, less socially exclusive and squatter-dominated gentlemen's
The Canterbury Pilgrims Association was formed in 1923. Its aims were to venerate the pioneers of Canterbury and to encourage knowledge of local history.
