SummaryBefore 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 stories from the Bay of Plenty Times and other sources about James Galbraith, who printed and published the Tauranga Advertiser and was also proprietor of the Bay of Plenty Times 1888-1891.Main Body
1885: The partnership of Galbraith and Johnston, Printers, Publishers and Journalists of Tauranga has this day been dissolved. Mr James Galbraith carrying on business. 10 December 1885. Bay of Plenty Times, 12 December 1885.
1888: Resigned as Councillor on account of having become proprietor of the Bay of Plenty Times. 9 May 1888.
1889:
James Bodell versus Galbraith over ownership of Star's printing works. Bay of Plenty Times, 22 August 1889.
Judgement given (Bodell v Galbraith re Star printing works. Bay of Plenty Times, 3 September 1889.
James Galbraith purchased lot 228, section 1, Devonport Road, lately occupied by Mr Murphy. Bay of Plenty Times, 4 November 1889.
Purchased lot 734, section 2. Bay of Plenty Times, 4 November 1889.
1891: James Galbraith ceased being proprietor of the Bay of Plenty Times. 17 July 1891.
1894: Resumed practice as a barrister and solicitor above Mr de Boubel's store, The Strand. Bay of Plenty Times, 6 July 1894.
1915: Death of, in Waihī. Once owned Bay of Plenty Times, Ōpotiki paper, Waihī Mines, etc. Solicitor, and Inspector of Roman Catholic Schools. Bay of Plenty Times, 23 July 1915.
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