Unless otherwise stated booklets available at Thames School of Mines & Trade Me, & The Treasury. Any queries contact Althea
- 1930s THAMES: The Goldfield town revisited ***NEW***
An overview of the town during the 1930s. Contents include: Businesses, Churches, Depression, Directories (street and telephone), Floods, Hospitals, Hotels, Lost Pioneers, Mining National and world news, occupations, parades, schools, shipping, sports, Trains and transport, and special visits. Plus a section on 'Than and Now' photographs around the town.
- BUILDING THAMES Landmarks on the Thames Goldfield
- HOTELS OF THAMES The A to Z of Hotels on the Thames Goldfield.
++++Correction: Pacific Hotel Fire was 3rd November 1916 page 49+++++
- LOST LANDMARKS
*****Correction needed to first copies. Page 21 line 5 should read "corner of Grey and Pollen Streets." (found 30/10/2015) **CORRECTIONS 9/11/2015. Formatting changes to index - borders removed. Brackets removed from dates under photos.
*****Update April 1870 the BNZ moved into new building corner Brown & Albert St.
- LOST LANDMARKS II on the Thames Goldfield
A5 soft-covered 40 page booklet. ISBN 978-0-473-38310-7Covers a new set of lost landmarks, with some duplications from the Building Thames booklet that was published for The Thames Museum.
******Index Corrections: (24/6/2017) Bank of New South Wales page 1; Hargreaves, Stapleton & Rolfe Page 3 (NOT 2); Poulgrain Page 3 (NOT 2); Wilson A H Page 3 (NOT 2);.
ISBN: ISBN 978-0-9922507-7-5
VERSION 4 120 pages ISBN 978-0-475-35321-6 MORE PAGES and information, spiral bound. AVAILABLE NOW
Page 55 Once there, was ADD comma after there. Then further down page delete 2ndRECENT
****UPDATES 29/5/2016****
· ALFRED STREET (Grahamstown). Around 1938 Council changed this street (Cochrane to Pahau Street) to be part of Mackay Street. (Thames Star, 3 February 1938)
· BEACH ROAD. Around 1938 Council changed a portion of Beach Road (Cochrane to Mary Street) to be part of Brown Street. (Thames Star, 3 February 1938)
· BOWEN PLACE. Named after ‘old’ Bowen Street. The first Bowen Street was incorporated into Rolleston Street, so the ‘unused name’ was transferred to a new street at Parawai in 1967. (Thames Star, 4 April 1967
· DANBY STREET. In June 1976, the Thames-Coromandel District Council named the unnamed street adjacent to the old Shortland Cemetery as Danby Street (Vernon Street to Hauraki Terrace). In honour of the late Mr Stan Danby, past Thames Borough Council Member and Deputy-Mayor. A WWI veteran, Mr Danby was acknowledged nationally for his gardening knowledge and related awards. The street had previously unofficially known as Cemetery Road. (Thames Star, 24 June 1976)
· EDWARD STREET. In 1938 it was proposed to use this name in finality; and discontinue the use of ‘Tommy’s Lane’. (Thames Star, 3 February 1938)
· GRAHAM STREET (Thames). Around 1938, Graham Street (Tararu) was incorporated into Tararu Road. The name Graham Street was assigned to the short unnamed street between The Terrace and Hill Street. (Thames Star, 3 February 1938)
· MARGARET PLACE. Confirmation that the street was named after past Mayoress Mrs S (Margaret) Ensor in 1967. (Thames Star, 4 April 1967)
· TARARU ROAD. Around 1938, Tararu Road incorporated Graham Street (Tararu); extending from Tararu Creek to Burke Street. (Thames Star, 3 February 1938}
· THE TERRACE. Confirmation in 1938 that the street should be called ‘The Terrace’ and NOT ‘Terrace Street’. (Thames Star, 3 February 1938)
· WAIOTAHI ROAD. In 1958 it was discovered that the road had never been formally legalised as a street or road; although having been used for that purpose for decades. (Thames Star, 29 April 1958)
*****CORRECTIONS: Page 32. First line Thames High School opened on the 5th April 1880, not 1980
Page 34. Thomas Rowley, an ex-Thamesite recalled the event not even.
NOTE: Matatoke is the early spelling for present day Matatoki.
ISBN: 978-0-473-38064-9.
*****Correction needed to first copies. Page 22 line 2 should read "20 December 1900" (found 30/10/2015)
Copy available for viewing at The Treasury, Thames and Thames Library. Printed October 2015.
