Historical Journal: Auckland-Waikato, Issues 52-621988 - New Zealand |
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Auckland-Waikato. THE THOMSON FAMILY OF KAWAU ISLAND by Joan White , ( nee Thomson ) AN EARLY FRENCH ENCOUNTER WITH NORTHLAND By Brian Hooker THE. On the 26 March 1988 the Thomson family held a family gathering on Kawau Island to ...
Auckland-Waikato. THE THOMSON FAMILY OF KAWAU ISLAND by Joan White , ( nee Thomson ) AN EARLY FRENCH ENCOUNTER WITH NORTHLAND By Brian Hooker THE. On the 26 March 1988 the Thomson family held a family gathering on Kawau Island to ...
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... Kawau and to return to Britain . Away in Victoria , grandfather Thomson heard of this decision ; he despatched a cable ' Buy Kawau ' to Vaile & Douglas of Auckland and on 15th May 1888 the Island became the family's property . It was ...
... Kawau and to return to Britain . Away in Victoria , grandfather Thomson heard of this decision ; he despatched a cable ' Buy Kawau ' to Vaile & Douglas of Auckland and on 15th May 1888 the Island became the family's property . It was ...
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... Kawau ( 1888 ) my father returned home for the summer holidays . Many years later he was to recall : ... in those days ( Kawau ) was a glorious place ; what a paradise it was for a boy of my age . Fishing and shooting were my main ...
... Kawau ( 1888 ) my father returned home for the summer holidays . Many years later he was to recall : ... in those days ( Kawau ) was a glorious place ; what a paradise it was for a boy of my age . Fishing and shooting were my main ...
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