Hidden Hamilton

Discovering stories about Hamilton - its people, places, past and present.

26 May, 2015

St Peter's Anglican Church, Hamilton

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Hundreds of children were on the march, a more-or-less orderly line snaking its way from St Peter’s Anglican Church to Hamilton Station. At ...
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19 May, 2015

The Roxy Theatre

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When I first heard Colin Chapman’s name spoken, it was in reverential tones. ‘Of course, you know of Colin Chapman.’ I didn’t, then – but n...
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14 May, 2015

Elisa and Peter Sandrone

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These days, Elisa Sandrone is retired from her work as restaurateur, cooking teacher, child care provider, caterer and chef. But with her fr...
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25 April, 2015

When Hudson Street hummed

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At the northern end of Hudson Street, Hamilton, amid residential houses, was a veritable hive of industry. But it was more than that – it wa...
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15 April, 2015

The Michelangelo Centre

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It had been his dream for a dozen years or more – an opulent function centre in the heart of Hamilton, a dazzling extravaganza of imported s...
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27 March, 2015

One bet each way - Tony and Clare Rufo

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Over the past decade, Hamilton residents Tony (Antonio) and Clare Rufo have travelled regularly to San Donato Val di Comino, Tony’s ancestra...
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15 March, 2015

Knowing the Gow family of Fettercairn, Hamilton

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There was no celebratory clinking of glasses of Scotch whisky when Fanny Gow, aged 42, gave birth to a boy in 1886, after 10 girls in succes...
20 February, 2015

Born to perform - Elma Gibbs

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The pulling power of a high media profile was obvious even in the Newcastle of the late 1930s. When ‘sweetheart of the airwaves’ Elma Gibbs ...
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06 February, 2015

Saving an AA Company house in Hamilton

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It continued to await its future, concealed in a battle axe block behind 195 Denison Street. This compact nineteenth century residence was o...
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28 January, 2015

Which David Murray was he?

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The repetition of given names, especially naming first born sons after their father or grandfather, is a tradition with centuries of history...
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