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Anzac Old boys - World War II
Grenville McFarland with the College Rugby team Click image to enlarge Three of the young men from Nelson College who lost their lives in World War II, as recorded...
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Albert Nalder
Albert McCormack Nalder was born on the 12th April 1891 at Motupipi, Golden Bay. His parents were Thomas William Nalder and Mary McCormick. At age five Albert lived with...
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School Bugs
Regular users of the Nelson Railway line (closed since the 1950's) included Nelson secondary school students from Stoke, Richmond and the countryside. They were called “school bugs”, named for their on-board...
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Resolution Bay or Atapu
It has been suggested that the Māori name for this bay, which is off Tōtaranui/ Queen Charlotte Sound, should perhaps be O-Tapu, (a sacred place) or Ata-po (early dawn). Captain...
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Albert Edward Cresswell
Albert Edward Cresswell, 1882-1916, was the fifth of ten children belonging to William Daniel and Elizabeth Fanny (née St. John) Cresswell of Stoke. Albert’s father was a gardener and...
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