You might have heard the row of old shops and restaurants on the western side of the junction of Victoria Street and Albert Street in Central Auckland referred to as Martha’s Corner, but who was Martha anyway? Join Dan Windwood, Senior Built Heritage Specialist at Auckland Council as he tells the story of Martha Lindsay and her family in the nineteenth and early twentieth century based on newspaper reports from the time. If you think the activities of the West family in Outrageous Fortune seemed a little unreal, come meet the Lindsays.
Presented at the Central City Library on 28 September 2023.