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Pukekura Park History 1925 - 1949

1925

21 1 1925 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
7 2 1925 Boxing match at Pukekura Park (NZ Truth)
13 2 1925 boxing roundup (TDN)
25 2 1925 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
25 3 1925 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TDN)
22 4 1925 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
7 5 1925 Council reps on Board (TDN)
17 6 1925 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
30 6 1925 Hatchery (TDN)
22 7 1925 Pukekura Park Board meeting (TH)
3 8 1925 House tender at Brooklands (TDN)
13 8 1925 Hatchery (TDN)
19 8 1925 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
29 8 1925 T K Skinner Obituary (TH)
19 9 1925 A botanical survey (TH)
19 9 1925 Walk through the park (TH)
23 9 1925 Pukekura Park Board meeting (TH)
21 10 1925 Pukekura Park Board meeting (TH)
21 10 1925 Six seats donated by Mr Emeny (TDN)
6 11 1925 Fireworks display (TDN)
9 11 1925 Horton talk (TH)
25 11 1925 Control of Sportsground (TDN)
25 11 1925 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
2 12 1925 Pine Tree falls during cricket match (Manawatu Standard)
16 12 1925 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
23 12 1925 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)

1926

4 1 1926 Scout rally and camp in the Park (TDN)
14 1 1926 Picture Scout group (AWN)
20 1 1926 Acclimatisation Society – Hatchery matters (TH)
20 1 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
20 1 1926 Visitors – ducks – albatrosss (TH)
6 1 1926 Visitors to the park – new tractor (TH)
17 2 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
4 3 1926 Swimming gala (TDN)
5 3 1926 Swimming carnival – Fernery fundraiser (TDN)
12 3 1926 Swimming carnival sucess (TDN)
17 3 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
19 3 1926 Fireworks display (TDN)
26 4 1926 Anzac service (TDN)
28 4 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting A.G.M (TH)
26 5 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting.(TH)
16 6 1926 Fernery to commence – funds needed (TDN)
16 6 1926 Fernery to commence – funds needed (TH)
16 6 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TDN)
16 6 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
17 6 1926 Fernery appeal (TDN)
19 6 1926 Acclimatisation notes _hatching (TH)
23 6 1926 Hatchery news (TDN)
29 6 1926 Works in Progress (TH)
4 7 1926 Fundraising circular for building Fernery
13 7 1926 Improvement funds (TH)
16 7 1926 Park collection – Fernery appeal (TH)
19 7 1926 Construction of fernery (TH)
20 7 1926 Fernery progress (TDN)
20 7 1926 Park appeal (TH)
20 7 1926 Status of board members. (TH)
21 7 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting – Fernery fund collection (TH)
18 8 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
23 8 1926 Missing man (TH)
30 8 1926 Body found (TH)
22 9 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
20 10 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
21 10 1926 seat donations (TDN)
26 10 1926 Seat donations (TDN)
9 11 1926 Fireworks display (TDN)
17 11 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
17 11 1926 Seats donated (TDN)
2 12 1926 Fire Service Display (TDN)
21 12 1926 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)

1927

19 1 1927 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
10 2 1927 Sports Ground improvements. (TH)
21 2 1927 Amateur Athletics night meeting (TDN)
23 2 1927 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
3 3 1927 Royal Visit (TH)
15 3 1927 Upkeep of parks (TH)
18 3 1927 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
Royal visit Sports Ground layout sketch
27 4 1927 Rates for park if transferred (TDN)
1 4 1927 Laying turf – Longburn soil (TDN)
22 4 1927 Acclimatisation Society (TH)
4 5 1927 Pukekura Park Board Meeting A.G.M. (TDN)
26 5 1927 Canadian soccer team beat Taranaki (TDN)
22 6 1927 Insufficient funds – suggest vesting in Borough (TDN)
22 6 1927 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
24 6 1927 Support for transfer of Park (TDN)
13 7 1927 Goose dies (TDN)
13 7 1927 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
18 7 1927 Hatchery news (TDN)
11 8 1927 Newton King bequest (TDN)
12 8 1927 Hatchery news (TDN)
12 8 1927 Picture of main lake (NZ Herald)
17 8 1927 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
30 8 1927 Proposal to vest Park in Borough Council (TDN)
14 9 1927 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TDN)
15 9 1927 Fernery update (TDN)
19 9 1927 Acclimatisation meeting extract – Hatchery shutdown. (TH)
20 9 1927 Control of park (TDN)
20 9 1927 Park to be vested in council (TDN)
20 9 1927 White swan found dead (TDN)
21 9 1927 Description of new Fernery (TDN)
26 9 1927 Rats in the hatchery (Thames Star)
1 10 1927 Floodlighting sports ground (TH)
3 10 1927 Floodlighting of sports ground (TH)
12 10 1927 Death of birds (TDN)
12 10 1927 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
3 11 1927 Visitors view (TH)
7 11 1927 Fireworks display (TDN)
9 11 1927 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
11 11 1927 Letter from nurse Cavell’s sister (TDN)
9 12 1927 Sports Ground Improvements (TDN)
13 12 1927 Eels in the park – protecting ducklings (TDN)
14 12 1927 Fernery and rhododendron dell (TDN)
14 12 1927 Horton granted six months leave (TDN)
14 12 1927 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
20 12 1927 Park to be vested in borough (TDN)

