Thames Museum Te Whare Taonga o te Kauaeranga

Thames Museum Te Whare Taonga o te Kauaeranga Thames Museum Society collects, preserves and exhibits artifacts and stories about Thames district. The museum specialises in family and town research. Museum

Make us the first stop in your journey connecting with the past.

Searching in the archives and still new finds! Collection of landscape photos of the town by the late Ian Williamson tak...
22/12/2025

Searching in the archives and still new finds! Collection of landscape photos of the town by the late Ian Williamson taken November 1997. View from the upstairs balcony at the Goldfield Mall. You will note a few building changes along the centre. Checkout the previous petrol station, the old Women's Rest Room and RSA building along centre on east side of Queen Street. On the right the Warehouse before the garden centre encroached on the footpath.

XMAS MEMORIES. What are your best Christmas memories? When the hospital had over 200 beds (Seven Wards), many will remem...
21/12/2025

XMAS MEMORIES. What are your best Christmas memories?
When the hospital had over 200 beds (Seven Wards), many will remember walking the corridors and stairwells singing carols, then gathering at the front entrance for the finale. The corridors decorated, all windows painted with a variety of scenes. In the top photo, Dr Apthorp leads staff and family gathered in the singing of carols for the patients and visitors.

Back in time to XMAS 1922. The Thames Star Newspaper had photos of the district including the Burke Street wharf (left) ...
21/12/2025

Back in time to XMAS 1922. The Thames Star Newspaper had photos of the district including the Burke Street wharf (left) and the NEW Turua Wharf (right). Lower left photo is the burke st area whete gge long burke street wharf once stood.
In the 1920s shipping and the railway played an integral role at the Thames - transporting goods and passengers around the district.

YIKES back to the drawing board - need to practise scanning slides!!! It wasn't until I got to some photos of Thames I r...
20/12/2025

YIKES back to the drawing board - need to practise scanning slides!!! It wasn't until I got to some photos of Thames I realised "whoops" a mistake and my scans were query all flipped! FLIP what a mess.
First example, the one on the left of trams is probably correct, whereas Waiomu below, would be the right example.
NEW YEARS RESOLUTION to learn how to scan slides!!!

BACK TO THE 70s. Just driving along Richmond Street, maybe stop off at the Brian Boru or turn right to the Martina. Or c...
19/12/2025

BACK TO THE 70s. Just driving along Richmond Street, maybe stop off at the Brian Boru or turn right to the Martina. Or continue straight past the old Thames Auction House. Need petrol, stop on the left and go to McDonell Motors, and yes they would come out - fill the car, check the oil and even the tyres...oh yes those were the days!

18/12/2025

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18/12/2025

Raffle winners
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Now on at your museum. Crafty Christmas fun for children of all ages.We're looking forward to welcoming you.Open 10am to...
18/12/2025

Now on at your museum. Crafty Christmas fun for children of all ages.
We're looking forward to welcoming you.
Open 10am to 2pm today, Saturday 20th, Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd. Then closed for a few days, open again on Monday 29th, 10am to 2pm throughout the summer. Children are free.

Amazing photos around Manaia
18/12/2025

Amazing photos around Manaia

ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW, Don't be fooled that nothing changes in the museum - volunteers are continually rotating and addin...
18/12/2025

ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW, Don't be fooled that nothing changes in the museum - volunteers are continually rotating and adding objects from storage.
Making an appearance in the Gum cabinet is a kauri Gum "hair" plait from the Donnelly Collection.

XMAS 80 years ago - 1945 at Thames Hospital. Snips from the Nurses' Journal December 1945 remembered the hardships and j...
17/12/2025

XMAS 80 years ago - 1945 at Thames Hospital. Snips from the Nurses' Journal December 1945 remembered the hardships and joys of the past year. Soldiers and staff were returning from the war, the town had held peace parades for VE and VJ days. On top of that the town had battled a major scarlet fever outbreak which necessitated the use of the St George's Church hall as an isolation unit. The hospital was ably led by Matron Hill - who is pictured with her staff (lower right) in 1948.

Get in the Xmas mood, write a letter to someone you haven't seen for awhile or yourself!!! Experience the novelty of get...
15/12/2025

Get in the Xmas mood, write a letter to someone you haven't seen for awhile or yourself!!! Experience the novelty of getting a letter. Remember the cards that would have been spread around your Grandmother's house! The museum has the cards, made or homemade and the envelopes stamped. No excuse! Come and get writing.

Address

503 Cochrane Street (corner Pollen & Cochrane Streets)
Thames
3500

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 1pm
Tuesday 10am - 1pm
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
Thursday 10am - 1pm
Friday 10am - 1pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

Telephone

+6478688509

Website

https://ehive.com/collections/3281/thames-museum-te-whare-taonga-o-te-kauaer

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