Community singing craze hits
Community singing at the Octagon Hall, 1922. — Otago Witness, 11.7.1922.
100 years ago
‘Tasmania’ repaired
‘Tasmania’ repaired
The New Zealand Shipping Company’s oversea steamer Tasmania has been repaired at Port Chalmers, and comes out of dock this morning.
More power for the Taieri
More power for the Taieri
The annual meeting of the Momona branch of the Otago Expension League was held on Tuesday night in the hall, Momona, Mr A.W. Amos, president of the branch, presiding.
Kilgours reach 60th
Kilgours reach 60th
The members of the South Dunedin Presbyterian Church entertained Mr and Mrs A. Kilgour, old members of the congregation, at a social gathering last night in the Reid Hall on the occasion of their...
Royal couple visit war graves
Royal couple visit war graves
The King and Queen visited Terlincthun cemetery, and concluded their tour of the battlefields.
Woman lawyer excels
Woman lawyer excels
Dr Ivy Williams, law lecturer at Oxford University, has been called to the Bar of the Inner Temple.
Presbytery’s warning on dancing
Presbytery’s warning on dancing
"Dancing is not helpful to the spiritual life, and while many or most may indulge in it without much harm, it certainly awakens in some an emotional excitement tending to the weakening of moral restraint, and so constitutes physical and moral danger," the Christchurch Presbytery says.
Damaged steamer Tasmania in dock
Damaged steamer Tasmania in dock
The New Zealand Shipping Company’s cargo steamer Tasmania, which was damaged while entering the Bluff Harbour last week, arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday to be docked for repairs.
Shackleton’s burial ceremony
Shackleton’s burial ceremony
London: Captain Hussey reports from South Georgia by wireless that after being borne over piles of whalebone and little mountain streams the body of Sir Ernest Shackleton was laid at rest forever...
Mewhinney wins hill climb
Mewhinney wins hill climb
The following are the results of the hill-climbing competition held by the Otago Motor Club at Signal Hill on Saturday: Class 1 motorcycles, 400cc to 600cc on formula: Mewhinney, J.C. (ABC), 25sec,...
Leopold laid to rest
Leopold laid to rest
The funeral procession of Lord Leopold Mountbatten (formerly Prince Leopold of Battenberg) passes through Windsor Castle grounds to St George's Chapel on May 1, 1922, followed by King...
Women’s golf draws to close
Women’s golf draws to close
The tournament held under the auspices of the Otago Ladies’ Golf Club concluded on the Balmacewen Links on Saturday. The weather was again delightful, a fact the more pleasing as the final of the...
Earnscleugh in need of water
Earnscleugh in need of water
Alexandra, April 27: The Hon. G. J. Anderson, Minister of Mines, spent a busy day in Central Otago today. The Ministerial party left Roxburgh at 8 o’clock and proceeded to Clyde and Cromwell,...
No verdict on female jurors
No verdict on female jurors
The Dunedin courthouse, Stuart St. — Otago Witness, 28.3.1922
ODT boss’s car wrecked
ODT boss’s car wrecked
Otago Daily Times and Witness managing director Sir George Fenwick (second from right) and companions at Te Paki station on a motor tour of New Zealand's Far North. — Otago Witness, 23.5...
Bible camp at The Camp
Bible camp at The Camp
The Methodist Young Women’s Bible Class Camp, held at Larnach’s Castle over Easter, was attended by nearly 200 delegates, among whom was Dr Muriel Bell, of Dunedin.
Draught horse breeder sells up
Draught horse breeder sells up
A notable event in farming circles took place at Outram yesterday, when Messrs Wright Stephenson and Co offered by auction the whole of Mr James Patrick’s well-known Lee Creek stud of purebred...
Miss McLaren wins women’s tennis
Miss McLaren wins women’s tennis
The Otago Lawn Tennis Association’s Easter tournament was concluded yesterday under conditions which were easily the worst experienced during the whole course of the play.
Australian takes sculling honours
Australian takes sculling honours
James Paddon, of Australia (left), who won the world sculling championship on the Wanganui River on April 18, 1922, defeating Darcy Hadfield of New Zealand (right). — Otago Witness, 25.4.1922
Easter rowing carnival on lake
Easter rowing carnival on lake
Queenstown, April 15: The annual regatta on Lake Wakatipu took place today under auspicious conditions.