The following blog reflects my current view on the Hardy Mount Albert Road houses building dates, ownerships and occupation, arrived at...

Here are some photos I took in 2009 of the houses at 30, 34 and 36 Mount Albert Road. At that time I thought 36 looked most likely to be...

I have updated this posting to reflect some new information on the houses that were contained in the Mount Albert Historical Society...

In about 1900, after around 30 years in the Horseshoe Bush, Charles and Alice moved to Mount Albert. This was after a short stay in...

The image above is taken from the magnificent book "Kauri Cameraman" featuring the photography of Tudor Washington Collins 1898- 1970....

The Horseshoe Bush is an area in the hills that are to the west of Dairy Flat. It formed part of what was known as the Pukeatua Parish....

Charles Hardy frequently wrote letters to newspaper editors and demonstrated an amazing way with words combined with a sharp intellect...

George was born in Ely on 23 March 1791. He was the only child of George Hardy and Anne Canham Hardy who had married in the Lady Chapel...

The centre piece of the city of Ely is its Cathedral. The origins of a church in Ely date back to the infancy of Christianity. A monastry...

Charles Hardy had a fascinating life full of adventure prior to migrating to New Zealand in the 1860s along with his wife Alice. The...