Posts by SteveH
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to Dylan Reeve,
It seems the “hacking” term is pretty much unjustified, and ultimately I think will provide great leverage for the push back. I also hope that Hager has largely stuck to things that are verifiable with the content he has, because any divergence into the land of speculation and conspiracy theory will also provide great points for spin.
Ultimately in a thing like this I think that hyperbole (which the term ‘hacking’ seems to be) is self-defeating. It’s easily rebutted and with it goes the larger issues.
Keith Ng and Ira Bailey were described as hacking into MSD's systems by Slater. They don't get it both ways, though neither do we.
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Hard News: Over the paywall?, in reply to Russell Brown,
The staff posting those stories to the website can be very junior, under-skilled and overworked.
They might have to do something about that if they want people to pay.
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Hard News: Auckland's future: Keep calm,…, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
fiscally incontinent
I assume the main symptom of which is a predilection to pissing money away?
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Hard News: Now win the argument, in reply to Steve Barnes,
There was no need for Cunliffe to be “Embarrassed” to be a man. That is just ridiculous.
Can't Cunliffe be embarrassed, as a man, of the behaviour of some men in the same way that I am embarrassed, as a NZ cricket supporter, of the behaviour of Lou Vincent?
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Hard News: Sectarian Bloodlust 2.0, in reply to BenWilson,
I wracked my brains to find a way to say that which didn’t come across as hassling Bart, which is not my intention.
I’d agree that it’s dismaying that technology is used to do stupid, evil things, but that’s pretty much half the story of technology, since we first picked up sticks to bash things with.
Bart was simply highlighting the irony in that a group which believes people should live in ignorance is happily using Twitter (a product of science and technology that has been used to enlighten the public) to push their agenda. He wasn't commenting generally on the use of technology to do evil.
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Southerly: Who was George Hildebrand…, in reply to David Haywood,
Birth certificates of Eliza’s supposed illigitimate children:
Horace Clement Wilfred Webb
Hilda Annie Webb
Berty Alfred ForsterAll three transcribed by DIA. I wonder what is in the original register entries that we are not allowed to see!
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Southerly: Who was George Hildebrand…, in reply to David Haywood,
I’ll post the BDM results here as they come to hand (eight days, according to BDM).
Not arrived yet? I'm getting impatient.
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Southerly: Who was George Hildebrand…, in reply to Hebe,
Vina Isabella Winter – unusual name. Probably a contraction of her aunt Malvina’s name.
Nice spotting, I'm sure that's it.
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Southerly: Who was George Hildebrand…, in reply to Lynley Chapman,
Eliza Ann Webb Reg # 11721 19 Montreal St, Storekeeper
Eliza Ann Webb Reg # 14663 19 Montreal St, Storekeeper
Eliza Winter Reg # 3373 Riversleigh, Avonside, Domestic Duties
Eliza Ann Winter Reg # 12179 Caledonian Road, St Albans, Household Duties
Obviously there is some potential for confusion with 3 women with similar names around at the same time, but I think #12179 is “our” E A Winter nee Webb. There are school records for her Winter children starting St Albans school in March 1892, though her address is listed as Crescent Rd:
Cyril John Martin Winter, born 6 Feb 1883, admission 21 Mar 1892, last day 21 Sep 1896, last school Methven, parent/guardian E A Winter, Crescent Rd
James Reginald Winter, born 24 Feb 1885, admission 21 Mar 1892, last day 24 Feb 1896, rest as above
Vina Isabella Winter, born 22 Mar 1886, admission 15 Mar 1892, last day 28 Apr 1893, destination Methven (suspect this was mistakenly recorded as destination rather than last school), parent/guardian E A Winter, Crescent Rd
Percy E Winter, born 18 Mar 1887, admission 15 Mar 1892, parent/guardian E A Winter, Crescent Rd (rest missing)
Also found Bertie:
Bertie Forster, Hasting Street School, born 22 Jan 1895, admission 4 Feb 1901, parent/guardian Mrs Forster, Hasting St
EDIT: DH 20JUN14 -- Crescent Road is now Trafalgar Street; Deans Street (where Susan Webb lived in house #1 at one point) is now Purchas Street.
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Southerly: Who was George Hildebrand…, in reply to David Haywood,
Though in an odd co-incidence there was a Malvinia (note extra ‘i’) Webb in Christchurch, living on Webb street very near to the Colemans (she appears to have been no relation to Malvina Webb). Malvinia Webb married Robert Ewing McDougall of the CHCH Art Gallery fame.
I noticed her when I was searching the BDM indexes. Our Malvina married George Farr in 1877, though his name is incorrectly recorded as Tarr in the index. They had twins in 1879, Alice Louise and Bernard George. Sadly neither survived their first year. In 1881 another Alice Louise was born, followed by Lillian Maud in 1882. George Farr died on 3 Feb 1888 in Auckland, and Malvina followed only a few months later on 16 Mar 1888. Pretty tragic history for that branch of the family too apparently.