"Auckland Star" personnel

[Whenu]

Hi all, does anyone know of a list of the workforce from the Auckland Star, late 40's? Trying to find when my mother worked there. Thanks

[TwiggyTree]

The Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Star says that it would now be the Sunday Star-Times, so here are the contact details https://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/ in case you want to try them directly.

[Whenu]

Thanks Twiggy, might have to give it a try.

[Whenu]

Star Times records don't go far enough back, from the above link.

[TwiggyTree]

Not online, no, but most newspapers have an archive department for what you are asking ie staff record books.

Or alternatively perhaps those books may be lodged with a local library or museum?

Perhaps like this: http://www.rootschat.com/links/01m02/

[Whenu]

Sorry Twiwiggy. meant to say that I'd got hold of SST, but their records don't go that far back.
Will maybe save that Council result for when I'm there next.

[Fresh Fields]

Hello.

Not my field of interests, but trying to think off the cuff who was the publisher, and what did they also print in the way of Magazines. Were there inhouse social club publications, or posiblities of mentions in the likes of the NZ WOMAN's WEEKLY of the period. It had a huge circulation for it's times.

Christchurch public library appears to have an index of names published therein, which may be worth a look see.

New Zealand Index
A collection of indexed New Zealand-related material with short abstracts. Includes Newzindex, covering business in New Zealand in New Zealand journals and major newspapers from 1985 to 2006; NZ Science, a collection of scientific abstracts covering New Zealand science writing back to 1840; Newspaper Index (NINX) covering New Zealand newspapers from 1993-2003; Index Auckland, a record of information about Auckland; Index New Zealand (INNZ); The New Zealand Woman's Weekly Index of Names mentioned, 1932-1951; The New Zealand Herald's Family + Notices Classifieds since 2003. Index only.

- Alan.

PS: Just checked - was the same publisher.

[Janette]

Alan,MB worked for the NZ Herald and they printed the NZ Woman's Weekly so it wasn't the Auckland Star.

Cheers Janette

[Fresh Fields]

Hi again.

Not my field, but my above look up referred to the 1948 comments in this link:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Woman%27s_Weekly

There can be a distinction between the publisher and or printer, but I just don't know. However in my wide ranging searches to date, I have found social pages, and social club publications a mine of information if I can get my hands on them. Like wise the Social Photo Pix publications of the 1960's etc.


Alan.