My AccountA 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...
/HistoryHard times in early Warkworth
Fri, 1 Nov 2013
In the early days of the 20th century, on a site adjacent to Warkworth’s old Post Office, stood the township’s smallest house. There was one...
/HistoryAuckland to Albertland
Wed, 16 Oct 2013
The wind had veered round from East to South as the Brookes brothers left Auckland in the afternoon, the breeze fairly light. Rounding North Head,...
/HistoryThe woman behind the naming of Lucy Moore Memorial Park
Wed, 2 Oct 2013
One of Warkworth’s most distinguished citizens, the botanist Lucy Beatrice Moore, was the fifth of eight children born to Harry and Janet Moore, and was...
/HistoryHistory – A business trip to Auckland in 1863
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
Next time someone you know says they have to go to Auckland on business, compare their journey of an hour, in air-conditioned comfort, to one...
/HistoryHistory – The life of a Warkworth ‘stirrer’
Wed, 4 Sep 2013
Working in the Warkworth & Districts Museum archives is full of surprises. Recently, while researching the history of one of Warkworth’s distinctive concrete houses, I...
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