Gordon Preece – Page 15 – The Valley Profile

Waihī miners who served in France in World War I were remembered on April 17. Photo: GORDON PREECE

French Mayor commemorates tunnellers

Post author:Gordon Preece
Post published:April 26, 2023
Post category:News

The Mayor of a French town where Waihī men built tunnels in World War I paid his respects at an informal ceremony at the Tunnellers Memorial on April 17.The town…

Waitekauri. Photo: SUPPLIED

Golden vision for Waitekauri

Post author:Gordon Preece
Post published:April 22, 2023
Post category:Features Vintage Valley News

As part of a Valley Profile series, MEGHAN HAWKES searches through old newspapers to bring you the stories Thames Valley locals once read about themselves.1888The Thames Valley would look quite…

Kishan Raikwar, left, Ken Last-Harris, Adrian Catran, Warren Sly and Rob Johnston.

Anzac flags erected

Post author:Gordon Preece
Post published:April 21, 2023
Post category:News

Twenty RSA flags have been raised on Pollen St in Thames to commemorate Anzac Day on April 25. The project was hoisted by the Thames Community Board during the night…

End of content

No more pages to load

Newer Posts

Older Posts

ADVERTISE
Get your message across in the local paper that's read from cover to cover with display ads, advertorials, trades and services, and classifieds in the Valley Profile and The Coromandel App.
DEADLINES:
Ad booking: Tuesdays at noon;
Creative deadline: Friday at noon;
Classified deadline: Monday at noon
OUR REACH
We’ve got the Thames and Hauraki districts covered! We deliver 16,000 copies to every letterbox and business in Hauraki-Thames Valley, reaching approximately 35,000 readers in Hauraki Plains, Paeroa, Waihī, Thames, Thames Coast and surrounds.
We also deliver bulk distribution to selected locations in Coromandel Town, Whitianga, Tairua, Pauanui, Whangamata, Whiritoa, Waihī, and Te Aroha.