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Peat fires - an anxious time for Hauraki Plains settlers. Photo: SUPPLIED

Neighbours save home from fire

Post author:Meghan Hawkes
Post published:June 27, 2022
Post category:Features June 2022 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. 1929A large peat fire in…

Death at Waihī storage dam

Post author:Meghan Hawkes
Post published:June 19, 2022
Post category:Dead Cert Features June 2022

As part of a Valley Profile series, MEGHAN HAWKES explores our local history by seeking out stories of life and death in the Thames Valley Thomas Kennedy thought nothing of…

A gold miner carries all his possessions and equipment in the swag on his back. Photo: SUPPLIED

Quartz found at Waihī

Post author:Meghan Hawkes
Post published:June 12, 2022
Post category:Features June 2022 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. 1869P The Māori settlement of Waihī…

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