by Brian Miller | Jan 9, 2015 | Childrens Picture Books, Shop
This children’s picture book, Josephine off the Rails, published in October 2013 has become very popular and will soon be heading for a reprint. The old locomotive Josephine escapes from the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum and charges down the track to help a frightened...
by Brian Miller | Nov 1, 2013 | History on Otago Peninsula, Shop
Moments in Time… Ralph Miller was a highly talented Dunedin artist who died in 1956 at the young age of 37. He left over 1000 sketches and artworks most have been kept in the family for decades, some artworks are in galleries. A wide selection of Ralph...
by Brian Miller | Sep 29, 2012 | Brian's Blog
Here are some photos of Jopsephine being put back into the new foyer of the Toitu Settlers Museum...
by Brian Miller | Sep 26, 2012 | Childrens Picture Books, Shop
A picture book set in Dunedin makes a uniquely New Zealand gift for children. Alice has another dream-like adventure – but not in Wonderland. This time her fears come true and she really does fall into “the Antipodes” – she finds herself in ...
by Brian Miller | Sep 24, 2012 | Shop
A picture book set in a newly-settled Otago introduces children to our adventurous past. New Zealand’s first goldrush in 1861 attracted thousands of diggers hoping to make their fortune in the Tuapeka goldfields. Robbie, a young boy from the small town of...
by Brian Miller | Sep 20, 2012 | History on Otago Peninsula, Shop
During 2009 Brian & Diane Miller spent most of the year involved in historical research on Macandrew Bay – a project which resulted in the book Macandrew Bay a social history of a community on the Otago Peninsula. As part of this project and the 150th...
by Brian Miller | Sep 18, 2012 | History on Otago Peninsula, Shop
Les Parson’s spent years researching the early records of Macandrew Bay and this book records the development of early shops, businesses and farming in Macandrew Bay. Also contains lists of who lived in each house up to the 1960’s.
by Brian Miller | Aug 1, 2012 | Childrens Picture Books, Shop
A top-selling book for New Zealand children packed full of tips on how to catch fish – in rivers, lakes or the sea. How to use fishing rods, make extra gear, fish from boats, tides, trout, fly fishing, salmon, eels, whitebait and knots. One of the most popular...
by Brian Miller | Apr 2, 2012 | Easy Guide Pocket books, Shop
There is quite an “art” needed to master today’s highly computerised digital cameras and their manuals! Prominent Dunedin writer and publisher Brian Miller has addressed this by writing an outstanding little book, fact filled with solid practical advice [with even a...
by Brian Miller | Feb 24, 2012 | Brian's Blog, Digital Photo Resources
I think your best photos are the ones being used. The photos in your albums, on your website or in Photobooks. What point is a ‘best photo’ that is sitting in a hard drive unused? Since the recent revolution in digital photography people are taking 10...