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Head-on crash on Gordonton Rd, occupants walk home for nice cup of tea

September 18, 2019July 14, 2020 Annette Taylor 2 Comments gordonton rd historic crashes, Historic photographs, historic photos waikato, old cars accident, Waikato history

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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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.

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Gordonton flashback

May 27, 2016June 15, 2020 N8N 10 Comments Gordonton in the 1970s, Hamilton city libraries, Old pics of Gordonton, Perry Rice, Waikato history

Check out this historic photo of Gordonton Village from the 1970s, sent in by the inimitable Perry Rice from Hamilton Central Libraries.

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Heritage on the agenda

May 21, 2014May 21, 2014 N8N 0 Comments Waikato District Council workshops, waikato heritage, Waikato heritage meetings, Waikato history

What are the places, plants, landscapes, buildings, memories, history, traditions and more that folk living in the bucolic greeness north

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Rod steps down

April 14, 2014May 24, 2021 N8N 2 Comments Rod Wise, Taupiri Drainage and River Board, the importance of drainage on peat land, Waikato history

“Drainage can bring out the worst in people. It’s just a fact of life,” says Rod Wise, and he should know.

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Old troughs tell tales

May 27, 2013May 24, 2021 N8N 7 Comments Alan Sharp history, how to make concrete water troughs, old troughs, the history of water troughs, Waikato history

Old concrete troughs for dairy cows and other stock can be found on walks around Waikato farms. We take a close look at some of these rural gems.

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