Based in Opotiki; operated 1866-1880. See The Bay of Plenty Volunteer Cavalry / John C M Cresswell, 1991
New Zealand. Army. Bay of Plenty Volunteer Cavalry
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Manuscript
Bay of Plenty Volunteer Cavalry Corps : Minute book
Date: 1866-1880
By: New Zealand. Army. Bay of Plenty Volunteer Cavalry
Reference: MSY-4568
Description: Minute book for the Bay of Plenty Volunteer Cavalry Corps, based in Opotiki The corps was formed in 1866 for the better protection of the Bay of Plenty district Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss
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Image
Opepe - Photograph taken by Herbert Deveril
Date: [between 1873 and 1880]
From: Gibbs, James Joseph, fl 1963 :Photographs of New Zealand towns and cities
Reference: PA7-31-24
Description: Opepe, circa 1880, with a stockade on hill on left and wooden houses. Photograph taken by Herbert Deveril of Wellington. Note on back of file print states that the `constabulary' mentioned in the inscription was the Bay of Plenty vounteer cavalry, which included some Maori members. Inscriptions: -Backing paper recto - Opepe 10 miles from Taupo it was here that the rebel Moaries [sic] murdered a samll detachment of constabulary 8th June 1869 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 22.7 x 31.2 cm, on mount 27 x 32.7 cm