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Directories are one of the most effective ways of tracing members of a family,
especially tradesmen. Many small businesses needed to ensure the public was
aware of their activity and one of the better ways to do this in an age before
media dominated was via a directory. The value of directories as a research
tool is enhanced when no census material is available.
Researchers are likely to find names and addresses listed in the following sections:
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colony-wide alphabetical directory
- town and district directories
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city street directories for Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill,
and Wellington
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trades directory
Names can be found in the following sections sometimes accompanied with additional
information:
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manufacturers of English goods for export to New Zealand
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banking and finance—bank managers
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legal—judges and magistrates, court officials, coroners, crown
prosecutors, sheriffs, barristers and solicitors, justices of the peace
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ecclesiastical—clergy
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insurance—company administrators
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educational—administrators, tertiary educators, head teachers,
private school teachers
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medical—Otago University School of Medicine, medical associations,
medical practitioners, hospital administrators, dentists, chemists
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pastoral and agricultural
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municipal—county, town and borough clerks, harbour masters, road
and river boards
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government directories—elected members, ministers and government
departmental administrators
A wonderful source of historical information for not only family historians, but also social historians and local historians. A directory can verify information that you may have already obtained already have, as well as educate you on life and society at the time. High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book. This CD has been bookmarked for easy navigation, and pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.
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System Requirements
- Any computer using Adobe (Acrobat) Reader 4 or later
- Adobe Reader 6 or later is recommended for CDs with searchable text
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