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Expressions
Arts & Entertainment Centre
Buller’s Birds -The Art of Keulamans
& Buchanan
Learn more about Walter Buller’s 1873 iconic book on NZ birds.
Daily
9.30am - 4pm Expressions Arts & Entertainment Centre. Upper Hutt.
Free.
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Jackson
Street Programme
How We Used To Be "Windows of
Time"
Again this year we will be doing the "Windows of Time"
story-boards. These boards, in landscape or portrait size, depict our
buildings, histories and the modern businesses serving our community and
will be placed on windows or doors up and down Jackson Street. Visit at
your leisure and also take in the Walk of Champions and take time to
have a meal or a coffee break in one of the many quality eating places
along the street.
Daily
24 hours
Roy Hewson, ph 04-568-6449 roy.hewson@xtra.co.nz |
Petone
Historical Society
Petone Old Jail Museum
Set in the 1909 Petone jail. Snapshots of the history of Petone and
Jackson Street and includes videos of the making of Jackson Street and
also the Walk of Champions.
Mon-Sat
11am - 3pm The Jail Museum, Jackson Street, Petone Contact us to arrange
group visits at any other time.
Roy Hewson, ph 04-568-6449 roy.hewson@xtra.co.nz |
Hutt
City Libraries
That Dear Little Home in the Bay
Join us at Hutt City Libraries during September and find out more about
Lower Hutt! Andrew Francis presents his research that went into a recent
book ’That Dear Little Home in the Bay’ which is a short history of
the Taumaru Military Convalescent Home in Lowry Bay, Eastbourne.
Sat 5 Sept
11am-12noon, Eastbourne Library, Rimu Street, Eastbourne. FREE
For more information see http://library.huttcity.govt.nz, email
LibrariesEvents@huttcity.govt.nz or phone 570 6633. |
Hutt
City Library
Book Launch: That Dear Little Home in the
Bay
Author Andrew Francis on Taumaru Military Convalescent Home, Lowry Bay.
Sat 5 Sept
11am-12noon Eastbourne Library, Rimu Street, Eastbourne.
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War
Memorial Library
Hutt Valley World War I
Keith Garwood, RSA, shares his mapping work identifying homes of Lower
Hutt residents who served in WWI.
Wed 9 Sept
6-7pm War Memorial Library, cnr Woburn Rd & Queens Dr. Free.
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Petone
Historical Society
The Walk of Champions Plaque Laying
We continue this programme of honouring Petone sportspeople. Four
plaques will be laid to recognise: 1989 NZ Maori Rugby: Naera Parata
1993-1996 NZ Maori Rugby League Anthony Farmer 1993-1999 NZ Maori Rugby
League: Paul Howell 1977 NZ Champions Rowing 8: J Argue, R Lock, C
Butchers, D Lock, C Miskimin, T Logan, I Bosherio, V Haar and cox: C
Chambers
Sat 12 Sept
Plaques will be unveiled outside Tulsi (304 Jackson St) on Saturday 12
September starting at 10.30am
Roy Hewson, ph 04-568-6449 roy.hewson@xtra.co.nz |
Frederic
& Margaret Wallis Labyrinth
Hutt City Discovery Day
A fun, family day exploring Hutt Hospital Labyrinth.
Sun 20 Sept
12-4pm Free. Next to Hutt Hospital bus stop.
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Frederic
& Margaret Wallis Labyrinth
Memorial planting and plaque
Commemorating labyrinth designer Peter Halford.
Sat 26 Sept
10.30am Next to Hutt Hospital bus stop.
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Golder
Cottage, Historic Place and Museum
Golder Cottage Celebrating Its Place As
Upper Hutt’s Victorian Gem
Golder Cottage was built by John Golder for his new bride Jane Martin
139 years ago. This Victorian gem is still furnished virtually as it was
when John, Jane and their family - which grew to 12 children of their
own plus another two nephews - lived there, including furniture made by
John himself on a treadle lathe. Since opened to the public as a pioneer
colonial homestead 15 years ago, it has evoked many memories of the past
from visitors- and taught hundreds of local children about a New Zealand
before the advent of modern day services such as water supply (the hand
pump is still in the garden) and electricity- no play -stations or
digital devices then! GOLDER COTTAGE is open to the public at 707
Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt, every Saturday in September from
1.30pm-4pm. A small entry fee applies .
