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General Collection Items
Gisborne Photo News Collection
The Photo News was a local photographic news magazine, a monthly publication that was hugely popular from its first appearance on 1 June 1954. A locally produced community magazine, it cost 2 shillings and its 56 pages were packed with photographs of the region’s people and events.
Its popularity continued for more than 20 years. The final issue of 5 November 1975 cost 40c. and was 66 pages long.
In June 1993 another local group restarted the Photo News; costing $3.00 it consisted of 64 pages. Like its predecessor the first few issues were filled with black and white photos but by November 1993 all pictures were in colour. It looked wonderful -but the price had to rise to $5.00. In 1995 the publishers changed the format to a larger size with fewer pages. Sales did not keep pace with costs and the magazine was discontinued in 1996.
Tairawhiti Museum’s Research Centre holds a complete set of it, in which people of all ages delight in looking at.
Henrietta Bayne’s outfit
Henrietta was a lady’s maid at Hopetoun House, Edinburgh, in the 1870s.
In about 1880 Henrietta undertook the very major venture of emigration to New Zealand and travelled on the sailing ship Hereford. As a gift for the maid’s new life the lady of Hopetoun House gave Henrietta this (used) very smart ensemble.
The Waingaromia Meteorite
Click here to read about this discovery.
HopperDredge Wheel
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