1928

18 1 1928 Floral carnival – fundraising (TH)
26 1 1928 Fernery ready to open (TH)
28 1 1928 Fernery opened (TH)
28 1 1928 Fundraiser (TH)
9 2 1928 Fundraiser (TH)
14 2 1928 Historic pageant planned (TDN)
20 2 1928 Sports meeting – Stan Lay (TH)
22 2 1928 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
9 3 1928 Pageant of Nations (TDN)
12 3 1928 Pageant of Nations fundraiser (TDN)
13 3 1928 Pageant takings (TDN)
15 3 1928 Taranaki v Australia cricket (TDN)
16 3 1928 Taranaki v Australia (TDN)
21 3 1928 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
26 4 1928 ANZAC parade (TH)
2 5 1928 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
12 6 1928 Governor General’s visit (TH)
21 6 1928 Governor General’s visit (AWN)
18 7 1928 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
20 7 1928 Dissolution of board (TH)
19 9 1928 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
22 10 1928 Sports meeting (TH)
12 12 1928 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
14 12 1928 Pukekura Park Board meeting – petition to Governor General

1929

13 2 1929 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
13 3 1929 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
3 4 1929 Board of Trustees dissolved (TH)
15 5 1929 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
12 6 1929 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
14 8 1929 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
21 9 1929 Rats in the hatchery (Otago Daily Times)
11 9 1929 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
16 10 1929 Control of park (TH)
17 10 1929 Borough Council take over park (TH)
18 10 1929 Official handover of Park (TH)
18 10 1929 Picture of fernery (TH)
23 10 1929 Governor Generals’ visit (TH)
24 10 1929 Picture of Clinton Huges and John Claffey (TH)
26 10 1929 Governor General – Sir Charles Fergusson pic (NZ Herald)
26 11 1929 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)

1930

7 1 1930 Graham donates £300 for sports ground lighting (NZ Herald)
7 1 1930 Large begonia in Fernery ( Waikato Times)
15 1 1930 Pukekura Park Board Meeting – curators cottage (TH)
15 1 1930 Pukekura Park Board Meeting – Fernery (TH)
15 1 1930 Fernery popular (TH)
15 1 1930 Lighting of Sports Ground (TH)
15 1 1930 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
12 2 1930 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
20 2 1930 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
15 4 1930 Felling of pines (TH)
15 4 1930 Fundraising (TH)
15 4 1930 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
14 5 1930 Fernery visitors – Dog nuisance (TH)
14 5 1930 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
17 5 1930 Tender for cottage advert (TH)
22 5 1930 Development scheme (TH)
22 5 1930 Rugby ad Britain v Taranaki (TH)
23 5 1930 Builder for cottage selected (TH)
24 5 1930 Taranaki v Britain game result (TH)
9 7 1930 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
9 7 1930 Trees cut in Park (TH)
10 7 1930 Sports Ground committee (TH)
11 7 1930 Scheme for lighting Sports Ground (TH)
15 7 1930 Plant theft (TH)
10 9 1930 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
10 9 1930 Special work done – plantings (TH)
10 12 1930 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)

1931

11 2 1931 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
14 3 1931 Tenders to be called for new tea house design (Evening Post)
4 4 1931 Large pine tree in Pukekura Park (Nelson Evening Mail)
30 4 1931 Sparrows at the Tea House (Wairarapa Daily Times)
13 5 1931 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
15 5 1931 Sports Ground committee protest. (TH)
1 6 1931 Tea kiosk plan chosen (TH)
2 6 1931 Pukekura Park Board Meeting to accept kiosk plans.
15 7 1931 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
12 8 1931 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
14 8 1931 Pukekura Park Board Meeting in the Park.
15 8 1931 New kiosk progressing (TH)
21 8 1931 Felling pines (TH)
9 9 1931 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
9 9 1931 Tree felling in the park (TH)
21 9 1931 Taranaki beat Australia (Patea Mail)
1 10 31 Pukekura park Board Meeting – Tree felling (TH)
1 10 1931 Mrs Paul bequest (TH)
2 10 1931 Trees behind curator’s house (TH)
16 10 1931 Special meeting, re-use of old tea house (original)
20 10 1931 Visitors view (TH)
23 10 1931 Pukekura Park Board Meeting – opening new Tea House.
26 10 1931 Azaleas i the Park (TH)
7 11 1931 Pukekura Park Board Meeting – Tea House.
11 11 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
14 11 1931 Tea House opening ceremony (TH)
14 11 1931 Tea House picture (TH)
Drain plan for new Tea House 1931

