Geoff Sanders – Page 2 – The Valley Profile

A busy river scene at Kerepēhi showing launches and a Priestman dredge engaged in the drainage of the Hauraki Plains. Photo: SUPPLIED

Accidental drowning investigated at Kerepēhi

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:June 5, 2022
Post category:June 2022

As part of a Valley Profile series, MEGHAN HAWKES explores our local history by seeking out stories of life and death in the Thames Valley With his wife and children…

Shortland Wharf in Thames, 1912. Photo: SUPPLIED

Moving pictures comes to Paeroa

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:May 29, 2022
Post category:May 2022

As part of a Valley Profile series, MEGHAN HAWKES searches through old newspapers to bring you the stories Thames Valley locals once read about themselves. 1911The weekly moving picture entertainments…

Members of the World War I Māori Pioneer Battalion taking a break from trench improvement work, near Gommecourt, France, 1918. Photo: SUPPLIED

Soldier awarded medal for bravery in WWI

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:April 22, 2022
Post category:April 2022

As part of a Valley Profile series, MEGHAN HAWKES explores our local history by seeking out stories of life and death in the Thames Valley They were the pick of…