CHS Members’ Newsletter
Glass negative of W K Carter
We recently had the good fortune to purchase a rare image of King Carter parked outside the original National Hotel in Cambridge (shown above). It is a glass-plate negative in excellent condition and is possibly…
Read MoreDr Tod on being a Cambridge GP between 1923-1973
“My first impressions of Cambridge were not favourable.” wrote Dr Henry Tod in 1973. Henry and Kathleen Tod arrived in Cambridge in 1923. Dr Tod took over a practice either near or on the site…
Read MoreOur Mysterious Good Samaritan
You will have seen the press report on “The Dead Tell Tales” when historian Lyn Williams took us through the Hautapu Cemetery telling us of the lives of some of Cambridge’s hard-working, notable and/or colourful…
Read MoreA Tribute to the Cambridge Independent (Part 2)
A Tribute to the Cambridge Independent. This is part two of a two-part story written by Cambridge Historical Society committee member Carole Hughes. Editors came and went but Gordon Chesterman made a huge input. Eventually…
Read MoreDiscombe’s Daughters
by Karen Payne Back in February 2019, I wrote an article on Cambridge man Reece Discombe. He was instrumental in discovering the shipwreck of the famous French ship, La Boussole at Vanikoro, Solomon Islands, and…
Read MoreThe Inde
A Tribute to the Cambridge Independent This is part one of a two-part story written by Cambridge Historical Society committee member Carole Hughes. A good newspaper is the hub of the town or city. Fifty years…
Read MoreCambridge Historical Society AGM
Last updated 10 October 2023 You are very welcome to attend our AGM held at the Cambridge Bridge Clubrooms, Fort Street (directions) on Thursday 16 November 2023 at 7.30pm. Download the Agenda here Please consider…
Read MoreGardner and Sons
Gardner & Sons were general merchants and importers who set up shop in Cambridge in the early 1900s. Their store was on the corner of Queen and Victoria Streets, where the Z petrol station is…
Read MoreTe Ihingarangi
Te Ihingarangi: a history of the Karapiro and Maungatautari area by Te Kaapo Clark and Lyn Tairi This timeline traces the whakapapa of the tangata whenua of Maungatautari. It is reproduced here with kind permission…
Read MoreThe 1915 Cambridge Fire Brigade Demonstration
At Easter 1915 the Cambridge Fire Brigade was proud to host a demonstration, where several events were contested for the honour of winning the Morrin Shield. The postcard/flyer was designed and sent out to fire…
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