1979
- November
3 - The Evening Star
- Daily since 1863
-
Final Edition -
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Page 1 -
Cover
- 001
photo - aerial view over
Dunedin
Page 2 - The
Beginning
- History of the "Evening Star" - 002
photo Stafford st, Dunedin,
1863, and the road st building of the
"Evening
Star" from
photos - Mr George Bell, prop 1869 - 1895,
Mr C.S.Smith, director 1923
-
1943
Mr C.G.Smith, director 1917 -
1953,
chairman 1945 - 1953
Mr
S.D.Smith,
director
1933 - 1974, chairman 1953 - 1974
Page 3 -
Editors - Reasons for Closing
- 003
Photos - Mr George
Bell, 1869 - 1894, Mr Mark Cohen, 1894
- 1920, Mr W.F.Alexander
1920 - 1946,
Mr Jillett, 1947 -
1959 Mr W.J.Noble
1854 - 1975, Mr P.J.Stewart 1975 -
1978, Mr F.R.Nicol,
1978 - 1979
Mr V.G.Cavanagh,
Mr D.S.Braithwaite,
Mr Julian Smith,
Mr Neville
Webber,
Page 4 - Excerpts from
Editorials - 004
Page 5 - Story
of
Amy Maud Bock - 005
Photo - Detective
Hunt.
Photo - Nicholas
Brokenshire, a journalist on the "Evening Star"
for
years
Page 6 - Sports
Special - 006
On 31 August 1907 "The Evening Star"
launched a pioneer publication in New Zealand sporting
journalism. It issued a special Saturday night edition
with the news of the day's
sport
from all over New Zealand
Photo - Peter Snell,
Page 7 - A Selection
from
the "Star" photo file. - 007
Photos - The Abbotsford
landslide, The Hyde railway disaster,
1943, The Exchange Star
boy,
Hayman's fire 1952
Page 8 - The Good Old
Star in Retrospect - 008
Photos - Staff of the
"Star" W.J.Noble,
J.B.Thomson
F.W.Cave, Mary Buchanan,
Shona
McFarlane,
M.R.Keane,
W.J.Sinton.
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Beverley Evans
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16 August 2010