When traction engines ruled the roads
They were big and robust, but slow, with limited manoeuvrability. Nevertheless, they revolutionised agriculture. Perry Rice muses about traction engines.
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Where Hamilton’s libraries began
Perry Rice records a special moment dear to the heart of all librarians and bibliophiles. In February 1908 a wonderful
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Church pic lays legend to rest
Hamilton Libraries Perry Rice finds there is new information to be had in old pictures. In some of the very
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But wait – there’s more to tell
Hamilton Central Libraries’ Perry Rice has been digging in the drawers again and come up with a postscript to his
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Where Hamilton began
This is Hamilton in 1898. In the foreground, on the eastern bank of the Waikato River, is Isaac Coates’ flax
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Hamilton’s first ever petrol tanker delivers
A grand day in the history of Hamilton – the first tanker delivery of petrol in the town. But I
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