

A canvas home on the Catlins railway works. : 100 years ago: May 1910
A canvas home on the Catlins railway works. : 100 years ago: May 1910


An aeroplane exhibition at Olympia, London. : 100 years ago: May 1910
An aeroplane exhibition at Olympia, London. : 100 years ago: May 1910


A favourite sea coast resort south of Dunedin: Brighton lagoon, looking north-east. : 100 years ago: May 1910
A favourite sea coast resort south of Dunedin: Brighton lagoon, looking north-east. : 100 years ago: May 1910


A snapshot near Broad Bay, with Harbour Cone in the background. : 100 years ago: May 1910
A snapshot near Broad Bay, with Harbour Cone in the background. : 100 years ago: May 1910


Canvas town: homes of the men employed on the Catlins Railway construction works. : 100 years ago: May 1910
Canvas town: homes of the men employed on the Catlins Railway construction works. : 100 years ago: May 1910


Brigade troops and the First Otago Rifle Battalion in Dowling Street for the memorial church parade for King Edward VII on May 15. : 100 years ago: May 1910
Brigade troops and the First Otago Rifle Battalion in Dowling Street for the memorial church parade for King Edward VII on May 15. : 100 years ago: May 1910


Halley's Comet, as seen from Belleknowes, Dunedin on May 12, 1910. : 100 years ago: May 1910
Halley's Comet, as seen from Belleknowes, Dunedin on May 12, 1910. : 100 years ago: May 1910


Highland cattle on Mt Grand, near Dunedin. : 100 years ago: May 1910
Highland cattle on Mt Grand, near Dunedin. : 100 years ago: May 1910


An industrious mutton-birder prepares birds for packing. : 100 years ago: May 1910
An industrious mutton-birder prepares birds for packing. : 100 years ago: May 1910


Preparing kelp bags for the storage of mutton-birds. : 100 years ago: May 1910
Preparing kelp bags for the storage of mutton-birds. : 100 years ago: May 1910


After the fire which destroyed Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Company's store at Kelso (later known as Wrightsons). : 100 years ago: May 1910
After the fire which destroyed Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Company's store at Kelso (later known as Wrightsons). : 100 years ago: May 1910


A birds-eye view of Lawrence. : 100 years ago: May 1910
A birds-eye view of Lawrence. : 100 years ago: May 1910


The old Middle District school, Dunedin, in Stuart St, 42 years ago, which was replaced by the Arthur Street school. : 100 years ago: May 1910
The old Middle District school, Dunedin, in Stuart St, 42 years ago, which was replaced by the Arthur Street school. : 100 years ago: May 1910


Mr Meiklejohn's farm house at North Taieri, close to the Silverstream bridge. : 100 years ago: May 1910
Mr Meiklejohn's farm house at North Taieri, close to the Silverstream bridge. : 100 years ago: May 1910


Otago Harbour from the Peninsula near Portobello. : 100 years ago: May 1910
Otago Harbour from the Peninsula near Portobello. : 100 years ago: May 1910


Mr McKay's nine-horse team at Lawrence with a waggon carrying 40 bales of wool from Roxburgh. : 100 years ago: May 1910
Mr McKay's nine-horse team at Lawrence with a waggon carrying 40 bales of wool from Roxburgh. : 100 years ago: May 1910


The township at Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island. : 100 years ago: May 1910
The township at Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island. : 100 years ago: May 1910


The open face at Messrs C.P Sleeman and Co's coal pit near Mataura. : 100 years ago: May 1910
The open face at Messrs C.P Sleeman and Co's coal pit near Mataura. : 100 years ago: May 1910


The crowd in the Octagon listening to the Mayor, Mr Thos. Cole, read the proclamation of George V as the new King. : 100 years ago: May 1910
The crowd in the Octagon listening to the Mayor, Mr Thos. Cole, read the proclamation of George V as the new King. : 100 years ago: May 1910


A reaper at work during harvesting near Lake Hayes, Central Otago. : 100 years ago: May 1910
A reaper at work during harvesting near Lake Hayes, Central Otago. : 100 years ago: May 1910


The Routeburn Valley, from the Lake Harris track. : 100 years ago: May 1910
The Routeburn Valley, from the Lake Harris track. : 100 years ago: May 1910


The motor sledge made for Captain Robert Falcon Scott by the Wolseley Motor Car Company, for use on his expedition to the South Pole. : 100 years ago: May 1910
The motor sledge made for Captain Robert Falcon Scott by the Wolseley Motor Car Company, for use on his expedition to the South Pole. : 100 years ago: May 1910


Boy Scouts on parade in Cumberland Street, Dunedin, in readiness for the memorial service for King Edward VII in St Matthew's Church on May 15. : 100 years ago: May 1910
Boy Scouts on parade in Cumberland Street, Dunedin, in readiness for the memorial service for King Edward VII in St Matthew's Church on May 15. : 100 years ago: May 1910


On the Portobello Road, Otago Peninsula: going over the hill from Smith's Bay into Broad Bay. : 100 years ago: May 1910
On the Portobello Road, Otago Peninsula: going over the hill from Smith's Bay into Broad Bay. : 100 years ago: May 1910


A waggoner on the Lawrence-Beaumont road. : 100 years ago: May 1910
A waggoner on the Lawrence-Beaumont road. : 100 years ago: May 1910


A pick and shovel team employed in excavating a cutting on the Catlins River railway works. : 100 years ago: May 1910
A pick and shovel team employed in excavating a cutting on the Catlins River railway works. : 100 years ago: May 1910
100 years ago: May 1910
These photos from the Otago Witness were first published during May 1910. Prints available from otagoimages. co. nz.
