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Issue 6 Volume 2, October 2013

MT ROSKILL(Puketapapa)

HistoricalSociety

NewsletterVisi t us on the web:  https://sites.google.com/site/roskil lhistory/  

OCTOBER

There’ll be no meeting in October as we haveplenty to keep us occupied with the HeritageFestival!Brochures are available from libraries or check out the programme on line:www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/heritagefestival 

... Someone who may be interested injoining the society?If so, please forward our informationon to them. See back page for details.

If you haven't paid your subs, pleasesend payment to:Treasurer Peter McConnell,9 Budock Road, Hillsborough.

MT ROSKILL WAR MEMORIAL

COMPETITION The Mt Roskill War Memorial Upgradecompetition made the front page of our 

local Really Roskill publication. If you livein the area, you’ve probably seen the copybut for those who haven’t the results are: First place to Auckland University

students Thomas Wenjie Huang, Pete PeiWang and Tina Xie because of its simple butattractive design that best providedfor the needs of Anzac Day. The chosenentry will now go to the design team of theParks Department of Auckland Citywho will use it as a starting place for the final

design that will be constructed in time for  Anzac Day.The winners received a cheque for $500thanks to donations provided by New WorldMt Roskill, Westpac Bank Roskill Centre,Mad Butcher Roskill Centre and the MtRoskill (Puketapapa) Historical Society. Therunner up entry by Hannah Broatch and JiMin An received a cheque for $100 and $100worth of book vouchers. Residents will getthe opportunity to look at the winning entrieswhen they go on display later in the month atthe Mt Roskill Library and other venuesacross the Local Board area.

(From Really Roskill, October issue) 

DAYS GONE BY...

CHANGE OF NAMEAuckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 69, 22March 1945, Page 4

The Post and Telegraph Departmenthas decided to change the name of theMt. Roskill Post Office to Kings PostOffice. This is considered advisable asthe neighbourhood is more familiarlyknown as Three Kings than Mt. Roskill.

MT. ROSKILL DISTRICTAuckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 198, 22August 1941, Page 2

(By Telegraph.—Parliamentary ReporterWELLINGTON, this day. A largelysigned petition was presented in theHouse of Representatives yesterday byMr Richards (Government. Roskill). Itproposed that legislation be passed thissession to amend the law to provide forall persons having a residentialqualification within the Mount Roskillroad district being given the right to

sign a petition for the constitution of the Mount Roskill road district as aborough and to enable them to vote at

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any poll of electors of the Mount Roskillroad district on a proposal to form sucha borough

MOUNT ROSKILL SUPPLIED.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue LVII, 21 May1926, Page 9

ONEHUNGA TO THE RESCUE. WhenMount Roskill woke up this morning andfound itself without water there wasconsternation, but the local road boardsoon got to work and by mid-day theresidents had plenty, Mt. Roskill usuallygets its supply from the city. When thesupply failed this morning the boardcould have had its requirements

supplied by One Tree Hill, but the cityhad got in before it there, and bought400.000 gallons a day from the OneTree Hill Borough Council. The roadboard then turned to Onehunga whichdraws its supply from the never failingsprings down by the Manukau Harbour,

 just to the east of the railway station.The borough, which is Mt. Roskill'sclosest neighbour, agreed to supply300,000 gallons a day. In order toconnect up the board system with theOnehunga supply it was necessary tomake a connection at the- Royal Oak!corner, and to do this a gang of workmen was put on as soon as thenegotiations were completed. Thisbusiness-like arrangement beingsmartly carried into effect reduced Mt.Roskill's inconvenience to a matter of only a few hours.

From Lisa Truttman’s

Timespanner Facebook page

Korma Textiles ad, 1949-1950.

Dating from c.1945, the Korma Textilesfactory in Royal Oak (within Mt RoskillBorough) was a major employer for women.The name changed to Holeproof Mills in1957, and taken over by Dunedin's AllianceTextiles in 1980. Today, most of the factory

has been demolished closest to Mt AlbertRoad and replaced by retail development.

Only a smidgen of the original buildingremains as part of the Sanitarium factory.

And finally...

A HIGH FIVE!!

You will be aware of the wonderful news thatthe Auckland Council Strategy and FinanceCommittee has agreed to allocate $3.6 millionfor the restoration of the original Council1950's Building at 3 Kings for communityuse!

So we now have the beginnings of a heritageprecinct in Three Kings, a quarter where

history is beautifully preserved in amongst thethe new intensification coming to thesurrounding areas.So well done the Mt Roskill (Puketapapa)Historical Society, Michael Wood (our Heritage person on the Local Board) and theLocal Board for continuing to push for thisgreat result.

(from Margaret Ting)

HISTORICAL SOCIETYCONTACT DETAILSPresident, Garth Houltham

Treasurer: Peter McConnell.

Vice-President: Lisa Truttman

Secretary: Margaret Ting

Minutes Secretary, Susan Sweetman

Newsletter Editor: Joanne Graves

Committee:John Adam, Anneli Torrance, Basil Pinhey

JOINING INFORMATION

One year subscription: $10Contact Garth Houltham garph@ihug.co.nz for joining information or write to:

Puketapapa Historical SocietyGarth Houltham

15 McIlroy Street, HillsboroughAuckland 1042.