‘Brilliant’ pioneer flight lauded
Fortune favours the brave. It has been impossible to follow without considerable anxiety the progress of the competitors in the aerial flight from England to Australia.
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Tumultuous Darwin welcome
Tumultuous Darwin welcome
Darwin, December 10: Captain Ross Smith arrived at 3.40 this afternoon on his flight from England.
Pioneer Maniototo doctor dies
Pioneer Maniototo doctor dies
The death took place at New Plymouth on November 28 of Dr. Thomas B. Whitton; aged 69. Dr Whitton practised his profession at Naseby from 1874 to 1884, and was surgeon to the Mount Ida Hospital.
Accommodation at a premium
Accommodation at a premium
The matter of providing accommodation for visitors to the city during the Carnival Week in February is already exercising the minds of a great many people, and the problem is undoubtedly one which...
Antarctic exploration
Antarctic exploration
The culmination of the modern Antarctic campaign in the attainment of the South Pole, in the third serious attempt to reach it, has from a popular standpoint accomplished all that there is to be...
Increased production urged
Increased production urged
Speaking at Riverton, the Prime Minister, Mr Massey, urged that the production of the dominion must be increased. If the Government was to avoid even a period of retrenchment, the people must make...
Last French pioneer settler
Last French pioneer settler
The last of the old French settlers who arrived by the Comte de Paris, Mr Joseph Libeau, died at his residence, Duvauchelle, on Monday morning, at the age of 86.
Germany’s armed strength
Germany’s armed strength
London: Discussing recent estimates of Germany’s armed strength, an authority just returned from Germany stated that there were three categories of armed forces:
100 years ago: From our archives
100 years ago: From our archives
Assembly commends chaplains, Taieri Show at Wingatui and no beer - no work
Essentially British population
Essentially British population
The population of New Zealand can be taken as almost entirely British in race, and in sentiment wholly British.
Tramways extensions planned
Tramways extensions planned
The Tramways Committee of the City Council, at its meeting yesterday, considered the question of extending the tramway service in different parts of the city. It was decided, subject to the...
Ship strikes trouble
Ship strikes trouble
The Union Steam Ship's collier, Karori, with her decks awash at Birch Street wharf Dunedin. - Otago Witness, 25.11.1919.
100 years ago: from our archives
100 years ago: from our archives
Historic collection, anti-militarist sect at Mihiwaka and a record whitebait season
100 years ago: from our archives
100 years ago: from our archives
Coal gathering discouraged, no let-up in spending and Trans-Tasman flights practicable
Devastating Milton fire
Devastating Milton fire
The most destructive fire within the 60 years' history of Milton occurred yesterday morning, and resulted in the complete destruction of practically the whole of the central business block of the...
Kawarau electricity scheme
Kawarau electricity scheme
It is no exaggeration to say that the majority of the spectators who lined the banks of the Kawarau Gorge many months ago to witness the falling of the pillars which were part of the important...
Armistice Day anniversary
Armistice Day anniversary
A sewing and dressmaking class at King Edward Technical College. - Otago Witness, 11.11.1919.
100 years ago: from our archives
100 years ago: from our archives
Labour Party 'window-dressing', Aid Society home at Warrington and Motor Club outing for soldiers
Darwin administrators ousted
Darwin administrators ousted
Sydney: The latest developments in the Northern Territory have placed the Federal Government in a very awkward position. The situation may quite easily produce a disaster of a dangerous kind, if it...
100 years ago: From our archives
100 years ago: From our archives
Longest Parliament in history and sensitive subject unsettles MPs