In the Hills of the Waimarino: The Human Story of the Development of the District |
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Page 146
... Parapara Road between Kakatahi and where the Oruakukura Road comes in . When this land was taken up the only access the first settlers had above Kakatahi was a rough bridle - track and they had no option but to fell and burn their bush ...
... Parapara Road between Kakatahi and where the Oruakukura Road comes in . When this land was taken up the only access the first settlers had above Kakatahi was a rough bridle - track and they had no option but to fell and burn their bush ...
Page 147
... Parapara Road escaped the 1918 fire , but the gale lifted the roof off McDowell's Mill . Two mill workers slept right through the storm of that night and , awaking late , rushed down to the mill to get the boiler going before their ...
... Parapara Road escaped the 1918 fire , but the gale lifted the roof off McDowell's Mill . Two mill workers slept right through the storm of that night and , awaking late , rushed down to the mill to get the boiler going before their ...
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... Parapara Road had not long been opened right through from Wanganui to Raetihi and one interesting item in the newspaper of 25th March reads as follows : - " On Friday Mr C. M. Cresswell proceeded by motor via the Parapara Road to ...
... Parapara Road had not long been opened right through from Wanganui to Raetihi and one interesting item in the newspaper of 25th March reads as follows : - " On Friday Mr C. M. Cresswell proceeded by motor via the Parapara Road to ...
Contents
In The Beginning | 1 |
The Stage is set and the Curtain Rises | 18 |
The Punch family from 1893 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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