An expectant audience
Attempting to launch a hot air balloon at Martinborough School during the recent Balloon Fiesta. An eager audience was on hand but unfortunately the winds conditions were too risky for a takeoff.
Attempting to launch a hot air balloon at Martinborough School during the recent Balloon Fiesta. An eager audience was on hand but unfortunately the winds conditions were too risky for a takeoff.
Five Martinborough players took part in the Wairarapa Junior Tennis Championships held in Masterton which attracted a total of fifty nine competitors. Jack Lovell, Shane Colton, Flynn Nicholson, Patrick Nicholson in the ten and under grade and Samuel Draper in the twelve and under all certainly made their mark. … Continue Reading
Martin borough Lions have been busy over the last couple of months cutting firewood for locals. As many as a dozen Lions at a time have met on dairy farmer Donald Woods farm at Pirinoa to cut rings with chainsaws, split them on splitters, load them onto to trucks and trailers for delivery to local purchases and residents.
“Some of the wood goes to customers who buy the wood at a retail price, and we use the money for charitable purposes,” says Lions President Graeme Thomson. … Continue Reading
Part 6 Edited by Ineke Kershaw
I then bought the “Admiral Run” for a going concern £10,000, (2014 = $1,841,860) stock and everything included. I was only able to pay about £1,200 down and arranged for the balance to remain for 7 years at 5 % on £5,000 and 4½ % on the rest.
There was about 2,400 acres of native land leased to Tully Bros, which was all bush and scrub and from which they were getting no return because they didn’t have the money to improve it. … Continue Reading
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