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Historical Timline

All articles, images, and other resources relating to Marino Gardens, collected by the Marino Gardens Historical society. This is a work-in-progress.

Newspaper clippings from the Papers Past project at the National Library of New Zealand are reproduced under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence.

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1940

Evening Post, Vol. CXXIX, Issue 31, 6 February 1940, Pg. 14
Newspaper clipping covering the engagement of Laurette Russell, daughter of Marino Gardens residents.
New Zealand Herald, Vol. LXXVII, Issue 23593, 29 February 1940, Pg. 1
Newspaper advertisement for a flat to lease at Marino Gardens.
New Zealand Herald, Vol. LXXVII, Issue 23812, 13 November 1940, Pg. 14
Newspaper clipping covering the wedding of Laurette Russell, daughter of Marino Gardens residents. Particular focus on the bride's French lace gown.

1941

New Zealand Herald, Vol. LXXVIII, Issue 23874, 27 January 1941, Pg. 1
Newspaper advertisement seeking married couple as caretakers for Marino Gardens flats. Weekly wages of £5/1/4, references essential, apply to Winstone Ltd at 69 Queen Street.

1943

Auckland Star, Vol. LXXIV, Issue 221, 17 September 1943, Pg. 1
Newspaper obituary for Helen Laing of Marino Gardens. A service to be held at Watney Sibun and Sons chapel in Newmarket, no flowers by request.

1944

New Zealand Herald, Vol. 81, Issue 24832, 2 March 1944, Pg. 4
Newspaper clipping advising that Corporal Rawson, son of Marino Gardens resident J. Rawson, has been transferred from an Italian prisoner of war camp to Stalag 344 in German.
Auckland Star, Vol. LXXV, Issue 129, 2 June 1944, Pg. 6
Newspaper clipping covering the commision of Sub-Lieutenant Ashley Rees, son of Marino Gardens residents, including a photograph of the subject in uniform.

1945

New Zealand Herald, Vol. 82, Issue 25167, 3 April 1945, Pg. 1
Newspaper advertisement from a Marino Gardens resident selling a 10" bandsaw.
Auckland Star, Vol. LXXVI, Issue 220, 17 September 1945, Pg. 6
Newspaper clipping advising of the release of prisoners of war from Japanese camps in Singapore, including John and R.A. Bibert of Marino Gardens, returning to Whenuapai airbase.
New Zealand Herald, Vol. 82, Issue 25149, 12 March 1945, Pg. 2
Newspaper clipping covering the wedding of a niece of Marino Gardens residents to returned serviceman William Sullivan.
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