NOTE: Light-coloured links are my newspaper archives.
All Blacks The official website
Ancient Celtic New Zealand A very interesting site about the "...frank and open discussion of true ancient history in New Zealand ..." Blood-spattered Boarding House in Bay Street My personal archive about Petone, dated March 1979
Brunner mine explosion New Zealand's worst mining disaster
Bygone Days at Petone Mill Recalled with Nostalgia My personal archive about Petone, dated 1968
Coalmining in New Zealand Life as a miner
Compulsory Military Service CMT Army: The history of compulsory military service in New Zealand
Currency Alan's information pages on old New Zealand currency
Currency Archives New Zealand's "Making Our Mark": Currency
Currency Reserve Bank of New Zealand's history of New Zealand coinage
Early Wellington E-book of Louis E Ward's fantastic 1928 publication on early Wellington settlement
European Settlement of New Zealand Pages from Denise & Peter's site about early pioneer settlements Famous New Zealanders Some world-renown, others "world-famous in New Zealand"
Gold fever Men (and women) flocked to New Zealand chasing the
precious yellow gold, moving from claim to claim, town to town, country
to country, forever hoping to strike it rich
Gold in New Zealand New Zealand Mint
Goldminers in New Zealand Kae Lewis's searchable database of 20,000 goldminers
Historic events by month Special events in any given year
History of New Zealand Ancient and modern
Hutt Valley floods 1976 My personal archive about the Hutt Valley floods, dated 20 December 1976
Kiwi Speak The unique (slang) language of New Zealand | National Symbols of New Zealand Archives New Zealand's "Making Our Mark": The national anthem, currency & ensigns Notice to Pensioners Selected for Enrolment in the New Zealand Force (Royal New Zealand Fencibles) Old Porirua Road Our ancestors and the families that settled on the road and at Tawa Flat Old Porirua Road's Place in History Series of articles by W H Secker Pioneers in New Zealand Historian, researcher and author Anthony Flude's excellent website. Click on the title and you will get the full story Pito-one Settlers Mixed Welcome My personal archive about Petone, dated 10 July 1988 Stamps A guide to New Zealand postage stamps Sugar Bag Years New Zealand's economic depression of the 1930's and what it was like growing up 1925-1950 Tawa History Series of articles by W H Secker Te Tiriti O Waitangi New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi The Day Britannia Was Parted From Her Train My personal archive about Petone, dated 8 January 1972 The New Zealand Company A short account of the company responsible for enticing many of our ancestors "waydownunder" Useful genealogical websites Wahine Storm 1968 My personal archive about one of Wellington's worst storms, dated 18 April 1968 When Jackson Street Was a Cart Track My personal archive about Petone, dated 27 January 1976 You Wouldn't Recognise This as Petone My personal archive about Petone, dated 15 February 1969  Artwork by TB, 2008 |