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The Preserving Local History and Educational Trust (Te Pupuri I Nga Hitori o Te Rohe Trust) is seeking information about newspapers published in New Zealand that are now hard to locate. We invite you to assist us in tracking down these newspapers.
Northcote from 1905 to 1915, as seen by 'The Northcote Athenaeum Meteor'
The Northcote Athenaeum was formed on 7 May 1903 and followed the format of similar athenaeums and mechanics' institutes across the British Empire and North America from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries. It featured musical performances, talks, debates, plays and literary recitations by many of the locals in the Northcote area. Starting with over 100 members, in 1907 the Athenaeum had 160 members, in 1909 it claimed over 250 members and in 1911 it had 214. At the 1906 census the Northcote Riding of Waitemata County had 1116 residents.
Devonport in the 1920s, as seen by the 'Devonport / North Shore Gazette'
The weekly 'Devonport Gazette', renamed the 'North Shore Gazette' from 13 November 1924, is now available online. There are only two missing issues from 3 November 1921 to 1 August 1930, with the original hard copies held at Auckland Libraries. However, they have only 21 further issues after 1 August 1930 until 1948.
Devonport in the depression and in the aftermath of the Second World War, as seen by the 'North Shore Gazette'
There are 17 issues of the 'North Shore Gazette' for the 1945 to 1948 period on The Preserving Local History and Educational Trust website preservinglocalhistory.recollectcms.com/. There are also just two from 1934 and two from 1936. All but two issues were donated by Devonport Museum, while the former North Shore Historical Society helped fund some of the preservation work.
Ensuring a Digital Past for Small Communities
On 22 November 2024 Lachy Paterson presented “Community Newspapers: Ensuring a Digital Past” at the Centre for the Book Symposium in Dunedin. The presentation was prepared by him and Ross Harvey, board members of The Preserving Local History & Educational Trust/Te Pupuri i ngā Hītori o te Rohe Trust. In it they examine two historical newspapers, the Devonport Gazette and the Ruapehu Bulletin.
Preserving local memories: The Devonport Gazette and North Shore Gazette
The Devonport Gazette and its successor the North Shore Gazette, a local record of an important period of the history of Auckland’s North Shore, are now available online. Published from November 1921 to May 1948, the Gazette was the major newspaper covering the North Shore generally, and Devonport in particular.