In Loving Memory

Wednesday, 15 June 2022

5/122 Corporal Oliver Evans, MM, 7/1/1881-16/1/1959.

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Oliver Evans was working as a coach and wagon builder in Dunedin when he volunteered for the Army. Perhaps his knowledge with transport is w...

John Ainslie Torrance, Prison Chaplain, 1832-12/8/1908.

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The small autobiography of Chaplain John Torrance seems to have been written after his retirement and finished shortly before his death.  It...
Monday, 13 June 2022

William Andrew Jarvey - part 4 - 2nd trial and after - "...a skull 'other than their own.'"

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We are informed that Miss Little who has been gradually creeping into notoriety in connection with the tr ial of  Captain Jarvey,  last week...
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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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