North Otago Times
(incorporating)
(Less 'newsy' than its urban brother but had
a much wider coverage). This
newspaper is in the process of being microfilmed. Available up to 1906
on the National Library's Papers Past site.
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An evening paper which ran in opposition to the morning North Otago Times. It tended to concentrate mostly on the urban resident but had regular correspondents from the townships. The "Editors Column" is an excellent source of obituaries and also mentions interesting events.
The Oamaru Mail has been microfilmed up to 1939 by the National Library. Birth, Death and Marriage notices from the newspapers have been indexed, up to 1930, by the local branch of the Genealogical Society.
For the area below Herbert, or for obituaries
you should consult Dunedin's Otago Times and Witness - forerunner to the
Otago Daily Times. These are held by the Dunedin Library but, like the
'Oamaru Mail', may be ordered from your local library using the 'interloan'
system.
New Zealand Government Gazettes - 1854 - 1980
An excellent untapped resource.
Covering land transfers, settlement of towns,
naturalisation of foreigners, governmental postings, intestate and missing
persons.
| Bailey Molly | Sister at Oamaru Hospital | 1880 - 1993 |
| Beauchamp Kathleen M | Councillor | 1916 - 1996 |
| Brocklebank, Norrie | Personal ephemera | 1961 - 1989 |
| Brown, J.A. | Historical notes and stories | 1887 - 1936 |
| Brown Eunice P | Teacher | 1847 - 2001 |
| Cayford, Dorothy | Singing Teacher | 1915 - 1995 |
| Christie, Bruce | Farm papers | 1866 - 1994 |
| Deal, Bertha & Florence | Theses on North Otago | 1772 - 1900 |
| Dimick, Rueben E | Teacher, book collector | 1933 - 1951 |
| Familton Arthur | Councillor | 1886 - 1995 |
| Farrant, Isobel | Personal papers | 1908 - 1963 |
| Fenwick family | Land Documents | 1856 - 1977 |
| Forrester, John, M | Family papers | 1861 - 1995 |
| Garrow family | Personal papers | 1853 - 1958 |
| Hutton, James | Farm Diaries Waianakarua | 1901 - 1981 |
| Jones, Colin G L | Historical notes, esp.on Waitaki Valley | 1864 - 1999 |
| Laney, William | Mayor of Oamaru, Scrapbooks | 1944 - 1998 |
| Maude, Cyril F | Local archaeology/ rock drawing notes | 1872 - 1991 |
| McDonald, K.C. | Local historian, notes and articles | 1878 - 1997 |
| McDonald/McIvor | Family papers | 1892 - 2000 |
| McLean, Gavin | Notes for book on Moeraki | 1975- 1985 |
| Meek, George | Local poet | 1838 - 1987 |
| Mitchell, James M | Personal papers - including data on
frozen meat & Weston water supply |
1859 - 1994 |
| Muirhead, Syd | Local historian | 1919 - 1994 |
| Munro, Don | Teacher, Local history, astronomy | 1878 - 1999 |
| Neill, William D | Personal papers re military career | 1915 - 1968 |
| Orbell, Harry S | Letters re military career | 1893 - 1963 |
| Paton family | Family papers | 1815 - 2001 |
| Perry | Family papers | 1928 - 1975 |
| Pollard, Ivy | History teacher, embroidery notes | 1916 - 1995 |
| Stead Helen | Local Historian | 1978 - 1994 |
| Thompson, Bruce W | Notes on North Otago militaria | 1890 - 2001 |
| Thomson, Noeline | Personal papers | 1878 - 2001 |
| Turner Neville F | Past Museum Director / Historian | 1939 - 1997 |
| Willetts Family | Custodians of local artefacts | 1932 - 1993 |
| Wise, Robert | Instigator of Rural Water Schemes | 1932 - 1991 |
Subjects
| Archaeology in North Otago | Natural History in North Otago |
| Business and Manual Skills | North Otago Centennial 1962 |
| Drama in North Otago | North Otago Promotion |
| Entertainment in North Otago | Oamaru Harbour |
| Farming in North Otago | Rail Transport in North Otago |
| Geology in North Otago | Religion in North Otago |
| Health in North Otago | Rock Art |
| Hydro Electric Power Systems | Rural Water Schemes |
| Limestone | Sheep in North Otago |
| Military in North Otago | Totara Estate/Frozen Meat |