Kirk family : Papers, photographs and family histories
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Reference NumberARC-0692CreatorKirk, W.R., 1921-2009DescriptionThe collection includes two family histories relating to the wider Kirk family along with a number of photographs and glass slides relating to the history of Mosgiel and the Taieri. There are a number of named portrait slides of early Taieri identities.
Only a small part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyRon Kirk was a Taieri farmer and historian who wrote 'Pulse of the Plain', a history of Mosgiel for the Mosgiel Borough Council. He was also an office bearer, youth leader and Sunday School superintendent at East Taieri Presbyterian Church, and chairman of the Taieri High School Board of Governors from 1971 to 1981.
Kirk, W.R., 1921-2009, Kirk family : Papers, photographs and family histories. Hocken Digital Collections, accessed 02/04/2026, https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/60912