1932

10 2 1932 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
9 3 1932 Annual fernery numbers (TH)
9 3 1932 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
13 4 1932 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
28 4 1932 Planting new trees (TH)
28 4 1932 Tints of colour (TH)
28 4 1932 White eel (TH)
12 5 1932 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
15 6 1932 Growth of original kauri tree (TH)
15 6 1932 Paul bequest (TH)
15 6 1932 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
15 6 1932 Rhododendron Gift (TH)
7 7 1932 Remarkable Kauri maybe not as it seems (Auckland Star)
8 7 1932 Remarkable Kauri maybe not as it seems (Evening Post)
2 8 1932 Bird Catching Plant (Stratford Evening Post)
10 8 1932 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
8 9 1932 Horton on Parapara tree. (Nelson Evening Mail)
18 10 1932 Labour day sports ad (TH)
9 11 1932 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)

1933

7 2 1933 Blooms every 14 years (Waikato Independent)
15 3 1933 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
12 4 1933 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
10 5 1933 Lake cleaning (TH)
29 5 1933 Big Eel caught (Bay of plenty Times)
14 6 1933 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
15 6 1933 Sanders Bequest (TH)
15 7 1933 Lake cleaning (TH)
21 7 1933 Lake cleaning (TH)
30 8 1933 Use of Sportsground (TH)
1 9 1933 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
1 9 1933 Rhododendron dell (TH)
2 9 33 The Gables story (TH)
2 9 1933 Beautiful Brooklands (TH)
2 9 1933 Horton on Brooklands (TH)
4 9 1933 Agreement about Brooklands future. (TH)
4 9 1933 Brooklands a great asset. (TH)
12 9 1933 Brooklands lake cleaned. (TH)
31 9 1931 Rhododendron Dell (TH)
22 11 1933 Fernery takings (TH)
22 11 1933 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
2 12 1933 Brooklands Act passed (TH)
21 12 1933 bm Brooklands open to public (TH)

1934

3 1 1934 Fernery visitors (TH)
10 1 1934 Access to Brooklands List and Wilkinson properties (TH)
10 1 1934 Brooklands List and Wilkinson properties donated (Evening Post)
10 1 1934 Brooklands Stables to go (Auckland Star)
10 1 1934 Caledonian Sports (TH)
10 1 1934 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
20 1 1934 Notice of Opening of Brooklands (TH)
26 1 1934 Brooklands Lake Picture (NZ Herald)
30 1 1934 Proposed Brooklands opening day (TH)
7 2 1934 Main Lake and Tea House picture (AWN)
22 1 1934 Caledonian Sports (TH)
27 2 1934 BM Brookland Opening – Arrangements made (TH)
27 2 1934 Brooklands By-laws (TH)
10 3 1934 Today is Brooklands opening day -pictures (TH)
12 3 1934 Bledisloe Speech at Brooklands opening (Evening Post)
12 3 1934 Brooklands opening Ceremony (TH)
16 3 1934 Brooklands opening day (TH)
22 3 1934 Brooklands chestnut (TH)
29 3 1934 Proposed Hughes plating kauri (TH)
29 3 1934 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. Rhododendron Dell (TH)
5 4 1934 Pukekura Park Board Meeting.
6 4 1934 Hughes kauri planting (TH)
11 4 1934 Huges kauri planting photo (TH)
11 4 1934 Huges kauri planting photo 1(TH)
12 4 1934 Fate of Brooklands House sht 1
12 4 1934 Fate of Brooklands House sht 2
12 4 1934 Fate of Brooklands House sht 3
26 4 1934 Anzac Parade (TH)
21 5 1934 Ceremonial spade found (NZ herald)
15 6 1934 Brooklands demolition (Patea Mail)
24 7 1934 Pukekura Park Board Meeting. (TH)
24 7 1934 Work at Brooklands (TH)
30 7 1934 Spade to be mounted in kiosk (Auckland Star)
22 8 1934 T. C. List tribute (TH)
30 8 1934 N P Borough Land Exchange and Empowering Act – Incorporating Brooklands into Pukekura Park
26 9 1934 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
10 10 1934 Pukekura Park Committee meeting – Sports Ground (TH)
14 11 1934 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
14 11 1934 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
12 12 1934 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)

