History

The museum at Mangawhai is constantly working hard to find ways in which to keep the doors open every day – as I’m sure all...

If anyone asked what the most well-known street in Warkworth is, I think the answer would be unanimous – Hill Street. But if we were...

By Mangawhai Museum History Group An extract from a Daily Southern Cross item dated May 9, 1862 Having recently paid a visit to these districts,...

Thomas Ivan Prosser was a self-employed farmer in Dairy Flat when he enlisted for WWI on August 25, 1914. His army record states he was...

Between 1843 and 1845, 15 transports of Queen Victoria’s 58th Rutlandshire Regiment of Foot, were ordered to New South Wales, Australia, as guards on convict...

Frank William Bartlett enlisted from Silverdale for WWI in September 1917 and, after training, sailed to Glasgow early in 1918. He was off to France...

As a young man in a young country and working in a modern industry (the railways), it is highly unlikely that John Francis Turnwald, known...

Wind and rain threatened on Sunday 16th January 1898, but a group of Wharehine friends were really looking forward to their planned two-day camp and...

Red Beach resident Tony Gasparich’s uncle, Joseph Gasparich, of the Auckland Infantry Battalion, was one of the last men to leave Gallipoli as a member...

In the year 1900 flags were appearing at schools all over the country and on June 25, 1900 the “Union” flag was raised for the...