The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption was built at Motukaraka near to the mission established in the Hokianga by the Mill Hill missionaries who were responsible for the revival of Catholic missions in the Auckland Diocese in the late 19th century. It was possibly designed by Thomas Mahoney and was built by H A Williams of Kohukohu. It was opened in 1910 by Dean Lightfoot, and is also associated with Father John Baptist Becker, one of the Mill Hill missionaries who is buried alongside the church. Today the church is part of the adjacent marae. It is a Category 1 Historic Place, listed with the address 193 Motukaraka Point Road, Motukaraka.
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (Motukaraka, N.Z.)
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Country churches
Date: 1994, 1996, date unknown
From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference: PA12-11680
Description: Transparencies of country churches in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name of the church and location. Dates and photographer name are often but not always annotated. Title transcribed from item. Many slides are not dated. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a 6-row, 50 slides per row, plastic case. The arrangement appears generally, although not totally, geographical, from the top of the North Island to the lower South Island. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic and cardboard slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.
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Country churches
Date: 1989, 1991, 2001, 2002, date unknown
From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference: PA12-12211
Description: Transparencies of country churches in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name and the location of the church. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated. Churches and locations annotated on the slide mounts include St George's Anglican Church at Motupiko, St Paul's Anglican Church at Glenmark, Tarras Church, St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at Pauatahanui, St James Anglican Church at Ngatimoti, Presbyterian Church at Enfield, St Paul's Church at Hairini, Church of Our Lady of the Assumption at Motukaraka, Ratana Temple near Mangamuka, St John's Anglican Church at Hororata, St Michael's Anglican Church at Waimea West, St Anne's Anglican Church at Pleasant Valley, St Mary's Anglican Church at Beaconsfield, St Alban's Anglican Church at Pautahanui, Holy Trinity Anglican Church at Ohariu Valley, St John the Baptist Anglican Church at Waimate North, St Matthias' Anglican Church at Makara, Minniesdale Chapel at Wharehine, St James' Anglican Church at Kerikeri, St Bride's Anglican Church at Mauku, All Saint's Anglican Church at Howick. Also includes a transparency of Mt. Peel homestead. Title transcribed from item. Most transparencies are undated. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in five small plastic slide cases, each holding approximately 30- 40 mounted transparencies, and each labelled "Country Churches". There was no apparent order. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.
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Country churches
Date: 1991, 1992, 1996, 2001-2002, date unknown
From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference: PA12-12212
Description: Transparencies of country churches in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name and the location of the church. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated. Churches and locations annotated on the slide mounts include St Stephen's Chapel at Auckland, Ratana Temple near Mangamuka Bridge, St Matthew's Anglican Church near Tuparoa, Norwegian Church at Mauriceville North, Presbyterian Church at Burnside, Christ Church at Raukokore, Christ Church at Pukehou, St Paul's Anglican Church at Hairini, All Saints Anglican Church at Howick, St James' Anglican Church at Ngatimoti, Presbyterian Church at Enfield, St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at Pauatahanui, St Paul's Anglican Church at Glenmark, St John's Anglican Church at Tututotara, St Michael and All Angels at Stanway, Pepera Church at Koroniti, St Bride's Anglican Church at Mauku, Church of Our Lady of the Assumption at Motukaraka, and St Anne's Anglican Church at Pleasant Valley. Title transcribed from item. Most transparencies are undated. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in five small plastic slide cases, each holding approximately 30- 40 mounted transparencies, and each labelled "Country Churches". There was no apparent order. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.
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Country churches
Date: 1991, 2002, date unknown
From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage
Reference: PA12-12208
Description: Transparencies of country churches in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the name and the location of the church. Dates and photographer name are sometimes annotated. Churches and locations annotated on the slide mounts include St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church at Pawaranga, Church of Our Lady of the Assumption at Motukaraka, St John the Baptist Church at Waimate North, St James' Anglican Church at Kerikeri, Minniesdale Chapel at Wharehine, St Paul's Anglican Church at Hairini, St Matthew's Anglican Church at Tuparoa, Church of the Good Shepherd at Tinui, St Michael and All Angels Church at Stanway, St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at Pauatahanui, St Alban's Anglican Church at Pauatahanui, Holy Trinity Anglican Church at Ohariu Valley, St Matthias' Anglican Church at Makara, Presbyterian Church at Burnside, St Mary the Virgin at Beaconsfield, St John in the Wilderness Church at Koromiko. Title transcribed from item. Most transparencies are undated. Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in five small plastic slide cases, each holding approximately 30- 40 mounted transparencies, and each labelled "Country Churches". There was no apparent order. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, from left to right and top to bottom, stating from the front of the original container (i.e. the end from which the annotations on the mounts could be read).