Douglas School and district history : the growth and decline of a Taranaki rural community, 1890-2006 / by David Walter.

Preface - The Douglas District -- Douglas: the centre of Taranaki -- A history of Douglas : Pre-settlement. Early surveys. First settlement. The pioneers. Naming the district. Communications. Land development. The village. Families of early Douglas settlers. The railway. Between the wars. Recreation. World War II. Progress in the 1950s. Decline of the village. 1960s to 1980s. Into the 1980s. Farm mergers. A busier highway. Ongoing farming modernisation. Old buildings disappear. The changing village. The gardens and trees of Douglas. Sports clubs. Farming prospers. Weather events. Conclusion -- Douglas features: past and present -- Douglas timeline of events -- Douglas houses (at April 2006) -- A history of Douglas School : Early days. School building opened. Post 1914-18 war years. School house. 1939-45 war years. Potato plots. Second Polio epidemic. Removal of school building. Swimming baths. Restoring the grounds. Tututawa school consolidates. The 1970s. The school's last 25 years: 1981-2006. 'Tomorrow's schools'. School closure. School log book & Douglas School Committee minute book excerpts -- Douglas School 2006 photos -- Pupils who attended Douglas School: 1906 - 2005 -- Douglas School teachers -- School committees -- Douglas school duxes: 1907-1949 -- Achievements of former pupils -- The Douglas School centennial celebrations - Easter 2006 -- Douglas School 2006 centennial official photos -- Douglas centennial dinner toast -- Douglas boys chopping and sawing school -- Stories of Douglas: personal reminiscences : Lilla Finnerty. Hilda Howard & Doris Boyd. Flora Mason. Ada Cawsey. Arthur Walter. Chris Wilmshurst. Alfred Rumball. Arthur Smith. Ted Smith. Jackson Brown. Ted Rodgers. The Reader Brothers. Cliff Selby. Jack Bonner. Ken Latham. Gloria Tanswell. Jim Reid. Tom Bredow. Ray Hill. Tom Mason. A.N. (Mick) Paton. Dick Lampitt. Brian Wilmshurst. Richard Coles. Eva and Ray Frank. Keith Cathro. Alan Smith. Ian Latham -- Cars owned by Douglas residents in 1959 -- Douglas rolls of honour (WWI & WWII) -- Douglas bird life in 2006.