Both Sides of the Valley: The Story of Ōtira's Hotels

By Stephen Wright

A leisurely journey through nearly 160 years of hotel history, Both Sides of the Valley centres on the fascinating history of Ōtira's six hotels. This book also delves extensively into the wider history of hotels and accommodation between Jacksons in the west and Bealey in the east.

The meticulously researched narrative is complemented by a series of carefully crafted stories. It is richly illustrated throughout.

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A4 portrait format, soft-cover
414 pages
Released November 2023

page 405: It has been discovered that the telegraph office had shifted to the south side of the river by the early 1900s. It probably happened between the mid-1870s and the mid-1890s.