As i remember it
As I Remember It is a collection of stories from local people who remember what Seacliff, Kingston Park and Marino was like from long gone eras.
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In our first stories we hear from Mike Rutherford who recalls Marino in the 1960's and 70's. "vast open spaces east of the rail line; and a few modern houses west, surrounded by sometimes shoddy holiday shacks, some previously occupied by smugglers according to local legend".
From the 1950's as a child, Mike recalls his Saturdays with the, "shady beer garden of the Seacliff Hotel, where the kids would be treated to pints of raspberry and lemonade". |
Do you know anyone we can interview about that or other aspects of the local area? Simply drop us an email with their contact details and we’ll do the rest. Email us on 5049communicator@gmail.com if you would like to be interviewed.
2018 HISTORY NIGHT
This event provided the 5049 Coastal Community residents with the opportunity to hear from, both official and unofficial experts on local history of Marino, Kingston Park and Seacliff, both pre- and post-European settlement, in a fun and interactive way.
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Over a 120 people attended the event in the upstairs Function Room of the new Kauri Sports and Community Centre. Attendees enjoyed complimentary drinks and nibbles, the fabulous view over the coastline. Historic photos and maps were on display on the evening.
Read the full story and see the slideshow here. |
"BECOME A 'ROADS' SCHOLAR: #1 Scholefield Road", by Harry Owen
map c 1919-20
1919 Brighton Cement Works Power house
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The Scholefield Road story begins in 1343 in the north of England with the first recorded use ofScholefeld as a family name.A geographical feature near where someone lived has often been used to provide a family name and in Old English aSchole is a hut and a Feld is meadow or pasture. Over time different spellings of the name have appeared including Schofield and Scholefield.
In 1905The Register reported that the SA Portland Cement Company had appointed Mr Frank Sykes Scholefield to manage the Brighton Cement Works in Marino. At this time the cement was transported by road but it was hoped it would be transported by rail when the line to Marino was constructed. Unfortunately the Rail Commissionersand the Company couldn’t agree on funding for a private siding so a road was made to connect the works to Marino station. This road was called Scholefield Road.A map from around 1920 showing Scholefield Road connecting the cement works and Marino station in on the MRA website. In 1922 the SA Portland Cement Company sold some land for a housing development and Scholefield Road became the gateway to Marino. The full article on this follows as a PDF, if you have any thoughts or further information please contact us: 
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