Town and Districts Archives - Cambridge Museum

Central Court

Central Hotel on Duke Street in Cambridge in the early 1900s

The first hotel was built on corner of Duke and Victoria Streets in 1877. Today’s building was erected after a fire in 1926, and converted form a hotel into offices and shops in 1977.

This building was first opened in 1909. It is where the town’s court sessions were held until 1979. Today, it is filled with exhibitions about the town’s history. Well worth a look if you’ve time. It’s free!

Leamington School

The school was opened 12 October 1880 with 46 pupils and Mr H Hyatt teacher. He was remembered 50 years later by Tom Hicks as … a unique teacher who did his best to set…

Cambridge Primary School

The Ten Star Redoubt (behind the present Museum) was home for the first school in Cambridge. In January 1865 the militiamen were allotted farms from confiscated land around the Cambridge district. Wives and children arrived…

Goodwood School

In December 1900 the residents of the Fencourt Estate (which had been subdivided by the Government) petitioned the Auckland Education Board for a school to supply the needs of the new settlers. The reserved site was 3 acres…

Hautapu District School

This alphabetical list of pupils shows enrolment dates pre 1908. This is consistent with NZ Society of Genealogists’ 100 years privacy rule. If you find something of interest please click here to contact us. A ALLWILL…

Pukerimu School

Within a decade of settlers taking up farmland in 1865, a school was needed. The residents offered to build a school at their own cost if the Auckland Education Board would provide a teacher and…

Roto-o-rangi School

his alphabetical list of pupils shows enrollment dates prior to 1907. This is consistent with NZ Society of genealogists’ 100 years privacy rule. If you find something of interest please click here to contact us. B…

Taotaoroa Schools

In September 1885, two ‘half time’ schools sharing one teacher between them were opened in the district. Taotaoroa No 1 was near Buckland Road and Taotaoroa No 2 at Whitehall. At the end of 1892 No 2 School was closed. Then…

Cambridge Primary School 1880/1

Cambridge Primary School Register Although the Cambridge Primary School started in 1866, the surviving pupils’ enrolment register seems to have started in 1881. This Index is of the pupils who were at the school at…