In Loving Memory

Thursday, 28 October 2021

Edward Peters, aka "Black Peter" - first discoverer of gold in Otago - ?-6/6/1893.

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WHO ACTUALLY DISCOVERED OUR   GOLD   FIELDS? To the Editor of the Daily Times.  Mr. Editor, — Sir, in your issue, dated May 6, the letter of...
Monday, 18 October 2021

8/282 Private George Andrew (20/1/1893-6/5/1915) and 45128 Private William (26/12/1889-10/10/1917) Ross.

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George Ross volunteered for the Army in August 1914. He landed on Gallipoli peninsula with the Otago Infantry Regiment in April, 1915. He wa...
Sunday, 17 October 2021

Margaret Jane Murray, 1908-3/10/1921.

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THROWN FROM A HORSE GIRL’S TRAGIC DEATH.  A very sad accident occurred on the Warepa-Carterhopo road about 4.30 .on Monday afternoon, as a r...

William Reed, 1884-26/3/1926.

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CRASH OVER BANK. MOTOR LORRY FATALITY.  ONE KILLED AND FIVE INJURED.  While returning from the road construction camp at Mount Cargill on Fr...
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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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