Newspaper cuttings from years gone by
Source - National Library of New Zealand - Papers Past
Kaikorai Flour and Oatmeal Mill Co. From Otago Witness Newspaper of 23 May 1857
Financial information on company.
FIRE AT KAIKORAI - Otago Witness 25th August 1877
Mr Crossleys wool-washing works at the Kaikorai were destroyed by fire.
IMPORTANT INVENTIONS - Otago Witness Issue 2233, 17 December 1896, Page 46
Improved Tramway Cabs and
Improved stuffing for harnesses, etc,
Automatic Brake for Cable Cars - from Otago Witness 12 June 1901.
Maori Hill electric tram a first for New Zealand.
Text from Evening Post newspaper of 10th November 1900.
KAIKORAI BRASS BAND scores two wins in 1904 contest in Palmerston North
Otago Witness, Issue 2608, 9 March 1904, Page 26
ROSLYN TRAMWAY FATALITY - Otago Witness 15 Sept 1909.
VICTIM OF DREAD DISEASE - Mother Who Slew Her Three Children Found Insane.
NZ Truth, Issue 1056, 18 February 1926, Page 7.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
The following are from local Dunedin papers, NOT sourced from National Library of New Zealand - Papers PastRoslyn shops and shop keepers recalled in 1969
From the Evening Star column "Woman's World" by Diana, Saturday September 6, 1969
The Maori Hill Electric Trams - Reproduced from the Dunedin newspaper "The STAR" of 4th October 2000
October 23 2000 marks the 100th anniversary of New Zealand's first electric tram service, the Roslyn Maori Hill electric tramway.
Demise of the Maori Hill horse-drawn tram.
Text from Otago Daily Times '100 years ago' column of 28th October 2000
Old Maori Hill electric tram heading for restoration at Ferrymead, Christchurch
ODT 15th December 2007.