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More to tell on Farmers Co-op

December 19, 2012May 7, 2014 N8N 2 Comments Bisleys, Farmers Co-op, Hamilton history, Perry Rice, Waikato photographic history

Hamilton Libraries Perry Rice takes one last look at the Farmers Co-op. Previous stories here and here. After the last

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The grand architecture of Bisleys

November 3, 2012May 7, 2014 N8N 7 Comments A M Bisley & Co, Bisleys Grain & Seed Merchants, Hamilton architecture, Hamilton Central Library, Hamilton history, Perry Rice

A M Bisley & Co were, it seems, known (vaguely) as Bisleys Grain & Seed Merchants. That is the notation

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Old-time carts carry the weight

October 4, 2012May 7, 2014 N8N 0 Comments A & P Show, Hamilton history, Harwood, Innes's Brewery, Perry Rice

Many people think the late-Victorian/Edwardian period romantic. In many ways those times were romantic (as seen now). Thing is though,

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A walk down old Victoria St

July 22, 2012February 8, 2016 N8N 7 Comments Hamilton Central Library, Hamilton history, Perry Rice, perry's pics

‘What,’ some Steampunk enthusiasts are wont to ask, ‘would it be like to wander about in the old-time buildings of

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Hamilton’s first ever petrol tanker delivers

May 21, 2012May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 1 Comment hamilton central libraries, Hamilton history, Hamilton's first petrol tanker, Perry Rice

A grand day in the history of Hamilton – the first tanker delivery of petrol in the town. But I

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A history told in horseshoes

February 27, 2012May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 4 Comments hamilton blacksmith, hamilton central libraries, Hamilton history, Harry Veats, horse bazaar, Perry Rice

At first glance I thought this a shot of the inside of Oakham Castle in Rutland. It is not. It

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