ISBN: 978-0-473-34319-4
Charles Palmer Confectionery Shop, in Treasury Journal Vol 3 2010
Dr George Lapraik - Twenty Years Service to Thames, in Treasury Journal Vol 7 2014
Our Men, Men from the Thames-Coromandel District area in New Zealand Tunnelling Company
Honouring the Doctors, Local Doctors who served in WWI, at The Treasury website
Pioneers of Kapanga [Cornes Family] Treasury Journal Vol 3 2010
ROSLYN (Miss Margaret Anne Sinclair) at The Treasury website
Shanghai - A proud American at the Thames, in Treasury Journal Vol 9 2016
Tararu Cemetery, in Treasury Journal Vol 5 2012
Thames Hospital Matrons, in Treasury Journal Vol 4 2011
Thames Hotels, in Treasury Journal Vol 2 2009
Thames Streets: Old & New, in Treasury Journal Vol 2 2009
Correction 27/5/2016. DANBY STREET was named after Mr Stan Danby NOT Mr Howard Danby as stated in the book. More information at: http://goo.gl/8fmkmE
The Giant Kauri Tree, in Treasury Journal Vol 3 2010
THE MAORI PIONEER Battalion Of Hauraki, at The Treasury website
The Thames Playground, in Treasury Journal Vol 8 2015
Visitors to The Thames, in Treasury Journal Volume 9 (2016)
Wakatere, in Treasury Journal Vol 6 2013
Contributor:
True Tales of Thames, The Treasury 2017. Article entitled: Thames Artist - Douglas Owen Barker.
True Tales of Thames Hospital 1868-2018, Articles and Co-Editor/Compiler. NEW NOV 2018
The Growth of New Zealand Towns, Hugh Dickey, 2017. Article contributed on The Thames.
Unpublished Works at The Treasury:
Research Folders for: Mines & Batteries, Pre and post 1930 Thames Businesses, Thames Hotels & Licenses, WWI & WWII, Thames Streets, TCDC Military Nurses, Thames Star Collection 1939-1956, Auckland Star Obituary Collection, and Thames Hospital Nurses' Graduations.
Current Books in progress (God willing! If not pipe dreams never completed):
Thames Businesses, Thames WWII, Lost Landmarks III, and The Thames Through their eyes.
Book Sales: Thames School of Mines.
Plus 1000s of memorials added at Find A Grave: Tararu Cemetery, Shortland Cemetery and Old Thames Cemetery.
******Index Corrections: (24/6/2017) Bank of New South Wales page 1; Hargreaves, Stapleton & Rolfe Page 3 (NOT 2); Poulgrain Page 3 (NOT 2); Wilson A H Page 3 (NOT 2);.
- NURSES OF THAMES: A History of Registered Nurse Training at the Thames Hospital.
ISBN: ISBN 978-0-9922507-7-5
VERSION 4 120 pages ISBN 978-0-475-35321-6 MORE PAGES and information, spiral bound. AVAILABLE NOW
- OUR PEOPLE OUR STORIES
- PLAYING SPORT ON THE THAMES GOLDFIELDS 1867 – 1920
A5-sized booklet, 42 pages. ISBN: 978-0-9922507-4-4 UPDATED/Altered Booklet published December 2015.
- STREETS OF THAMES: The A to Z of Streets past and present
68 Page soft cover, A4 booklet with photos throughout and colour as per available image. Published Feb 2016. Covers an A to Z of Thames Streets from the goldfield opening August 1867 to present day for Thames. Includes history, maps and resource suggestions for researching Thamesites who lived at Thames
***Corrections 11/7/2016**Page 55 Once there, was ADD comma after there. Then further down page delete 2nd
****UPDATES 29/5/2016****
· ALFRED STREET (Grahamstown). Around 1938 Council changed this street (Cochrane to Pahau Street) to be part of Mackay Street. (Thames Star, 3 February 1938)
· BEACH ROAD. Around 1938 Council changed a portion of Beach Road (Cochrane to Mary Street) to be part of Brown Street. (Thames Star, 3 February 1938)
· BOWEN PLACE. Named after ‘old’ Bowen Street. The first Bowen Street was incorporated into Rolleston Street, so the ‘unused name’ was transferred to a new street at Parawai in 1967. (Thames Star, 4 April 1967
· DANBY STREET. In June 1976, the Thames-Coromandel District Council named the unnamed street adjacent to the old Shortland Cemetery as Danby Street (Vernon Street to Hauraki Terrace). In honour of the late Mr Stan Danby, past Thames Borough Council Member and Deputy-Mayor. A WWI veteran, Mr Danby was acknowledged nationally for his gardening knowledge and related awards. The street had previously unofficially known as Cemetery Road. (Thames Star, 24 June 1976)
