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Remembering Doreen

May 16, 2022 N8N 1 Comment Alan Sharp, Gordonton local personalities, Jagadhri School, Rev Doreen Riddell

THOUGH LOCALLY less well known, in North India, Doreen Riddell is the revered founding principal of St Thomas School, Jagadhri.

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The changing face of the NZ cow shed

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 N8N 3 Comments Alan Sharp, Gordonton history, herringbone cowshed, history of the herringbone, Ron Sharp, Waikato dairy farm history

From the vault: Gordonton farmer Alan Sharp looks back at how cowsheds in New Zealand have developed over the last

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A few farewells

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 N8N 0 Comments Alan Sharp, Jean Green, Linda Barlow, Melville Bain, Morris Barlow

There have been some losses to the community recently, writes Alan Sharp who shares some words and photographs.

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Stumping a reminder of times past

May 2, 2014May 10, 2014 N8N 1 Comment Alan Sharp, farming peat lands, Puketaha, stumping, Telephone rd

Alan Sharp spots something from yesteryear when driving down Telephone Rd recently. There, in a road-side paddock, I saw something

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How dry is dry?

May 1, 2013May 3, 2013 N8N 1 Comment Alan Sharp, effects of the drought, impacts of 2013 drought, Luke and Helen Ballard

Alan Sharp goes up north to visit former Gordonton farmers Luke and Helen Ballard and reports back on the effects

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Memories of Rototuna sought

January 16, 2013August 3, 2018 N8N 2 Comments Alan Sharp, Alex Glennie, local history, Rototuna, the Glennies

Gordonton’s Alan Sharp is on a mission. He’s trying to help Alex Glennie of Invercargill find information about his forebears.

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