1935

7 1 1935 Duke of Gloucester visit pic 1 (TH)
7 1 1935 Duke of Gloucester visit pic 2 (TH)
18 1 1935 Robert Clinton Hughes dies (TH)
13 2 1935 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
6 3 1935 Rail ad Auckland to New Plymouth (Auckland Star)
13 3 1935 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
3 4 1935 Siltation in the Park lake (TH)
10 4 1935 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
8 5 1935 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 5 1935 Kings Jubilee picture (AWN)
12 6 1935 Climbing down terraces (TH)
12 6 1935 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
12 6 1935 Spread of disease in the Park (TH)
2 7 1935 John Wheeler obituary (Auckland Star)
10 7 1935 park trees diseased (TH)
10 7 1935 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
14 8 1935 Kauri Grove planned (TH)
14 8 1935 Nurse Cavell’s Spanish Chestnut (NZ Herald)
14 8 1935 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
11 9 1935 Trees on eastern terrace (TH)
24 9 1935 kauri grove (TH)
9 10 1935 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
13 11 1935 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
11 12 1935 Pukekura Park Committee meeting 1 (TH)
11 12 1935 Pukekura Park Committee meeting 2 (TH)
16 12 1935 Vice Regal visit (TH)
19 12 1935 Lord Galway visit picture 1 (TH)
19 12 1935 Lord Galway visit picture 2 (TH)
24 12 1935 Lord Galway visit pic (AWN)
Fernery picture xmas 1935 supplement (TH)
Easter Terrace Remodelling plan Puke Ariki ARC2014-057 

1936

27 1 1936 George V memorial service (TH)
30 1 1936 Taranaki v MCC Drawn game (TH)
30 1 1936 Taranaki v MCC Drawn game – score card (TH)
30 1 1936 Visitors impression of cricket tour (TH)
3 2 1936 MCC v Taranaki photo NP batting picture (TH)
5 2 1936 MCC Cricket match (NZ Herald)
12 2 1936 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
19 2 1936 Story of The Poets Bridge sweepstake (TH)
21 2 1936 Band Contest Ad (TH)
25 2 1936 Brass band Competition (TH)
26 2 1936 Planting for future (TH)
23 3 1936 Taranaki Regiment presented with new colors (NZ Herald)
26 3 1936 Taranaki Regiment presented with new colors- picture (TH)
12 3 1936 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
12 3 1936 Trees must go. (TH)
22 4 1936 BM Pines in the park (TH)
29 6 1936 120 ft pine tree falls (Horowhenua Chronicle)
10 6 1936 Bridge to stay (TH)
23 6 1936 Terraces to be reformed (TH)
15 7 1936 Brooklands entrance (TH)
15 7 1936 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 7 1936 The Poets Bridge unsafe (TH)
12 8 1936 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
9 9 1936 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
9 9 1936 Sports Ground terraces (TH)
15 9 1936 A Transformation – kauri Grove (TH)
15 9 1936 Semi tropical plants T Horton (TH)
5 10 1936 Sports Ground improvements (TH)
14 10 1936 Aeroplane wood (Stratford Evening Post)
14 10 1936 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
11 11 1936 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
9 12 1936 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)

1937

10 2 1937 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
23 2 1937 The Poets Bridge to be replaced with Sanders Bequest. (Otago Daily Times)
27 2 1937 The Poets Bridge tender (TH)
17 3 1937 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
17 3 1937 Rugby issues (TH)
14 4 1937 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
14 4 1937 Sportsground use (TH)
23 4 1937 Contractor collapses on The Poet’s Bridge. (TH)
22 5 1937 New gate proposal (NZ Herald)
28 5 1937 New Liardet St gates approved (TH)
8 6 1937 New gates get council approval (TH)
8 6 1937 Sanders gate sketch (TH)
18 8 1937 Kauri growing in New Plymouth. (Northern Advocate)
11 8 1937 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 9 1937 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
20 9 1937 Liardet St gate tender ad (NZ Herald)
13 10 1937 Colour of The Poets Bridge (TH)
13 10 1937 Committee meeting main gates tender accepted (TH)
14 10 1937 C. H. Burgess obituary (Evening Post)
20 10 1937 Strength of new gates (TH)
6 11 1937 Work to start on sanders gates (TH)
10 11 1937 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)

