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Scrip Corner, the verandahed building on the right, corner of Albert and Brown Streets, opposite the Bank. (INSET: The corner today) Photos: SUPPLIED

Wild panic at famous ‘Scrip Corner’

Post author:Meghan Hawkes
Post published:March 14, 2022
Post category:Features March 2022 Vintage Valley News

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. Scrip CornerOne of the wildest…

Hauraki Plains drainage in 1910. Photo: SUPPLIED

Harsh conditions prove too much

Post author:Meghan Hawkes
Post published:March 6, 2022
Post category:Dead Cert Features March 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. Charles Pell was found lying…

The Royal Hotel/ Theatre Royal, Thames, scene of interesting and amusing spectacles, was destroyed by fire in 1903. Photo: SUPPLIED

‘Magic wires’ arrive at Piako

Post author:Meghan Hawkes
Post published:February 27, 2022
Post category:Features February 2022 Vintage Valley News

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. 1870The telegraph which was intended…

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