The changing face of the NZ cow shed
From the vault: Gordonton farmer Alan Sharp looks back at how cowsheds in New Zealand have developed over the last
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History
The way it was in photos and words
What a sweetie!
A little Farmall tractor was rusting away in a paddock near Bushy Park, Whanganui, until Puketaha’s Bill Darbyshire rescued it.
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Working the land in the 1930s
Wonderful old vintage tractors photographed while working the land in Puketaha in the 1930s – and the men who kept them going. An exclusive photo-story for N8N.
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Waikato’s own Dad’s Army
Gordonton was all ready for invasion during World War II, thanks to our very own Home Guard. We share some of the stories of our own Dad’s Army.
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Head-on crash on Gordonton Rd, occupants walk home for nice cup of tea
IT WAS A dark and not terrible stormy night, but thick fog was blanketing Gordonton Rd when two vehicles collided head-on back in the 1940s. Check out the historic pic!
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Memories of Komakorau School
Komakorau was the best school Alan Manning ever attended. All that is left now are the stone steps, in a Waikato paddock. We take a trip back in time.
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