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Tauranga butcheries moments in history
LicenseCC BY 4.0AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Tauranga butcheries moments in historyType of ContributionLibrary storyTaxonomyStories | ArticlesBefore Pae Korokī and Papers Past, the New Zealand Room librarians would note topics of interest in an alphabetised card catalogue, this is their selection of butchers and butcheries stories from the Bay of Plenty Times and other sources.
Chronological listing:
1860s
N. Davison, on and after August 1st 1867 the business of the Meat Contractor will be conducted at my shop during the erection of more suitable premises at Beach, allotment No 54. Tauranga Record, 27 July 1867.
1870s
Harry and Kirk butchers, Beach Road. Bay of Plenty Times, 7 September 1872, p. 1.
Harvey and Kirk, butchers, Beach Road, advertising in Bay of Plenty Times, March 1873.
Michael Brearley:
- opening of his new butchery in the premises known as Fraser's Hall, Beach Road. Bay of Plenty Times, 25 July 1874.
- new front put on and verandah erected at his Beach Road butchery. Bay of Plenty Times, 29 July 1874.
- bankrupt, Bay of Plenty Times, 20 October 1875.
Mr Corbett new butcher started in "the Red House", Strand. Bay of Plenty Times, 20 October 1875.
Bay of Plenty Butchery Co open for business on 29 March, Edwin Lea is the manager. Bay of Plenty Times, 3 March 1879.
1880s
Mr G.B. Morris sold his butchery business on the Strand to Mr Robert Kirk. Bay of Plenty Times, 2 August 1881.
The Cameron Road Butchery has changed hands. The new proprietor is Mr E. Durand, (old Mr. E. Lea). Bay of Plenty Times, June 1882.
Robert Kirk to discontinue his butchery business on the end of The Strand at the end of October. Bay of Plenty Times, 30 October 1883.
Kirk sold butchery business to Tanner on 1 May. Bay of Plenty Times, 30 April 1888, p. 3.
1980s
Ōropi butchers, Andy McPhail, Rogers Brothers and Denny Leo, Ollie Oxnam, listed on the last page of the Ōropi News, October 1988.
Western Bay butchers will stay on job. Bay of Plenty Times, 7 November 1980, p. 1.
A selection of historic images of butcher shops in Pae Korokī:
Butcher's shop, Te Puke, 1902. Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 99-948
Northern Star building, 1934. Includes frontage of Hynds Butchers. Taken by Robert Rendell. Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 02-004.
Strand, c. 1935. Businesses include Tanner Bros butchers. Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 01-119.
Gate Pā pedestrian crossing, published in the Bay of Plenty Times 23 April 1966. Shop fronts include Gate Pā Butchery. Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries photo gcc-13807.
Mr A.J. Sklenars, butcher in Tauranga, cleaning up mince off the road when it fell from his van. Published in the Bay of Plenty Times 10 May 1966. Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gcc-14143.
Mr Trevor Gregory reviews plans for renovations to his new butcher store in Tauranga. Published in the Bay of Plenty Times 12 May 1973. Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries photo gcc-27905.
