In Loving Memory

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Lana Faye Neason, (2/1944-1/6/1945). "caught in a gate"

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CHILD STRANGLED HEAD THROUGH GATE BARS. P.A.  DUNEDIN, June 4. Lana Faye Neason, aged 14 months, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Neason, of  Rave...

Grace Alice Ann Cooper, (1891-11/9/1931). "accidentally fell"

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ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS DEATH DUE TO HEART FAILURE An inquest touching the death of  Grace Alice Ann  Cooper, who died in the hospital on Frida...

Henry Pepper, (1855-22/8/1927). "a dose of liniment"

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POISON BY MISTAKE. LINIMENT  INSTEAD OF COUGH MIXTURE. On Sunday morning, about 4 o'clock,  Henry   Pepper,  72 years of age, residing a...

Sarah Anne Tohill, (1861-10/1/1905). "painfully sudden"

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A painfully sudden death occurred on the 10th inst in the train reaching Dunedin from Port Chalmers at 2.52 p.m. Mrs S arah Tohill,  wife of...

John Rainsley Jones, (1844-20/4/1908). "his high ideal of duty"

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OBITUARY. JOHN R.  JONES.   Much regret was expressed in Timaru yesterday when it became known that Mr John  Rainsley   Jones  had died sudd...
Tuesday, 17 March 2026

35299 Captain Rupert Frederick Trevor Barker, LRDG, (1905-11/10/1977). "roving spirit"

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Mr  T. Barker,  an A. endorsed  pilot,  who has been trained at the Timaru airport during the past 18 months, will leave for New Plymouth to...

John Hardcastle, (1847-12/6/1927). "truth for its own sake"

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John Hardcastle. 'At 3 a.m. on Saturday Mr John Hardcastle ceased to be an active member of the ‘'Herald’s” literary staff. For more...
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Otago Taphophile
A taphophile is a "lover of cemeteries." Of course, there are many other aspects to my life but the stories to be found connected to epitaphs in local (and not so local) cemeteries have interested me for a while, and are now the basis of my business, which can be found at: https://darkestdunedin.co.nz/ The epitaph which inspired me to find the stories lies on the ground of Dunedin's Southern Cemetery and includes in its inscription the words "brutally murdered." I haven't covered this one as I write but it's one hell of a story. UPDATE Having reached 1500 stories, I will try and make this blog a little more searchable. I also note that many photos I've used from the Hocken collection are showing s completely different to the ones I uploaded. I assume this is due somehow to the recent additions to their collection.
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