Welcome  to the First Year on the Thames Goldfield, a Thames 150th Anniversary project, written during 2017 - 2018.

150th blog click here

Please please please!

It is fine to share stories from this blog but please credit them with my name and this blog source.  They take hours and hours of research and writing, and it is frustrating when my name is left off and it looks like others have done all the work.   Thank you.

Dead Cert - stories from local Thames Valley  cemeteries- 

The Valley Profile - click here

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A trip through time in our council cemeteries - 

Our Coromandel magazine Summer 2022/2023

https://issuu.com/ourcoromandel/docs/ourcoro_mag_2022-23_web/s/17308601

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Other Thames stories - 

A consummate scoundrel -

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The curious case of Thames Rugby's 150th

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Honouring Helena

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The more you have it -the more you want

Thames's season of madness

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NZ's worst civil disaster & its tragic  link to Thames

The curious story of the real author of the Thames Miner's Guide

The Miracle

The man who was not what he seemed

An extraordinary feat

The resurrection of John Gallagher 

Thames Ghost Stories

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To continue to the 150th blog click here 

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Suffrage 125 contribution (2018)

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/suffragist/mrs-p-lamb

Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 7-A12552

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Books by Meghan Hawkes  click here

Misadventures in a bus
http://www.firstyearthamesgoldfield.co.nz/2024/04/the-buttercup-diaries-misadventures-in.html

Please acknowledge and credit this blog with a source link if using any material from it.  Thank you.

Dead Cert - stories from local cemeteries

 Dead Cert -  stories from local cemeteries featuring in in The Valley Profile which brings the Thames Valley 100% local news.

Also Vintage Valley News - stories Thames Valley locals once read about themselves -

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/page/1/?s=meghan+hawkes

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Earlier Valley Profile stories

May 2020 - March 2021 - 

May  2020 Issue -  KATIPO SPIDER BLAMED FOR DEATH -   Page 6  - https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2020/05/12/may-2020/

June 2020 Issue -  TRAGIC END FOR LITTLE LILY BROWN -   Page  4  - https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2020/06/04/june-2020/

July 2020 issue - CAUSE OF MYSTERY ILLNESS KEPT SECRET - Page 8
https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2020/06/30/july-2020/

August 2020 issue -  MURDER AT MIRANDA - Page 8

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2020/08/05/august-2020/

September 2020 issue - DROWNING ON THE WAIHOU RIVER

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2020/09/03/september-2020

 October 2020 issue - THE HAURAKI 'PLAINS OF PROMISE' CAME AT GREAT COST 

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2020/10/07/october-2020/

November 2020 issue - TRAGIC END TO A HAPPY DAY'S FISHING

  https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2020/11/04/november-2020/

December 2020 issue -  FIREMAN KILLED ON RAILWAY TRACKS -Page 6

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2020/12/02/digital-edition-december-2-2020/

January 2021 issue -  MARATOTO GUM DIGGER STILL MISSING - Page 6

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/01/06/digital-edition-january-6-2021/

February 2021 issue - SCHOOL GIRL 'STUDIED TO DEATH' -Page 4

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/archives/

3 March 2021 issue - TODDLER A TRAGIC VICTIM OF GOLDMINING

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/03/02/digital-edition-march-3-2021/

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31 March 2021 issue - DEATH AFTER A GOOD DAY AT THE RACES

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/03/29/digital-edition-31-march-2021/

14 April  issue - WORLD WAR ONE VETERAN LOST IN  PIPIROA HOUSE FIRE

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/04/27/world-war-i-veteran-lost-in-pipiroa-house-fire/

12 May issue - MINE MANAGER LOST IN DUCK SHOOTING ACCIDENT 

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/05/12/mine-manager-dies-in-duck-shooting-accident/ 

26 May issue - NEWBORN BABY FOUND DEAD - page 4

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Digital-Edition-26-May-2021.pdf

9 June Issue - MAN MISSING IN THE WAIHOU 

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/06/08/man-missing-in-the-waihou/

23 June issue - BOOM DAYS OF GOLD COME TO AN END 

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Digital-Edition-23-June-2021.pdf

7 July issue - MAN FALLS OVERBOARD IN PIAKO RIVER

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/07/05/man-falls-overboard-in-piako-river/

21 July issue - WOMAN DIES AFTER GUT PAIN

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/07/22/woman-dies-after-gut-pain/

4 Aug issue - CAUSE OF WOMAN'S DEATH DISPUTED IN COURT

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/08/08/cause-of-womans-death-disputed-in-court/

18 Aug issue - DROWNING IN PAEROA RIVER

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/08/20/drowning-in-paeroa-river/

8 September issue - FOUL GAS CAUSES DOUBLE FATALITY

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/09/12/foul-gas-causes-double-fatality-in-thames-mine/

15 September issue -  BITTER RESPONSE TO HUSBANDS' DEATH

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/09/19/bitter-response-to-husbands-death-in-mine/

29 September issue -  THE 'BLACK DOCTOR' AND THE GOLDEN CROSS MINE

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/10/03/black-doctor-claims-to-discover-golden-cross-mine

