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Edward Curtis Feb 7, 2025

Anti Springbok tour demonstration, Hutt Road, Thorndon.

#HuttRoad #Thorndon #anti-SouthAfrican #NOTOSPRINGBOK #SouthAfricas #NewZealand #moe_tahurangi #Kōtuia #Activists #Banners #Women #Roads #silver #photographicgelatin #photographicpaper #workprints #gelatinsilverprints #Wellington #undefined

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John Arnold Dec 10, 2024

_The Evening Post_, 11 December 1924:
A WORD TO SMOKERS
The cigarette is wonderfully popular with those who spend an hour or so at [t]he #Thorndon baths, but not so with the caretaker, not that he is necessarily prejudiced against #smoking, but that he does object to smoking at the baths, since there results an annoying #litter and a certain #pollution of the water. Notice boards have been erected forbidding smoking, but bathers apparently are an illiterate race of people, and cannot read them rightly, and though #cigarettes go out in the line ahead of the patrolling caretaker they seemingly ignite spontaneously as he goes past. Appeals and notice boards having little effect, the Reserves Committee of the council has now decided upon a more formal method of discouragement, and has invited the #Police Department to detail a plainclothes constable to attend the baths as a guest and rough note-taker. Interesting comments upon the subject of smoking in public bath enclosures, in spite of plain warnings and prohibitions, may follow for those whose names may be noted down.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19241211.2.95

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Edward Curtis Sep 18, 2024

The Shamrock Hotel
The 'Mayor of Thorndon' collecting funds for blind children in the Shamrock Hotel (pub) formerly located on the corner of Molesworth Street and Hawkestone Street. The building was later moved to a new site of 224 Tinakori Road in 1981. The copyright of this image continues to be held by the estate of...

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The Shamrock Hotel

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John Arnold Sep 6, 2024

_The Evening Post_, 7 September 1923:
THORNDON ESPLANADE TO GO
Authority was given the City Solicitor, Mr J. O’Shea, by the City Council last evening to negotiate with the Railway Department and the Harbour Board with reference to compensation to the council for the land taken by those bodies along the #Thorndon #Esplanade. The Mayor, Mr R. A. Wright, stated this morning that the esplanade had already been formally taken over as being a part of the land required for the new railway yard and harbour-front purposes, but it was not likely that it would be devoted to such purposes for some time to come. The Act gave those bodies the right to acquire land where it was necessary for the development of a scheme such as that proposed for Thorndon, and made provision that the amount of compensation to be paid should be settled by arbitration.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19230907.2.85
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John Arnold Aug 2, 2024

_The Evening Post_, 3 August 1923:
MAIN TRUNK EXPRESS
DEPARTURE DELAYED
SLEEPING CARS DERAILED
During #shunting operations at #Thorndon station, at 11.45 this morning, for the assembling of carriages for the north bound Main Trunk express an accident occurred which delayed the departure of the express for an hour and a half. It appears that some of the carriages were being pulled over a pair of “trailing” points, and while half way across some of them started to set back, the points being set for the wrong road. The result was that the bogies of two of the sleeping carriages became derailed, completely blocking the entrance to the carriage road and preventing the assembling of further carriages. An emergency gang was at once put to work on the task of re-railing the derailed cars, and by working assiduously, they were able to accomplish this shortly before 2 o’clock. The train was then assembled and left Thorndon for Auckland at 2.10 p.m., instead of 12.45 p.m. the usual time.
Otherwise traffic was not interfered with, all intermediate trains arriving and departing on time. An inquiry will be held into the accident.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19230803.2.88
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John Arnold Mar 9, 2024

_The Evening Post_, 10 Mar 1924:
MAGISTRATE’S DECISION QUESTIONED
An appeal against the decision of Mr. S. L. P. Free, S.M., in the case of John Thomas Bradley against John O’Brien, a claim for £200 damages in respect of a collision in July last, was heard before the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) at the Supreme Court to-day.
Mr. H. F. O’Leary appeared for the appellant O’Brien, and the respondent Bradley was represented by Mr. W Perry.
In the original action Bradley proceeded against O’Brien for £200 [ca. $24,000 today] damages in respect of a collision, which took place between the respondent’s motor-car and the appellant’s cart, in #Thorndon quay on the evening of 17th July last. The Magistrate gave judgment for Bradley for £164 19s [ca. $20,000], with costs, and it was against this decision that the appeal was made.
(Proceeding.)
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240310.2.136
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John Arnold Feb 2, 2024

_The Evening Post_, 3 Feb 1923:
TOPICS OF THE DAY
(By M.H.O.)
…
[A writer’s experience on a holiday by rail]: “Christchurch railway station is nothing to rave about, but it is a heavenly dream compared to #Thorndon. Thorndon represents the last word in inefficiency and out-of-dateness. Noah would have preferred the Ark, for he would at least have the chance of getting a meal there; but at Thomdon—words failed even the optimist, and the rest of the party lapsed into a state of chronic bad temper.” All this is a bit hard on the people at Thorndon station, who are not responsible for the state of things there. But those who are, should at least “sit up and take notice.” The building is shockingly old-fashioned, and till that is remedied—if ever it is—at least some arrangements might be made for the comfort of arrivals by ferry steamer from the South, who cannot get a meal on board, and are afraid to delay in going to take their chance in a restaurant or other place of entertainment in the food line.…
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19230203.2.118
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John Arnold Sep 28, 2023

_The Evening Post_, 28 Sept 1923:
BATHS FOR THORNDON
The City Council yesterday accepted the tender of Messrs. Higgins and Arcus for the construction of the swimming pool at the Thorndon baths, and the tender of Mr. A. D. Riley for the filtering plant.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19230929.2.53
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Nigel Stanley Sep 9, 2023

This is #Thorndon Hall, #Ingrave, #Essex - not that far from #Brentwood - designed by #neoclassical architect James Paine and built from 1764. The portico had been imported from Italy in 1742 for use on a previous hall that had burnt down.

Another fire gutted the insides in the 19th century, and after a rather sad history is now private flats. I took this snap through the fence.

I like the way the clouds appear to come out of the house.
#photography #history #histodons #palladian