1938

28 1 1938 Horton honoured (TH)
9 2 1938 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
30 3 1938 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
27 4 1938 Proposal to extend Fernery (TH)
27 4 1938 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
27 4 1938 Wood chopping competition picture (AWN)
11 5 1938 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 6 1938 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
13 7 1938 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
27 7 1938 Sanders Gates almost complete. picture (AWN)
3 8 1938 Rhus poisoning ( Auckland Star )
10 8 1938 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
14 9 1938 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
9 11 1938 Plants in the park (TH)
9 11 1938 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)

1939

25 1 1939 Names for the lakes (TH)
22 2 1939 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
24 2 1939 Clifton rowing crew demonstration (TH)
Clifton Rowing Clubs 1938 New Zealand Championship-winning coxed four rowing on the Main Lake at Pukekura Park. . SW1938.0590
24 2 1939 Sports day (TH)
15 3 1939 Damage at Park (TH)
15 3 1939 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
22 3 1939 Park update (TH)
12 4 1939 Stream of visitors (TH)
19 4 1939 Autumn in the park (TH)
10 5 1939 Pukekura Park Committee meeting A.G.M (TH)
14 6 1939 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
11 7 1939 Widening Brooklands entrance (TH)
12 7 1939 Tennis club land wanted for trees. (TH)
9 8 1939 Botanical students visiting park (TH)
9 8 1939 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
11 10 1939 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
20 10 1939 Ivan Waddle leaves fernery to serve his country (TH)
28 10 1939 English trees (TH)
28 10 1939 Park improvements (TH)
15 11 1939 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
20 12 1939 Athletics (TH)

1940

10 1 1940 Fernery visitors (TH)
23 1 1940 Elderly woman recues child (TH)
14 2 1940 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
13 3 1940 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
10 4 1940 Cherry Trees dead (TH)
10 4 1940 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 5 1940 Bigger Subsidy needed (TH)
15 5 1940 Fernery visitors (TH)
15 5 1940 Pukekura Park Committee meeting A.G.M (TH)
15 5 1940 Students visit Park(TH)
15 5 1940 Valuable reserves (TH)
10 7 1940 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
14 8 1940 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
14 8 1940 Vandalism (TH)
11 9 1940 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
2 10 1940 Sportsground comment (TH)
15 10 1940 Cricket agreement reached (TH)
13 11 1940 Cyclists in Brooklands (TH)
13 11 1940 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
11 12 1940 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)

1941

12 2 1941 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
12 3 1941 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
12 3 1941 Various articles (TH)
9 4 1941 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
5 5 1941 Gala day in the park (TH)
14 5 1941 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
8 7 1941 Mrs Bingham found in lake (TH)
9 7 1941 Fernery visitor numbers (TH)
9 7 1941 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
13 8 1941 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
10 9 1941 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 10 1941 Fernery numbers and Bridge painting (TH)
15 10 1941 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
12 11 1941 Promising begonias (TH)
12 11 1941 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
12 11 1941 Seats wanted (TH)
14 11 1941 Flowers at the park (TH)
14 11 1941 Record season for ducklings (TH)
15 11 1941 Kiosk care (TH)
15 11 1941 Tribute to Mrs Burgess Kiosk anniversary (TH)
6 12 1941 Mrs Burgess Birthday Party at kiosk (TH)
10 12 1941 Bridge and gates painted (TH)
10 12 1941 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
13 12 1941 Slit trench design (NZ Herald)
13 12 1941 Slit trenches (TH)
15 12 1941 Slit trench digging (TH)
15 12 1941 Slit trenches (TH)
16 12 1941 Slit Trenches (TH)
17 12 1941 Slit Trench progress (TH)
22 12 1941 Slit Trenches (TH)
29 12 1941 Beauty in begonias (TH)

1942

10 1 1942 Womens cricket (TH)
20 1 1942 3360 ft of Slit Trenches dug (TH)
21 1 1942 Display in fernery (TH)
10 2 1942 Met Station to move from Brooklands (TH)
11 2 1942 300 Trenches dug (TH)
11 2 1942 Flowers in the park (TH)
11 2 1942 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
13 2 1942 Athletics Sports (TH)
27 2 1942 Signs of Autumn (TH)
3 3 1942 W W Smith Obituary (TH)
4 3 1942 W W Smith funeral (TH)
11 3 1942 Girls for the park (TH)
11 3 1942 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
16 4 1942 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
13 5 1942 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
10 6 1942 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 7 1942 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
13 8 1942 Lolly Pop plant flowering (TH)
9 9 1942 Fernery numbers (TH)
9 9 1942 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
11 11 1942 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
9 12 1942 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
12 12 1942 Flower Pot shortage (Auckland Star)
28 12 1942 Popular with visitors (TH)

