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Museum calls for digitisation volunteers
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
Heritage project volunteers neededWarkworth Museum is looking for people to become involved in this project and hopes to create a couple of teams, which will…
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History – An exhibition of collaboration
Wed, 22 Nov 2023
Warkworth Museum has just opened its exhibition of the Wilson’s cement story. What an amazing collection. Follow the timeline from Nathaniel’s arrival in New Zealand...
/HistoryHistory – Death defying trapeze act
Fri, 10 Nov 2023
On the morning of April 25, 1930, the sun rose over Port Albert casting its gentle glow upon the sombre crowd of 200 who had...
/HistoryPioneer time traveller
Fri, 10 Nov 2023
"It was a gloomy autumn day in 1867, dear reader. I, John Anderson Brown, was taking my daily constitutional along the bank of the Mahurangi...
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Unbroken tenure on harbour-side farm
Fri, 10 Nov 2023
Although Lindsay Kirby’s family “only” arrived on their property on the Mahurangi Harbour in 1886, her family’s connection with that landing spot has remained unbroken...
/HistoryDisplay salutes NZ’s military history
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
Local military enthusiasts have been putting the finishing touches to some of their prized possessions ahead of a special display, which will be staged to...
/HistorySales deals done
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
The first land sales in Warkworth were recorded in the Daily Southern Cross, July 1854. While the price of land has definitely changed, it seems...
/EntertainmentThanksgiving service marks anniversary
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
A 170th Anniversary Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving will be held at the Christ Church (Anglican) in Warkworth on Sunday November 12, starting at 3pm. The...
/EntertainmentWings over Warkworth in anniversary display
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
A highlight of this year’s special Armistice Day events in Warkworth, weather permitting, will be a flypast of vintage planes, recalling an era when flight...
/EntertainmentYouth encouraged to join heritage celebrations
Thu, 9 Nov 2023
A year’s worth of celebrations marking the settlement of Warkworth will culminate with two major events this month, on Saturday November 11 and Saturday November...
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