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Mataura & Districts Historical Society Incorporated

Our collection reflects Mataura's rich industrial and farming heritage. We are based in Clematis Cottage which is a small restored working family's home, built in the mid 1880s.

We have a strong set of local photographs dating back to the 1870s and a comprehensive local history archive. We are currently putting our collection on-line, to share it with a wider audience. We welcome enquiries and your information about Mataura's history. Copies of our photographs are available for purchase.

Collection Type
Historic Site


Contact Details
Postal address iconC/- The Secretary, Mrs Marie Wilkinson, 5 Hillcrest Avenue, MATAURA 9712
Web address iconhttp://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/4033
Email address iconmataura.historical@xtra.co.nz
Staff iconVolunteer museum.


Visitor Information
Physical address iconClematis Cottage, 68 Kana Street, MATAURA 9712, New Zealand
Hours of operation iconFirst Sunday of every month 2pm-4pm and by request. (Presently closed for a cataloguing project but we are happy to take research enquiries).
Charges iconFree, donations welcome.


Facilities
Reference LibraryMembership ClubToilets



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Illuminated Address, framed [Alexander Dickie]; McCormick & Pugh's Fine Art Gallery (Christchurch); 1916; MT2012.4.1Advertising card, Mataura Collieries; Mataura Collieries; 1907-1923; MT2012.4.5Programme, Mataura Bridge official opening, 1939; Mataura Borough Council; 1939; MT2012.14.1Memorial Card, Forrest Brown; unknown maker; 1904; MT2012.61Newspaper article, Mataura & Districts Historical Society; The Ensign (Gore and Districts); 01.10.1994; MT2012.14.9
Library -View all (41)
Plunket Book; Plunket Society; 1945; MT1997.148.7Dictionary; Collins, William, Sons & Co. Ltd; before 1903; MT1996.146.2Bible, Oxford; 1907; MT2012.34.2Book, Childbirth Without Fear ; Read, Grantly Dick; 1950; MT2012.129.3Book, Girl Guide songs (2 of 2); Woodhouse, Irene (Doctor); 1931; MT2012.102.3
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Photograph [Gardiner's Foundry, Mataura]; unknown photographer; 1880-1910; MT2011.185.114Album, photograph (partial); unknown photographer; 1939-1940; MT2012.5.1Album, postcards [Leon Robinson]; unknown photographer; 1932-1933; MT2012.5.6Album, photograph [Mataura Dairy Factory cheese-making]; McPhee, Lance (Mataura); 1931-1932; MT2012.5.2Album, photographs [Mataura Cubs and Scouts]; McKelvie, Ian (Mr); 1947-1951; MT2012.2

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