Material relating to the history of Murupara, 1955-2008

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Date1955-2008Reference NumberMs 128Collection SummaryAccount of the early days of the Murupara and Galatea Districts, Tasman and Kaingaroa Logging Company as collected by library volunteers and librarians at the Murupara Public Library. Records cover local history from 1955 to 2008.DescriptionThe collection comprises:
-'Murupara scrapbooks': copies of newspaper articles collected by library volunteers and librarians.
-Copy of scrapbook of newspaper articles collected by Deidre Beeby about Murupara, 1958-1960.
-Photocopies of articles, reports and ephemera: Forest News newsletter, June 1982; 'Dearth in the Bay' by Alan Knowles, New Zealand Geographic, Jan/Feb 2008; 'The Simon Vari draft statement on the history and development of Murupara township; 'Murupara and the community learning centre' by Leo Judge, ca.1998; 'Kuranui-o-Ngati Manawa' by Henry Tahawai, 1980; 'Working Paper #7: Resource community formation and change: a case study of Murupara' by Taylor Baines & Associates', ca.June 1998; 'Fletcher's interest in the government's proposals for the Kaingaroa State Forest: a history of Tasman, Kaingaroa Logging Company, Kawerau and Murupara', 1992.

The items in this collection have not been digitised, but can be viewed at Rotorua Library, Te Aka Mauri. For more information, please see staff on the second floor or use the "Contact Us" form.CreatorMurupara ArchivesLevelCollectionLanguageEnglish

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Material relating to the history of Murupara, 1955-2008

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