1943

29 1 1943 Wild ducklings survive (TH)
5 2 1943 Vandalism (TH)
10 2 1943 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
16 2 1943 Plight of parks (TH)
10 3 1943 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 3 1943 Marching display (TH)
22 3 1943 Signs of autumn (TH)
14 4 1943 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
26 4 1943 ANZAC parade (TH)
5 5 1943 Birds in the park (TH)
5 5 1943 Thefts in the park(TH)
12 5 1943 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 6 1943 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
1 7 1943 Friend of birds pruning parapara (TH)
17 7 1943 Flowers in the park (TH)
11 8 1943 Fernery visitors (TH)
11 8 1943 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
16 8 1943 Model boat (TH)
16 8 1943 Vandalism (TH)
19 8 1943 Boy drowns (TH)
23 8 1943 Car rams gate (TH)
25 8 1943 Labour Day Sports (TH)
8 9 1943 Signs of spring (TH)
15 9 1943 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
22 9 1943 Childs Drowning (TH)
30 9 1943 Tulip bed raided (TH)
14 10 1943 Interesting old book (TH)
19 10 1943 Maranui bequest (TH)
4 11 1943 Preparing for summer (TH)
10 11 1943 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
16 11 1943 Met station closing (TH)
30 11 1943 Flowers in the park (TH)
15 12 1943 Drinking in the park (TH)
15 12 1943 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
21 12 1943 Maranui land purchase (TDN)
22 12 1943 Hydrangeas in the park (TH)
29 12 1943 Flowers in the park (TH)

1944

6 1 1944 Boat and fernery returns (TH)
24 1 1944 Flower displays in the park (TH)
9 2 1944 Cyclists in the park (TH)
14 2 1944 Iolanthe Small appointment letter
18 2 1944 School Sports 3500 competitors (TH)
3 3 1944 Wind damage in park (TH)
6 3 1944 Trooping the colour (TH)
15 3 1944 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
11 4 1944 Visitors during easter (TH)
12 4 1944 Hilltop planting doing well (TH)
10 5 1944 Ducks and plants (TH)
10 5 1944 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
10 5 1944 Vandalism (TH)
14 6 1944 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
12 7 1944 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
5 8 1944 Soldier saves boy from drowning (TH)
9 8 1944 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 8 1944 Coming of spring (TH)
7 9 1944 A touch of spring (TH)
15 9 1944 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
28 9 1944 Flowers in the park (TH)
6 10 1944 Wild ducklings (TH)
11 10 1944 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
28 10 1944 Profusion of colour (TH)
15 11 1944 Pukekura Park Committee meeting re Sportsground (TH)
15 11 1944 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
30 11 1944 Flowers in the park (TH)
4 12 1944 Swans eggs taken (TH)
8 12 1944 Kiosk break in (TH)
9 12 1944 C E Bellringer dies (TH)
13 12 1944 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
20 12 1944 Amateur athletics (TH)
27 12 1944 Hundreds use boats (TH)

1945

3 1 1945 Many visitors (TH)
14 2 1945 Sports at the park (TH)
15 2 1945 Ducks and flowers (TH)
1 3 1945 School sports (TH)
6 3 1945 Parks subsidy (TH)
10 3 1945 Sports event (TH)
12 3 1945 Sports event (TH)
14 3 1945 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
28 3 1945 Cyclists out of hand (TH)
31 3 1945 Sparkling display (TH)
11 4 1945 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
11 4 1945 Vandals (TH)
19 4 1945 Special meeting for rugby consideration (TH)
21 4 1945 Obscene remarks in visitor book (TH)
12 6 1945 Body in lake (TH)
13 6 1945 Gilbert Street section – rubbish dump (TDN)
13 6 1945 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
30 6 1945 70th anniversary (TH)
11 7 1945 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 8 1945 Tennis club need to expand (TH)
17 8 1945 Explosions in the park (TH)
23 8 1945 Spring in park (TH)
12 9 1945 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TDN)
17 9 1945 Cycling in the park (TH)
8 10 1945 Splashes of colour (TH)
24 10 1945 Ladies wages
31 10 1945 Fernery damage – boys prosecuted (TH)
14 11 1945 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
14 11 1945 Alterations to Tea House (TH)
26 11 1945 Flowers in the park (TH)
12 12 1945 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
26 12 1945 Letter to editor (TH)
29 12 1945 Flowers in the park (TH)

