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Royal Visit To New Plymouth:
A plaque commemorating the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to New Zealand and Australia in 1953-1954. A71.451
Wheeler's Ostrich Farm:
A photograph of John Wheeler with one of his ostrich flock. PHO2008.001
Wreck of the Hawea:
A napkin ring salvaged from the wreck of the Hawea. PA2004.195
Battle of Waireka:
A plan of the Battle of Waireka drawn in 1860. ARC2005-72
Ngamotu Beach:
Records of the Ngamotu Beach Committee.
ARC2002-732
Related Taranaki Stories
Battle of Waireka:
A landmark battle during the First Taranki War where a Congreve rocket was used.
Alexander Walker Reid:
An inventive dynamo from Stratford who turned his lathe to good use.
Ping's Pie Cart:
A legendary New Plymouth pie cart with a mighty menu.
The Atkinson Family:
Members of the Atkinson family were forced to abandon their best plates during the First Taranaki War.
Four Square Store:
Mokau history buff Ian Whittaker spent some of his early years in Whittaker's Four Square in New Plymouth.
Pukekura Park:
The park which is the pride of the Taranaki region had a special ceremonial spade
for its first tree plantings.
Ronald Hugh Morrieson:
A hard living Taranaki author whose former Hawera home was demolished to make way for a KFC franchise. All the supporters of the house were left with were some wallpaper fragments.
Palladium Tearooms at Ngamotu Beach:
New Plymouth's Ngamotu Beach was dubbed the 'playshore of the Pacific' and the tearooms there had its own souvenir milk jug.
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