History – Page 14 – Number 8 Network

Champs one and all

January 27, 2012May 7, 2014 N8N 1 Comment Perry Rice, the Gordonton rugby football club

The Gordonton Rugby Football Club. The year is 1912 and the grand occasion is the senior team winning the Hamilton

The sight, sound and smell of stock

January 9, 2012May 24, 2021 N8N 0 Comments Hamilton, hamilton central libraries, Historic photographs, Horse bazaar Ward St, Perry Rice

The ‘rural servicing centre’ has moved around Hamilton over the years as the town expanded and industries waxed and waned.

Bridging the gap

December 22, 2011May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 0 Comments Caesar Roose, Fairfield bridge 1937, Hamilton city libraries, Hamilton Traffic Bridge, Perry Rice

“It’s halfway to Auckland!” shouted the very vocal opponents of the new bridge proposal. Those who didn’t say that quite

Before the Farming Family

December 8, 2011May 7, 2014 N8N 3 Comments Farming family, historic photographs of Hamilon, Perry Rice

This is the spot where a rural family moved in and occupied the land. Right here in front of the

Electric trucks bring home the milk

November 26, 2011May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 4 Comments milk lorries, Perry Rice, Waitoa, Walker Electric trucks

This is an interesting sight if ever I saw one. The year is 1924 and this scene is cropped from

A day at the sale yards

November 7, 2011May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 1 Comment 1910 traffic bridge, Hamilton history, Hamilton saleyards, Perry Rice, Ward St

This time it’s real value for money – two for the price of one! I think the auctioneer was probably