History – Page 4 – Number 8 Network

Artist’s wall of fame remembered

February 2, 2018June 9, 2020 Annette Taylor 10 Comments artist, Chris and Jenny Smith, Chris Smith, Gordonton, Gordonton Wall of Fame, Hereford Fine China, The Trading Post

Gordonton artist Chris Smith painted his eye-catching, colourful Wall of Fame depicting life and the locals of Gordonton in 1999. Annette Taylor talked with him in 2014.

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Scandal and rivalry in libraries of old

January 24, 2018June 9, 2020 N8N 0 Comments earliest library in the Waikato, Early libraries in NZ, Gordonton library, history of New Zealand's libraries, history of Waikato libraries, Hukanui Public Library, Perry Rice libraries

Alan Sharp looks into the earliest days of Waikato libraries. He uncovers local rivalries, bureaucratic bungling, a fire, and scandal.

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Woodlands Pioneer Day a blast

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 N8N 7 Comments historic events Woodlands, Victorian dressing up Waikato, Woodlands Gordonton, Woodlands Pioneer Fundays

Woodlands first-ever Pioneer Fundays was a real blast from the past in the present. There were donkey rides, vintage vehicles

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Input needed on Gordonton’s history

April 24, 2017June 15, 2020 N8N 0 Comments Gordonton District Committee, History of Gordonton, Tanya Clancy, Waikato history

Gordonton’s history was well and truly on the agenda at last month’s Gordonton District Committee meeting and a call has been made for community input.