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Rā Maumahara New Zealand Wars Commemorations
TE PŪTAKE O TE RIRI, HE RĀ MAUMAHARA The flags lining Cambridge’s main streets mark a national day of remembrance – held on 28 October – when we to acknowledge the lives lost during…
Read MoreLetter to Kenny from “Nui”
We do not have the full name of the writer of this excerpt from a letter to Kenny Wilkinson dated 27 May 1958. “Nui” is talking about the Karapiro stream which runs under the Karapiro…
Read MoreRobert Boyce – Pharmacist
The Boyce family go back a long way in Cambridge. Robert’s grandparents Charles and Sarah Boyce (pictured) arrived in Cambridge in 1874. Charles worked as a cooper (barrel maker) for Hally’s Brewery, later setting up…
Read MoreThe Datsuns
Can you believe that this Cambridge band has now been around for over 20 years? This year they released their seventh album, reminding us why this band has survived for so long. They’ve been described…
Read MoreMrs Murphy at Court
In our last issue, we introduced you to Mary Teresa Murphy. Mrs Murphy owned properties and businesses in central Cambridge, and often appeared before the courts – as either defendant, plaintiff, or sometimes both. She…
Read MoreMrs Murphy
Most of the Cambridge histories in Victorian times concern men – their business interests, leisure pursuits, transgressions and good works. Victorian women, on the other hand, are difficult to research. Their roles were largely seen…
Read MoreDaniel Murphy’s letter to William Morse
This letter was written in Liverpool on 18 February 1918. The grammar and spelling are authentic, but I have added paragraphs for easier reading. An article on Daniel Murphy and Bill (William) Morse follows this…
Read MoreTe Ihingarangi – Chapter 3
Part 3 of a history of the Karapiro-Maungatautari area by Te Kaapo Clark and Lyn Tairi for the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand in 1992. 1500 Ko Ngati Kahupungapunga “During this period Ngāti Kahupungapunga had…
Read MoreTe Miro – The Mill at Maungakawa
March 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of Te Miro School and District, although the Centennial celebrations planned in 2020 were delayed due to Covid-19. This article is on the early history of the Maungakawa Flour…
Read MoreSoldiers at Te Waikato Sanatorium
If you wander around Hautapu Cemetery in Cambridge, you’ll see headstones showing the names of soldiers buried far from home. This article explains why these soldiers, who survived the war, moved to Cambridge to battle…
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