Thames (NZ): Thames Star Newspapers online to 1938 at Paperspast

Just today I went down to the Seagull Centre adjacent to the Thames Refuse Centre off Burke Street to view the Thames Star / Thames Advertiser Newspapers that they have for sale. The Treasury, have removed from their archive collection multiple copies, hence how they ended up at the Seagull Centre and are available for sale. They range from 1870s to 1930s at least. So go have a look, there is nothing like researching from the real paper!!

Now out of the blue I checked back into the Paperspast website and see an updated list of May additions - THAMES STAR 1921 to 1938!!!! What a red letter day for Thames researchers. Over the years I (and later Pauline) spent hours taking photos of BMD and other events for The Treasury (so you always have the easy option to search for items online at the Treasury) - but you can now launch in and search for yourself at the Paperspast website and browse to your hearts content!!!

WHERE TO START

THAMES STAR,, 2 AUGUST 1927

Are you researching a family member? An event, looking for advertisements.
If you are unsure how to get the best results, Paperspast have some great search tips.

What about looking at the 1927 Jubilee. Maybe your relatives attended?

As always, the parade was the highlight (see right). Best Mining Display was for the Caledonian Mine, while the best conveyance display went to B Collins' Bullocks. Miss Watt had the best decorated vehicle, while Kopu School had the best school display.

The same edition reports on a sports day held at Victoria Park. Among the winners were: Mrs J Atkinson (Married Ladies race) and the Ladies nail driving competition by Mrs Senior.

LOOKING FOR ILLUSTRATIONS?

Use your desired Key Word, the sample below has "THAMES", time period post 1921, Looking just in the Thames Star and selecting just ILLUSTRATIONS.

You can 'Right Click' and save the image or use a snipping tool to save a copy of the image. The quality of the images varies - you can always contact the National Library and they may be able to provide better copies.

THAMES STAR, VOLUME LVII, ISSUE 15732, 15 DECEMBER 1922

THAMES STAR, VOLUME LVII, ISSUE 15732, 15 DECEMBER 1922

Interestingly there are clear guidelines on copyright:
They read: "Using This Item:
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Thames Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide."

I have previously tried to address this with the local representatives at the Hauraki Herald with no success, so now we all know where we stand! I thought it would only be for 'newer' papers but appears to apply to all.

Happy Hunting!

THAMES STAR, VOLUME LXIII, ISSUE 17531, 21 JANUARY 1929