1946

31 1 1946 Park in a bad state (TH)
13 2 1946 Import soil for cricket wicket (TH)
25 2 1946 Sports event (TH)
13 3 1946 Damage to Brooklands gates (TH)
13 3 1946 Proposed bowling green (TH)
13 3 1946 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
19 3 1946 Pukekura park allocation. Attitude of league (TH)
10 4 1946 Codes agree on use of sports ground (TH)
10 4 1946 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
17 4 1946 Better lighting for sports ground proposed (TH)
26 4 1946 Anzac Parade (TH)
30 4 1946 ANZAC parade picture (TH)
30 4 1946 Large macrocarpa falls (TH)
15 5 1946 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
30 5 1946 Lighting for sportsground (TH)
12 6 1946 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
14 6 1946 Kiosk mods(TDN)
22 6 1946 Aerial Photo of Sportsground (TH)
22 6 1946 International Rugby history at Pukekura Park (TH)
24 6 1946 Fallen Macrocarpa cleared (TH)
10 7 1946 Trees planted near glowworm caves (TH)
27 7 1946 NPBHS rugby picture (TH)
3 8 1946 NPBHS Rugby Picture (TH)
19 8 1946 Kiosk modifications completed (TH)
28 8 1946 Lighting scheme deferred (TH)
9 9 1946 Death of Frank Amoore (TH)
10 9 1946 State of cricket ground (TH)
13 9 1946 Eel fishing (TH)
17 9 1946 New reserves department suggested (TH)
18 9 1946 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
9 10 1946 Horton to produce 5-year plan (TH)
9 10 1946 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
13 11 1946 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
22 11 1946 Flowers in the park (TH)
6 12 1946 Vandalism (TH)
7 12 1946 Cycling in the park (TH)
10 12 1946 Cycling in the park (TH)

1947

3 1 1947 Christmas visitors (TH)
18 1 1947 Ducklings in park (TH)
1 2 1947 War on eels (TH)
11 2 1947 Estimated Subsidy (TH)
12 2 1947 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
25 2 1947 Horton on kauris (TH)
19 3 1947 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
19 3 1947 Resealing drive (TDN)
19 3 1947 Small lorry needed (TH)
20 3 1947 Lord and Lady Bledisloe picture (TH)
25 3 1947 Sports Ground revenue (TH)
26 3 1947 Use of park for rugby league (TH)
27 3 1947 J.C.O.C summary of Park condition (TH)
27 3 1947 Junior Chamber of Commerce report (TH)
28 3 1947 Junior Chamber of Commerce report letter (TH)
2 4 1947 Athletics (TH)
16 4 1947 Committee answers criticism (TH)
16 4 1947 Spade gifted to museum (TH)
22 4 1947 Conference to be held about park future (TH)
14 5 1947 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 5 1947 Trapping eels (TH)
17 5 1947 Standish bequest (TH)
27 5 1947 Conference re parks organization (TH)
13 6 1947 Tennis club asked to go (TH)
16 6 1947 Rhododendrons to move (TH)
8 7 1947 Rhododendrons moved (TH)
9 7 1947 Cyclists (TH)
9 7 1947 Park costs (TH)
9 7 1947 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
9 7 1947 Record of donors (TH)
9 7 1947 Storm damage (TH)
10 7 1947 Letter re park costs (TH)
11 7 1947 Park costs (TH)
11 7 1947 Summary of Borough reserves in 1947 (TH)
29 7 1947 Old drains blocked (TH)
13 8 1947 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
15 8 1947 Park shelter (TH)
16 8 1947 Letter re Tennis Club relocation (TH)
19 8 1947 Park case for moving Tennis Club put to Council (TH)
20 8 1947 Menace of trees to telephone lines (TH)
10 9 1947 Tree removal for telephone lines (TH)
11 10 1947 Attack by swan (TH)
15 10 1947 Blue Gums to go (TH)
24 10 1947 Cannon Hill (TH)
11 11 1947 20lb eel caught (TH)
12 11 1947 Outside advice sought on planting (TH)
12 11 1947 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
1 12 1947 Ducklings in the park (TH)
8 12 1947 Governor-General (TH)
16 12 1947 George Huthnance report (TH)
17 12 1947 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
30 12 1947 Fewer visitors due to polio epidemic (TH)

