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Mark and Sophie Dibley - Dibley farm (Ngongotaha, Rotorua District)
- Date
- 2005
- Reference
- MS-Papers-8640-34
- Description
The papers consist of:
Application form submitted by Sophie Dibley; farm history (told by E J Dibley & M S Dibley); newspaper and magazine articles; extract from `The Karl story' re Charles Karl; certificates of title; map of the farm; photographs of the farm and family.
The original owner of the land at Oturoa Road, RD 2, Rotorua was Charles Karl who purchased 245 acres in 1887. A D (Doug) Dibley bought the farm off his father-in-law in Jul 1929. It was passed onto his son E (Eddie) J Dibley and his wife Shirley. In 2005 the property was owned by Charles Karl's great-grandson Mark Dibley & his wife Sophie.
Awarded the New Zealand Century Farm and Station award to mark over 100 years of continuous ownership by one family.
Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter, map, photographs (some photocopies)
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications
- Format
- 1 folder(s), Legal instruments, Essays, Photographs, Maps, Clippings, Manuscripts, Mss, typescript, printed matter, map, photographs (some photocopies)
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