My AccountHistory – Rural subdivision in early Warkworth
Wed, 5 Feb 2014
Walter Coombes and his business partner William C Daldy were early Auckland traders with interests in the Mahurangi district that included timber, shipping, lime burning...
/HistoryHistory – Sculling contest, 1924
Wed, 15 Jan 2014
In my late mother’s scrapbook there is a small flyer advertising an Australasian Sculling Championship. The word ‘Australasian’ had been crossed out and my grandfather,...
/HistoryHistory – Island life
Wed, 15 Jan 2014
The seascape around Kawau Bay contains several small islands and each has its own interesting history. Situated between Kawau and the mainland are the Mayne...
/HistoryHistory – Mission Station Christmas
Wed, 18 Dec 2013
Rev William Gittos was a renowned Kaipara missionary. First stationed at Waingohi, he and his family moved to Otamatea not long after the Albertlanders arrived...
/HistoryThe two Jane Giffords
Wed, 4 Dec 2013
It was a privilege to be among descendants of Warkworth’s pioneer families recently aboard the scow Jane Gifford, enjoying a nostalgic journey up the Mahurangi...
/HistoryA century of dairy farming
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
Most Albertland settlers had a few milking cows to provide their families with milk and cream. Surplus milk was “set” in large tin milk pans...
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