1948

5 1 1948 Band recital (TH)
15 1 1948 Begonia display best ever (TH)
20 1 1948 Interest in Begonias (TH)
11 2 1948 Deterioration Goes on (TH)
11 2 1948 Park problems (TH)
11 2 1948 Park Grant overdrawn (TH)
11 2 1948 Need for ladies pavilion (TH)
11 2 1948 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
17 2 1948 Submission to council (TH)
29 3 1949 Damage to park (TH)
13 4 1948 Visitors comments (TH)
27 4 1948 Park subsidies (TH)
28 4 1948 Lady Baden Powell (TH)
5 5 1948 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
5 5 1948 Ladies pavilion needed (TH)
2 6 1948 Comment on park issues (TH)
2 6 1948 Future of park (TH)
2 6 1948 Ladies changing room (TH)
2 6 1948 Tennis club to go (TH)
10 6 1948 P. E. Stainton awarded OBE (TH)
15 6 1948 Pines to go (TH)
8 7 1948 Felled trees removed (TH)
14 7 1948 Committee invite Institute of Horticulture to add member (TH)
14 7 1948 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
27 7 1948 Park maintenance (TH)
7 8 1948 Spanish Chestnut pic (TH)
11 8 1948 Childrens interest in park sought (TH)
11 8 1948 Planting in the Park (TH)
17 8 1948 Park Committee appointment (TH)
17 8 1948 Speedway Plan (TH)
19 8 1948 Junior Chamber of Commerce to support park (TH)
1 10 1948 New Ladies dressing shed (TH)
2 10 1948 Flower prep for cancelled royal visit (TH)
13 10 1948 Kiosk burgled (TH)
13 10 1948 Ladies dressing shed update (TH)
13 10 1948 Speedway (TH)
6 11 1948 Horton to retire (TH)
6 11 1948 Horton to retire picture (TH)
9 11 1948 Help to clear Fillis Street Gully (TH)
12 11 1948 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
12 11 1948 The Poets Bridge to be repainted (TH)
16 11 1948 Carols by candlelight (TH)
29 11 1948 Unauthorised entry into fernery (TH)
1 12 1948 Sports Day (TH)
4 12 1948 Sports Day (TH)
6 12 1948 Fundraising (TH)
6 12 1948 Sports Day (TH)
8 12 1948 J C O C fundraising donation (TH)
14 12 1948 Hooked a swan (TH)
18 12 1948 Carols By Candlelight ad (TH)
20 12 1948 Carols By Candlelight (TH)

1949

5 1 1949 Twilight Sports (TH)
8 1 1949 Visitors plea for map (TH)
13 1 1949 Fernery and Boat takings (TH)
27 1 1949 Ladies Dressing shed almost complete (TH)
1 2 1949 Asking for farmers help (TH)
11 2 1949 Historic Gables (TH)
12 2 1949 Pipe Band Contest (TH)
17 2 1949 Gable 100 years old Pic (TH)
22 2 1949 Overall superintendent to be appointed (TH)
2 3 1949 Olympic runner for sports event (TH)
5 3 1949 Track meeting results (TH)
10 3 1949 Plant donation (TH)
12 3 1949 Picture in the park (TH)
18 3 1949 Dominion Pipe band contest opens (TH)
19 3 1949 Pipe Band Comp (TH)
19 3 1949 Pipe Band Comp (TH)
21 3 1949 Pipe Band comp (TH)
26 3 1949 Picture Ladies Pavilion (TH)
30 3 1949 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
31 3 1949 Annual report sht 1
31 3 1949 Annual report sht 2
31 3 1949 Annual report sht 3
31 3 1949 Thomas Horton’s retirement function (TH)
13 4 1949 More money needed for sportsground development (TH)
13 4 1949 Origin of The Poets Bridge red colour (TH)
13 4 1949 Park boats pay way (TH)
13 4 1949 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
13 4 1949 Rearing ferns (TH)
11 5 1949 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
11 5 1949 Tree vandalism (TH)
23 5 1949 New curator (TH)
15 6 1949 Chestnut tree dimensions (TH)
15 6 1949 New curator (TH)
13 7 1949 Fireworks (TH)
13 7 1949 Pukekura Park Committee meeting (TH)
13 7 1949 Sportsground (TH)
10 8 1949 Repairs to park (TH)
14 9 1949 Carols by Candlelight (TH)
14 9 1949 Fire hazard (TH)
12 10 1949 Fireworks (TH)
12 10 1949 Flower display (TH)
12 10 1949 Goodwin protests (TH)
12 10 1949 Increased subsidy asked for (TH)
12 10 1949 Kuru Rd sportsground (TH)
12 10 1949 splash of colour (TH)
12 10 1949 Sportsground article (TH)
12 10 1949 Sportsground widely sought (TH)
5 11 1949 Tea House picture (TH)
9 11 1949 Backlog of work (TH)
9 11 1949 Fireworks display (TH)
9 11 1949 Sportsground (TH)
14 12 1949 Appeal for funds (TH)
14 12 1949 Carols by Candlelight (TH)
14 12 1949 Cycles and Vandalism (TH)
14 12 1949 List Street path progress (TH)
14 12 1949 Opossums (TH)
14 12 1949 Use of sportsground (TH)
27 12 1949 Carols by Candlelight (TH)