Born 10 April 1893. Describing himself as a “wireless student” Ralph enlisted on 21 July 1916. He was killed in action at Ypres 28 December 1917 and was buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. His plaque was sent to parents, […]
17 January 1917 “ The Rodney and Otamatea Times” reported:- “Much sympathy is expressed for the Llewell family”. Four sons volunteered for the War……The Minister for defence wired to Mr Llewell news of each report as received in New Zealand. […]
The history behind Warkworth Museums Textile Collection
On Monday 15th October 2018, Carolyn Cooper spoke to us about early life in Leigh. Carolyn’s talk covered Leigh’s early settlement, the timber industry, crops and farming, the Leigh Hall, the Leigh Hotel, the church and the Leigh Christmas Tree […]
These stories were told to me by Lucy Moore, Al Hamilton, Mervyn Morrison and Frank Hudson – all old friends from the Warkworth/Kaipara flats area and all now deceased … During the First World War, spinster Phoebe Southgate lived in […]
Human habitation in New Zealand is relatively recent, so we have nothing here to compare with Stonehenge or prehistoric burial mounds. However, the early settlers, whether Maori or Pakeha, left behind signs on the land that can be read by […]
Cleaning and sorting Gum in the Early 20th century Early settlers in this area found an abundance of kauri gum and learned from Maori to use it as a fire starter or, wrapped in flax, as a lantern. As […]