Sats 5, 12, 19 & 26 Sept
Open 1.30 - 4pm each Saturday 707 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt. A small
entry fee applies.
Golder Homestead Museum Society, Inc Ph. 528-9855 Email:
goldercottage@gmail.com |
Silverstream
Railway Museum
Heritage Steam Train Rides
Suns 6 & 20 Sept
11am - 3.30pm Silverstream Railway Museum, Reynolds Bach Drive, Lower
Hutt.
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Hutt
City Libraries
Introduction to Hutt City Libraries
Heritage Centre and Collections
Join us at Hutt City Libraries during September and find out more about
Lower Hutt! Presented by Clark Stiles, Heritage Specialist at Hutt City
Libraries.
Suns 13 & 20 Sept
11am-12noon. Petone Library, Britannia Street, Petone FREE
For more information see http://library.huttcity.govt.nz, email
LibrariesEvents@huttcity.govt.nz or phone 570 6633. |
Hutt
City Libraries
Newspapers as a local history research
tool
Join us at Hutt City Libraries during September and find out more about
Lower Hutt! Discover how to use the local newspaper resources available
at Hutt City Libraries for your local history research. Presented by
Clark Stiles, Heritage Specialist at Hutt City Libraries
Suns 13 & 20 Sept
2-3pm. Petone Library, Britannia Street, Petone FREE
For more information see http://library.huttcity.govt.nz, email
LibrariesEvents@huttcity.govt.nz or phone 570 6633. |
Petone
Settlers Museum Te Whare Whakaaro o Pito-one
Tell Us A Tale (three venues/dates)
What’s your favourite story about living in Petone? Share your story
to be played in our Hall of Memories exhibition at Petone Settlers
Museum. We’re making audio recordings for Heritage Month. Take ten
minutes out of your day and be part of history.
Sun 6, Sun 20 & Sat 26 Sept
Sunday 6 September 11am - 3pm at Petone Historic Old Jail Museum, 274b
Jackson Street and Sunday 20 September, 11am - 3pm at Petone Settlers
Museum, The Esplanade and Saturday 26 September, 11am - 3pm at Petone
Library, 7 Britannia Street
Jagoda Karac Ivanov, Museum Host Petone Settlers Museum Te Whare
Whakaaro o Pito-one settlers@huttcity.govt.nz (04) 568 8373 |
Hutt
City Libraries
Hutt Valley World War I service personnel
Join us at Hutt City Libraries during September and find out more about
Lower Hutt! Keith Garwood, RSA, shares his mapping work identifying the
homes of Lower Hutt residents who served in WWI
Wed 9 Sept
6-7pm. War Memorial Library, Corner of Woburn Road and Queens Drive,
Hutt Central FREE
For more information see http://library.huttcity.govt.nz, email
LibrariesEvents@huttcity.govt.nz or phone 570 6633. |
Lower
Hutt Historical Society
Jules Dumont d’Urville
At this meeting of the Society, Hilda McDonnell will speak about the
French explorer Jules Dumont d’Urville.
Fri 11 Sept
7.30pm Robert Keown House (formerly Apex House) corner of Queens Drive
and Laings Road.
Hilda McDonnell Lower Hutt Ph 971 9788. |
Hutt
City Libraries
The Land Barons of Wainuiomata
Join us at Hutt City Libraries during September and find out more about
Lower Hutt! Gavin Wallace, President of the Wainuiomata Historical
Museum Society, talks about his research on early settler families and
the huge estates they acquired in Wainuiomata.
Wed 23 Sept
6-7pm. Petone Library, Britannia Street, Petone FREE
For more information see http://library.huttcity.govt.nz, email
LibrariesEvents@huttcity.govt.nz or phone 570 6633. |
Petone
Historical Society
Petone Heritage Bus Tour
The 2 hour conducted tour will highlight the history of Petone and show
our changing landscape and what are proposed local developments.
Sun 27 Sept
2pm - 4pm. Assemble at 2pm at the Petone Community House, Jackson
Street, $10 for the bus. Bookings essential - phone Roy Hewson ph
5686449
Roy Hewson, ph 04-568-6449 roy.hewson@xtra.co.nz |
Stonestead
Walk To Historic Stonestead
Easy walk along the Hutt River Rail by the Hutt River to the historic
Stonestead for some famous Devonshire scones and coffee.
Tues 29 Sept
9am - 1pm Bookings essential T: 022 130 1697.
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