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  Blogs (Articles) on www.queenstown.com
Since December 2015 we have contributed blogs (on-line articles) to the queenstown.com website of information about Queenstown.
All our articles are available through this link:
https://www.queenstown.com/contributors/2786-queenstown-historical-society
Index of Topics with links to the article

 1918 Influenza Epidemic: What happened in the Wakatipu?
 https://www.queenstown.com/blog/4466-1918-influenza-epidemic-what-happened-in-the-wakatipu
Anthony Trollope’s 1872 visit
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/3735-celebrity-english-writer-visited-queenstown
Arrow Irrigation Scheme 1930
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/2920-salute-to-the-arrow-irrigation-scheme
Childbirth in the early days
 https://www.queenstown.com/blog/4344-giving-birth-in-the-early-days
Coronet Skifield early days
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/3313-early-days-of-skiing-on-coronet-peak
Elections – the first in Queenstown and Arrowtown
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/3484-first-elections-in-queenstown-and-arrowtown-a-tale-of-two-towns
Fox, William, gold prospector
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/3111-bill-fox-whofoundit-whodunit
Frankton Airport history to 1964
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/4395-frankton-airport-the-racecourse-that-grew-wings
Frankton Grandstand 1864 horse-racing
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/3032-old-grandstand-survives-beside-frankton-airport
Frankton Road - no cars allowed
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/3619-no-cars-allowed-on-frankton-road
Housing in early days
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/3407-diy-real-estate-the-first-housing-shortage-in-the-wakatipu
Kawarau Falls in 4 parts
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/3829-crossing-kawarau-falls-or-not
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/3893-rush-to-invest-in-the-kawarau-falls-dam-fortunes-assured
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/3988-building-kawarau-falls-dam-bridge-with-not-a-crane-or-hi-vis-vest-in-sight
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/4060-kawarau-falls-dam-where-s-the-gold
Queenstown Gardens 150 years in 3 parts
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/4120-queenstown-gardens-a-potted-history-of-150-years-part-1
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/4181-queenstown-gardens-part-2-from-local-park-to-tourist-attraction
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/4290-a-hotel-in-our-gardens-history-of-the-queenstown-gardens-part-3
Queenstown and Frankton names and rivalry
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/4438-the-queen-and-the-pioneering-woman-local-disagreements-in-1863-and-2018
Rebecca Bond – hotelier
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/3544-the-herstory-of-rebecca-bond-widowing-on
TSS Earnslaw - a 36-hour day in 1930s
https://www.queenstown.com/blog/educate/3351-a-wintry-36-hour-day-for-the-tss-earnslaw-in-the-1930s