 

13 October issue - TEEN KILLED IN TRAIN ACCIDENT

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/10/17/teen-killed-in-train-accident/

27 October issue - SUDDEN DEATH AT PUNGA FLAT HUT

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/10/29/sudden-death-at-punga-flat-hut/

1o November issue - SUDDEN DEATH FOR HIGH FLYER

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/11/16/sudden-death-for-high-flyer/

24 November issue - CEMETERY SEXTON DIES IN ACCIDENT

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/VALLEY-PROFILE-Digital-Edition-24-November-2021.pdf- PAGE 18

8 December issue - NEAVESVILLE STORE LEVELLED BY FIRE

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/.../neavesville-store.../

12 Jan 2022 issue - NARROW PLANK CONCERN AFTER DEATH

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2021/12/29/narrow-plank-concern-after-death/

19 Jan 2022 issue -  FATAL SHOOTING SHOCKS COMMUNITY

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/01/23/fatal-shooting-shocks-community/

2 Feb 2022 issue - DEATH IN CHILDBIRTH CAUSES OUTRAGE

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/02/06/death-in-childbirth-causes-outrage/

16 Feb 2022 issue - FATHER AND DAUGHTER DIE WITHIN HOURS

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/02/20/father-and-daughter-die-within-hours/

9 March 2022 issue - HARSH CONDITIONS PROVE TOO MUCH

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/03/06/harsh-conditions-prove-too-much/

16 March2022  issue -  DEATH AND WITCHCRAFT AT KOPU MILL

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/03/20/death-and-witchcraft-at-kopu-mill/

23 March 2022 issue - FLAXMILL MURDER INVESTIGATED

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/03/28/flax-mill-murder-investigated/

30 March 2022 issue - FATAL MINING ACCIDENT AFTER GREAT FALL 

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/04/03/fatal-mining-accident-after-great-fall-at-waihi/

13 April 2022 issue - MAN DIES AFTER BINGE DRINKING -

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/04/14/man-dies-after-binge-drinking/

20 April 2022 issue - SOLIDER AWARDED MEDAL FOR BRAVERY IN WW ONE

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/04/22/soldier-awarded-medal-for-bravery-in-wwi/

4 May 2022 issue - JOCKEY DIES AFTER FALL -PAGE 14 - 

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/VALLEY-PROFILE-Digital-Edition-4-May-2022.pdf

18 May 2022 issue - BOY SCOUTS FIND SKELELTON IN BUSH- PAGE 14 -https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/VALLEY-PROFILE-Digital-Edition-May-18-2022.pdf

1 June 2022 issue - ACCIDENTAL DROWNING INVESTIGATED AT KEREPEHI - https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/06/05/accidental-drowning-investigated-at-kerepehi/

15 June 2022 issue - DEATH AT WAIHI STORAGE DAM 

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/06/19/death-at-waihi-storage-dam/

29 June 2022 issue -  EXTRAORDINARY CENTENARIAN DIES AT TAPU

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/07/01/extraordinary-centenarian-dies-at-tapu/

13 July 2022 issue - BROTHERS DEVELOP DREADED MINING DISEASE

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/07/17/brothers-catch-dreaded-mining-disease/

27 July 2022 issue - DYNAMITE EXPLOSION PROVES FATAL

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/07/28/dynamite-explosion-proves-fatal

10  August 2022 issue - SIMPLE MISTAKE LEADS TO DEATH

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/08/11/simple-mistake-leads-to-death/

24 August issue - MISSING MAN TRIGGERS SEARCH

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/08/25/missing-man-triggers-search/

31 August 2o22 issue - THAMES MAN SIR KEITH PARK TO BE REMEMBERED

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/09/04/thames-man-sir-keith-park-to-be-remembered/

18 September 2022 issue - EXPLOSION CLAIMS MANS LIFE

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/09/18/explosion-claims-mans-life/

28 September issue - LANDSLIDE ENGULFS MANS HUT IN STORM

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/10/02/landslide-engulfs-mans-hut-in-storm/

12 October issue - A ONCE DAPPER PRESENCE IN PAEROA 

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/10/16/a-once-dapper-presence-in-paeroa/

26 October issue - EXPLODING GUN CAUSES FATALITY IN THAMES

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https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/valley-profile-issues-2022/2022/10/26/valley-profile-digital-edition-26-october-2022/

9 November issue - HAWAIIAN MEN DIE IN THAMES VALLEY

PAGE 14

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/VALLEY-PROFILE-Digital-Edition-9-November-2022.pdf

23 November issue - DEATH FROM DRINKING AFTER 'GOOSE CHASE'

PAGE 10

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/VALLEY-PROFILE-Digital-Edition-23-November-2022.pdf

7 November issue - MISSING MAN FOUND AFTER SEARCH

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/2022/12/10/missing-man-found-after-search/

 

21 December 2022 issue - MYSTERY OF MISSING THAMES MINER PAGE 13

https://www.valleyprofile.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VALLEY-PROFILE-Digital-Edition-21-December-2022.pdf

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