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Electric trucks bring home the milk

November 26, 2011May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 4 Comments milk lorries, Perry Rice, Waitoa, Walker Electric trucks

This is an interesting sight if ever I saw one. The year is 1924 and this scene is cropped from

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A day at the sale yards

November 7, 2011May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 1 Comment 1910 traffic bridge, Hamilton history, Hamilton saleyards, Perry Rice, Ward St

This time it’s real value for money – two for the price of one! I think the auctioneer was probably

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The original rental car company

October 25, 2011May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 4 Comments hamilton central libraries, Hamilton horse bazaar, historic pics, Perry Rice

This could be about 1890-1900 – there appears to be a distinct lack of power or phone lines. It’s thought

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Raking it in

October 11, 2011May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 0 Comments Hamilton Central Library, hay rakes, hay stacking, historic photos, Perry Rice

Following right on from my last photo, I was browsing the collection (seven thousand six hundred and twenty nine digitised

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All hands to!

September 28, 2011May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 0 Comments hamilton central libraries, historic new zealand photograph, Perry Rice

Whoever said women were not equal to men? Check this out! Judging by the apparel this could well have been

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Waikato Dairy Company dines out

September 6, 2011May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 5 Comments historic photo, Perry Rice, Waikato Dairy Company, wing collars

If anyone can shed any light on this gathering, where, when and who, we want to know.

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