Historical Journal: Auckland-Waikato, Issues 73-801999 - New Zealand |
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... farming . Land was ballotted , and in 1910 , Kopuarahi , seven miles from the township of Thames , was opened to settlement . My father bought his sixty acre farm in 1939 , just about the time the second world war was To Auckland Firth ...
... farming . Land was ballotted , and in 1910 , Kopuarahi , seven miles from the township of Thames , was opened to settlement . My father bought his sixty acre farm in 1939 , just about the time the second world war was To Auckland Firth ...
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... farms and we occasionally received a parcel , a wonderful treat . There was no other form of entertainment . On our farm we had no electricity , radio or car and only candles and lamps for lighting . School picnics , held at local ...
... farms and we occasionally received a parcel , a wonderful treat . There was no other form of entertainment . On our farm we had no electricity , radio or car and only candles and lamps for lighting . School picnics , held at local ...
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... farm . Our farm was made an island whenever an exceptional flood occurred , as the river spilled over into it's original bed , at the bend near Parlane's Bridge on the Wekaweka Road . Then not only was the Wai - iti misnamed , but the ...
... farm . Our farm was made an island whenever an exceptional flood occurred , as the river spilled over into it's original bed , at the bend near Parlane's Bridge on the Wekaweka Road . Then not only was the Wai - iti misnamed , but the ...
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Some Glimpses of Auckland | 25 |
Reminiscenes of Life in Backblocks | 32 |
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