Judy Waters

By Judy Waters, Warkworth and District Museum John Southgate, Warkworth’s first publican, came to the area in 1848 before the town had even been given...

Warkworth’s early industrial sites, long abandoned, have become part of the network of reserves that add interest to the town. Best known are the ruins...

In pioneer times, good use was made of the native timber, which was once so readily available. As well as its importance for providing houses,...

Visitors to the Warkworth and Districts Museum often express interest in the history of the kauri park and the significance of the naming of the...

Early in the morning on July 28, 1931, fire destroyed a block of shops in the main street of Warkworth. With no means available to...

A family in Australia, while cleaning out their late mother’s house recently, were surprised to find her wedding dress packed away undisturbed for many years....

Recently I was asked the question: “Do you still work?” My answer was: “Yes, I am a Wednesday Worker at the museum.” “Oh, you don’t...

The Great War (1914-18) took place when my mother was a girl. She grew up baking for basket socials and patriotic fetes to raise funds...

On the day George V was crowned King of the United Kingdom and the overseas dominions, the children of the Rodney district assembled at Warkworth...

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...