Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History
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Cobb & Co
Charles Cole arrived in Dunedin from Victoria, Australia in 1861 into the madness of the Otago Gold Rush but he wasn’t chasing gold…well, not that way. He brought with him quite a cargo; 1 coach, 5 wagons and 54 horses. Within a week, he had his first service run; the coach leaving the Provincial Hotel …
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Ted “Froggie” D’Auvergne (1906 – 1941)
The first time I heard about Ted d’Auvergne was from the comedian Billy Connolly during his New Zealand tour so I was chuffed to come across the story again as it was a great one. “Froggie” as his mates would call him, was born in Rangiora in 1906. His french ancestors arrived in Akaroa in …
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Edward Ward’s Journal Entry From The Charlotte Jane
“This, the first day of heavy gales, produces something strange and uncomfortable every hour. Dinner was an awful scramble, plates and dishes falling about, of course, but that was the least. You were as likely to find your neighbour in your plate as your plate in your neighbour’s lap, or your lap in your neighbour’s, …
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Ship Slops – Meals of the Charlotte Jane
Hope you are hungry! So, what was for breakfast and dinner aboard the ‘Charlotte Jane’ – the first of our first four ships? Things were much more palatable for those in upper class, complete shocker! Breakfast was at 8.30am and consisted of roast beef or beef steaks. Dinner was at 3pm and consisted of soup, …
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