· EDWARD STREET. In 1938 it was proposed to use this name in finality; and discontinue the use of ‘Tommy’s Lane’. (Thames Star, 3 February 1938)
· GRAHAM STREET (Thames). Around 1938, Graham Street (Tararu) was incorporated into Tararu Road. The name Graham Street was assigned to the short unnamed street between The Terrace and Hill Street. (Thames Star, 3 February 1938)
· MARGARET PLACE. Confirmation that the street was named after past Mayoress Mrs S (Margaret) Ensor in 1967. (Thames Star, 4 April 1967)
· TARARU ROAD. Around 1938, Tararu Road incorporated Graham Street (Tararu); extending from Tararu Creek to Burke Street. (Thames Star, 3 February 1938}
· THE TERRACE. Confirmation in 1938 that the street should be called ‘The Terrace’ and NOT ‘Terrace Street’. (Thames Star, 3 February 1938)
· WAIOTAHI ROAD. In 1958 it was discovered that the road had never been formally legalised as a street or road; although having been used for that purpose for decades. (Thames Star, 29 April 1958)
- THAMES FIRSTS: SPECIAL EVENTS ON THE THAMES GOLDFIELDS
*****CORRECTIONS: Page 32. First line Thames High School opened on the 5th April 1880, not 1980
Page 34. Thomas Rowley, an ex-Thamesite recalled the event not even.
NOTE: Matatoke is the early spelling for present day Matatoki.
- THAMES GOLDFIELD SCHOOLS: The A to Z of Schools 1867-2017
ISBN: 978-0-473-38064-9.
- THAMES MEMORIALS & PLAQUES
- THEN & NOW: 150 Years at the Thames
- WAIOTAHI CREEK SCHOOL: The forgotten valley school 1873 - 1912
*****Correction needed to first copies. Page 22 line 2 should read "20 December 1900" (found 30/10/2015)
- WORLD WAR ONE MEMORIAL FOREST
Copy available for viewing at The Treasury, Thames and Thames Library. Printed October 2015.
ISBN: 978-0-473-34319-4
Published Journal & General Articles online:
Charles Palmer Confectionery Shop, in Treasury Journal Vol 3 2010
Dr George Lapraik - Twenty Years Service to Thames, in Treasury Journal Vol 7 2014
Our Men, Men from the Thames-Coromandel District area in New Zealand Tunnelling Company
Honouring the Doctors, Local Doctors who served in WWI, at The Treasury website
Pioneers of Kapanga [Cornes Family] Treasury Journal Vol 3 2010
ROSLYN (Miss Margaret Anne Sinclair) at The Treasury website
Shanghai - A proud American at the Thames, in Treasury Journal Vol 9 2016
Tararu Cemetery, in Treasury Journal Vol 5 2012
Thames Hospital Matrons, in Treasury Journal Vol 4 2011
Thames Hotels, in Treasury Journal Vol 2 2009
Thames Streets: Old & New, in Treasury Journal Vol 2 2009
Correction 27/5/2016. DANBY STREET was named after Mr Stan Danby NOT Mr Howard Danby as stated in the book. More information at: http://goo.gl/8fmkmE
The Giant Kauri Tree, in Treasury Journal Vol 3 2010
THE MAORI PIONEER Battalion Of Hauraki, at The Treasury website
The Thames Playground, in Treasury Journal Vol 8 2015
Visitors to The Thames, in Treasury Journal Volume 9 (2016)
Wakatere, in Treasury Journal Vol 6 2013
Contributor:
True Tales of Thames, The Treasury 2017. Article entitled: Thames Artist - Douglas Owen Barker.
True Tales of Thames Hospital 1868-2018, Articles and Co-Editor/Compiler. NEW NOV 2018
The Growth of New Zealand Towns, Hugh Dickey, 2017. Article contributed on The Thames.
Unpublished Works at The Treasury:
Research Folders for: Mines & Batteries, Pre and post 1930 Thames Businesses, Thames Hotels & Licenses, WWI & WWII, Thames Streets, TCDC Military Nurses, Thames Star Collection 1939-1956, Auckland Star Obituary Collection, and Thames Hospital Nurses' Graduations.
Current Books in progress (God willing! If not pipe dreams never completed):
Thames Businesses, Thames WWII, Lost Landmarks III, and The Thames Through their eyes.
Book Sales: Thames School of Mines.
Plus 1000s of memorials added at Find A Grave: Tararu Cemetery, Shortland Cemetery and Old Thames Cemetery.
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