Public Talk: History of Napier with Elizabeth Pishief
9 Herschell Street, Napier
Public Talk: History of Napier with Elizabeth Pishief
9 Herschell Street, Napier
History of Napier with Elizabeth Pishief - “Roads, Reclamation and recreation: the early years of Napier Borough Council 1874-1934”
Free entry.
The talk will cover the first sixty years of the Napier Borough Council – 1874-1934, with an introduction about the European settlement of Napier from 1851 until 1874 and why Napier petitioned to become a borough in 1874.
Elizabeth Pishief is a heritage consultant and local historian with a PhD in Heritage & Museum Studies. She has written numerous reports, papers, books and given talks on a wide variety of heritage topics.
Image: Marewa pre-1900 before land reclamation began. Photograph from the west of George’s Drive in looking toward the Napier Hill/Mataruahou.
Credit: Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 15
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When
Thu 28th Nov 2024, 5:30pm
Where
MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
9 Herschell Street, Napier
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