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Thorp, Henry Richard, 1897-1983 : Two journals
Date: [1980s]
By: Thorp, Henry Richard, 1897-1983
Reference: MS-Papers-8008
Description: Two accounts by Thorp of land development and farming the Thames Valley and Hauraki region, `Dairy farming in the Thames Valley' and `Story of land development in the goldfields of the Hauraki'; they were written in the early 1980s. The narratives are a mixture of personal and family anecdotes and historical overview. Each one has an obituary for Thorp. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts and printed matter (photocopies)
Maraku, Kehu : The Petition of Kehu Maraku and others of Te Awamutu
Date: 18 August 1954
Reference: MS-Papers-4224
Description: A petition submitted to parliament by members of the Taranaki tribes Source of title - Title from first page Accompanying material - Accompanied by two printed blank petition forms from 1954 Petition is dated 18 August 1954 and is accompanied by typescript copy of the first deed of purchase 24 October 1839 of Port Nicholson by Maori to the New Zealand Land Company of London. Petition calls for tribunal to be established to investigate compensation question. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (29 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript with mss annotations Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Te Awamutu District Museum, 1987