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A Sinister Revival
SUPERSTITIONS.AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXIV, ISSUE 35, 11 FEBRUARY 1933, PAGE 8 (SUPPLEMENT)
Posted in Alternative Religion, Psychology
Tagged New Zealand, NZ, Psychology, The Occult in NZ Newspapers
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Glimpses into Spirit Life – a rare book of spiritualist seances
Images from ‘Glimpses into Spirit Life’ (1927), a New Zealand published book of records of spirit communications in the mold of 1909’s ‘Occult Research, Reincarnation, Life in Other Planets & Antiquity Unveiled by Spirit Intelligences’.
Posted in Alternative Religion
Tagged Book, Ghost, New Zealand, New Zealand Social History, NZ, Spiritualism
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Dunedin Cenotaph’s that might have been
A picture of the accepted plan for the cenotaph, featuring frescoes and bronze figures that were not included in the final design due to a lack of funds. Some notes from the judge of the competition held to pick the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, War
Tagged ANZAC, Architecture, civic religion, Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand Social History, NZ
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Two Meloncholy Deaths
SOCIAL AND GENERAL. OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 11419, 10 MAY 1899 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18990510.2.4 With thanks to the National Library of New Zealand.
Popular Magic Handbooks Available in New Zealand 1850-1935
Advertisements for various fortune telling handbooks of the kind sold in the UK as chapbooks. The national library of Scotland as well as the internet archive have large collections, readable online, of these books. Typically they will consist of a … Continue reading
The Head of William Jarvey, Murderer
This plaster death mask of William Jarvey was taken after his execution at Dunedin Gaol, 1865 THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES MONDAY MAY 8, 1899. OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 11417, 8 MAY 1899 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18990508.2.30?query=executed%20skull&sort_by=byDA&items_per_page=100&page=2&start_date=01-01-1862&end_date=31-12-1903&snippet=true&title=EP,ODT An account of Jarvey’s execution. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, FolkLore
Tagged Crime, Dunedin, Ghost, Murder, Necromancy, New Zealand, NZ
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Sunlight League bill
Posted in Nature Worship
Tagged Christchurch, Nature Worship, New Zealand, NZ, Sun, Sunlight League
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MOTOR CRIME GANG.
A rare case of gang crime in inter-war New Zealand NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXIV, ISSUE 19818, 13 DECEMBER 1927 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19271213.2.129?query=mcgregor%20barnett With thanks to the National Library of New Zealand
House of Dreams
HOUSE OF DREAMS. NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LXVII, ISSUE 20484, 8 FEBRUARY 1930, SUPPLEMENT https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19300208.2.178.45.2?query=lares%20shrine With thanks to the National Library of New Zealand
Posted in Storytelling, Symbolism
Tagged Architecture, Children, Cult, Customs, Genius Loci, New Zealand, New Zealand Social History, NZ, Prose
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