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| 1 |  | A letter written by John Dewar to "The Magazine of the Survey Departments of Malaya" 1 year after his retirement. Information researched and compiled by Ly Mok in Singapore and kindly provided for publication here. | ||
| 2 | | Article about Adam Houliston Moffat Transcribed from photocopy of article obtained from Peter Moffat | ||
| 3 | | Article about Alexander Moffat Transcribed from a photocopy obtained from Peter Moffat | ||
| 4 | | Article about Elizabeth Jane Moffat Transcribed from photocopy of article obtained from Peter Moffat | ||
| 5 | | Article about Ellen Isabella Moffat Transcribed from photocopy of article obtained from Peter Moffat | ||
| 6 | | Article about George Moffat probably written by Peter Moffat. Transcribed from photocopy of article obtained from Peter Moffat | ||
| 7 | | Article about Isabella Moffat Transcribed from photocopy of article obtained from Peter Moffat. | ||
| 8 | | Article about Robert Houliston and Christina Cameron from Stan Dunn's "Please meet.... Robert Houliston and Christina Cameron" The first 7 pages from the booklet made available by Stan Dunn that lists the descendants of Robert Houliston and Christina Cameron. Photocopy obtained by Roger Moffat in August 2004 |
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| 9 | | Article about Robert Moffat Transcribed from a copy obtained from Peter Moffat. Possibly written by William "Ernest" Moffat as the article talks about "Dad" and his 4 sons and refers to them as "we". | ||
| 10 | | Article about Samuel William Moffat Transcribed from photocopy of article obtained from Peter Moffat | ||
| 11 | | Article describing the wedding of George Moffat and Ann Susan Fahey Article probably transcribed by Peter Moffat, but it doesn't contain a reference for where it came from. A newspaper most likely, but it's not known for sure. | ||
| 12 | | Article from "The Clutha Leader" 21 January 1908 Article from a transcription of a newspaper article. Copy obtained from Peter Moffat, so presumably he did the transcription. | ||
| 13 | | Article from "The Clutha Leader" about a family Reunion held at "Ellenslea" The article was published in "The Clutha Leader" on 7th February 1911, describing a Family Reunion held at Ellenslea attended by most of the then living descendants of William Moffat and Ellen Houliston. | ||
| 14 | | Article from "The Clutha Leader" describing the Jubilee Concert held at the Oddfellows' Hall This from a single column of newspaper which is headed "AY 28, 1929". One would think it's May 28 1929, but a companion article on a page labelled August 26 1929 refers to the Concert being "this evening", so it seems likely this was published August 28 1929, but the presence of "AY 28 1929" at the top of the column makes little sense. | ||
| 15 | | Article from "The Clutha Leader" of Monday August 26 1929 describing the Diamond Jubliee of Te Houka School This article reports on the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations for the Te Houka School celebrating 60 years from 1869 to 1929. Includes mention of a number of Moffats and Houlistons in various capacities at the school or on the school committee during the 60 years. |
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| 16 | | Article from "The Cyclopedia of Otago & Southland" published 1999. This article was written by Peter Moffat for inclusion in the The Cyclopedia of Otago & Southland. Publication details are: Sorrell, Paul, ed., The Cyclopedia of Otago & Southland, "Te Houka", (Dunedin City Council:Dunedin, New Zealand, 1999) pp. 706-707. | ||
| 17 | | Article from the "Otago Witness" about Pioneer Gold Miners in Alexandra The article is about the opening of the Pioneer Gates in Alexandra to commemorate the Pioneer Gold Miners of the Early [18]Sixties. Article mentions W Bringans, along with John Dewar, Pioneer Gold Miner and his wife Mrs J Dewar (Bethia Breingans). | ||
| 18 | | Article from the "Otago Witness" about the Alexandra District High School Celebrations This article is from the Otago Witness of 16 March 1926, describing the celebrations that took place over several days for the Jubilee Celebrations. This article is in addition to the main article featured elsewhere in the same newspaper. Both Bethia Breingans and William Bringans are mentioned (with the name spelled as Brignans). | ||
| 19 | | Article from the "Otago Witness" describing Alexandra Schools' Diamond Jubilee From the Otago Witness of 16 March 1926, the article describes the several days of events held to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Alexandra Schools. Includes mention of William Bringans who was mentioned as Band Master and Chairman of the current School Committee. | ||
| 20 | | Article from the "Otago Witness" of Saturday 25 August 1860 The article talks about the arrival of the "Pladda" with John Bringans, Janet Mitchell and Bethia Breingans as passengers, the conditions in Otago at the time and concerns about the rapidly growing immigration to Otago. |
