This collection of archives was donated to Pukekohe Library by the Patumahoe History Group while in the process of collecting information for their book Patumahoe: History & Memories, compiled by Kay
Avice Maud Bowbyes was born in Kaikoura in 1901. She gained a Diploma in Home Science from the University of Otago and a BS and an MA from Columbia University.
Sir Donald Charles Cameron was a businessman, Methodist lay preacher, and a popular mayor of Dunedin.
The Dunedin Free Kindergarten Association was founded in 1889.
The Home Economics Teachers Association of New Zealand Inc. was established in the mid 1980s. The name later changed to the Home Economics and Technology Teachers Association of New Zealand.
Lynley Hood became a freelance writer in 1979. Her first book, 'Sylvia!
John Jones was a sealer, whaler, ship owner, trader and entrepreneur, who helped establish the settlement at Waikouaiti, and had many commercial shipping interests in Otago.
William Macandrew and four generations of his descendants have been teachers. Macandrew was born at Huntly, Aberdeenshire, in 1847 and migrated to Otago aboard the 'Viola' in 1867.
Oral history interview with Betty MacFarlan, resident of Pakuranga since the mid 1950’s. Interviewed by Karen Lawson with Geoff Pollard, Librarians, Auckland Libraries on the 3rd of December 2014.
Log book of the Mangere Bridge School Committee providing information on aspects of school life, the organisation of the school and issues of the day.
General correspondence 1936-1953; 1953-1955; 1956; Education Board Letters 1936-1946; Teachers Appointments and Resignations from 1936; Headmasters Reports 1956-1957; Education Board Letters 1953-1954
Spiral bound volume of photocopied meeting minutes of the Mangere Central School Committee from April 1886 to 20 May 1907. Names listed include Chairman Mr M. M. Kirkbride, Messrs F. Pegler; W.
DVD of the powhiri during the openng of the Waharoa and Amo and Maihi on the front of the Whare at Manurewa Intermediate School 'Kahurangi', in Russell Road, Manurewa, Auckland.
Dr Margaret Maxwell studied medicine at Otago in the 1950s. She had a varied medical career in general practice, student health, and medical journalism.
Mirams and Wilson was a Dunedin legal firm. Scope and contents: This is a legal document relating to the incorporation of the Dunedin Film Society in 1947.
The Navy League was established in the United Kingdom in 1895 and the first New Zealand branch of the League was established at Auckland the following year.
This collection contains the bulk of the administrative records of the Otago Education Board, including teachers registers, school inspection records, photographs, clippings books and school plans.
The Otago High Schools' Board was established in 1878 to act as Board of Governors for the Otago Boys' and Otago Girls' High Schools.
Booklet produced on behalf of the businesses in Otahuhu. Lists local businesses, medical practitioners, Justice of the Peace, and bus timetables.
Gordon Parsonson was an Associate Professor in the History Department at the University of Otago.
