Latest From: David Verran

Devonport in 1827 and 1857

When Jules Sebastian Cesar Dumont d’Urville visited the Waitemata Harbour in his ship the...

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issue 105 december 2019

Takapuna Library celebrates 145 years

It is widely believed that Takapuna Library dates from 1879, when the Lake Takapuna Public Library was incorporated...

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issue 104 november 2019

Military engineers and their contribution to Devonport

I recently read Peter Cooke’s book ‘War by the spade; how the Royal New Zealand Engineers built a...

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issue 101 august 2019

Jim and Geoff Smale, the next generation

James Henry (Junior), or Jim, was born to William John and Aroha Smale on 8 January 1916. The Smale family say that...

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issue 99 june 2019

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