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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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New artpiece unveiled at Woodlands

October 21, 2011November 1, 2011 Iris Riddell 0 Comments Gordonton, jacquie haselden, riddell family, woodlands homestead

A specially commissioned painting by local artist Jacquie Haselden was unveiled recently at Woodlands Historic Homestead. Jacquie, a descendant of

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Puketaha poised for battle

October 14, 2011May 16, 2012 N8N 3 Comments Alfs Imperial Army, Battle of Hastings, Bob Moffit, Major Blunder, Puketaha Primary

It’s the Battle of Hastings all over again – only this time it will be fought on a school sports

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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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