Day15 Today's topic is or in Māori

This page about an early farm sale at Eastern Bush in Waiau District is fascinating. The record is from the Mouat Family property and is now part of our community history collections in the new Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive. Check out more about the farm here: ehive.com/collections/202139/o

#digipres #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #archives #Ōtautau #Waiau #nz #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #Whārangi #page #Museum30

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Day14 Today's topic is or in Māori

Some great winter or makariri scenes from in . These photos from the Mouat Family property are now part of our community history collections in the new Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive, check out more here: ehive.com/collections/202139/o

Can't seem to post photo!

#WaiauDistrict #EasternBush #digipres #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #archives #Ōtautau #Waiau #nz #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #Makariri #winter #Museum30

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Day13 Today's topic is or in Māori

The best moment/s of my community project mahi (work) is meeting whānau who are so excited to share their with us. This is now part of our local district history collections in the new Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive, see more here: ehive.com/collections/202139/o

#familyhistory #heritage #digipres #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #archives #Ōtautau #Waiau #nz #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #TinoHira #BestMoment #Museum30

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Day12 Today's topic is or (or more specifically, "a tool made of iron") in Māori

Tools or pāraharaha being used to repair the Church in . These photos are now part of our community history collections in the new Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive, check out more here: ehive.com/collections/202139/o

#WaiauDistrict #EasternBush #digipres #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #archives #Ōtautau #Waiau #nz #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #Pāraharaha #tools #Museum30

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Day11 Today's topic is or in Māori

This we those who served, including four Laurie Brothers from Tihaka who all gave their lives, from just one family. Now part of our community history collections in the new Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive, check out more here: ehive.com/collections/202139/o

#armisticeday #digipres #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #archives #Ōtautau #Waiau #nz #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #Manatu #remember #Museum30 #war #cw

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Day10 Today's topic is or in Māori

Growth was the name of the game for Ōtautau Carrier and Inventor Harry Laurie, he started out with just 1 truck and ended up with 8 some 34 years later. Part of our community history collections in the new Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive. Check out more here: ehive.com/collections/202139/o

#digipres #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #archives #Ōtautau #Waiau #nz #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #Whakatipu #growth #Museum30

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Day9 Today's topic is or (as far as I can figure out) in Māori

Over the last 12 months, a lot of our community history collections in the new Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive, have been getting organised and going into our online portal. Check out more about this ongoing project here: ehive.com/collections/202139/c

#digipres #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #archives #Ōtautau #Waiau #nz #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #NōHouanga #LastTwelveMonths #Museum30

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Day8 Today's topic is or (or sometimes ) in Māori

With the clothing of children 100 odd years ago being dresses for all genders, it's not always easy to tell who is who!. This is Harry Laurie from our community history in the Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive. Check out more about him here: ehive.com/collections/202139/o

#digipres #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #archives #Ōtautau #Waiau #nz #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #Weruweru #Weru #clothing #Museum30

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Day7 Today's topic is or in Māori

The number or tau of men recorded on the Ōtautau Districts Soldiers Memorial is 53 for and 18 for , although many more were involved. This monument is part of our local community history in the Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive. Check out more about this here: ehive.com/collections/202139/o

#ww2 #ww1 #digipres #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #archives #Ōtautau #Waiau #nz #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #tau #number #Museum30

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Day6 Today's topic is or in Māori

This certificate was hidden or ngaro at the back of a photo the RSA lent me. It is now part of our local Central & Western heritage collection, digitised by Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive. Check out the fascinating history of the woman on this Certificate here: ehive.com/collections/202139/o

#digipres #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #archives #Ōtautau #Waiau #nz #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #Ngaro #hidden #Museum30

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Mōrena from nerd... Pretty rapt that even though I am officially on holiday and its Sunday, I heard back from Metro Magazine (who I am amazed responded so quickly to my recent request), that YES I can post the digitised preservation copy of this fantastic article which is copyright to them, which had been written on one of our local communities, to put in the new online ... doing mahi on that right now

ehive.com/collections/202139/c

#Murihiku #archive #CentralWesternSouthland #glam #nztwits #aotearoa

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Day5 Today's topic is or in Māori

A fire or ahi in the bush at sadly destroyed this bridge in 1959. It had been built in 1921. This photo is part of our local Central & Western heritage collection, digitised by Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive. Check out the history of this early bridge here: ehive.com/collections/202139/o

#Monowai #digipres #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #archives #Ōtautau #Waiau #nz #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #Ahi #fire #Museum30

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Day2 Today's topic is ? or ? in Māori

I am the digitising archivist and archives manager for the new online "museum" of our local Central & Western districts history, administered by the Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive. Check us out here: ehive.com/collections/202139/c

I am also researching/authoring a new book, "Between River & Stream"

#archives #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #Ōtautau #Waiau #nz #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #KoWaiAu #whoami #Museum30

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Today's topic is or in Māori

The below link will take you to our new online "museum" of our local Central & Western districts history from the Murihiku Southland region, administered by the Central & Western Murihiku Southland Archive. Check us out here:

ehive.com/collections/202139/c

#archives #CommunityHistory #glam #CentralWesternSouthland #WesternDistrict #Ōtautau #Waiau #Southland #Murihiku #history #aotearoa #nztwits #WhareTaonga #museum #Museum30

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