Some of the new books which have arrived.
Honour and Justice
The accompanying photo, taken in 1910, is of the Martinborough School cadets lined up in front of the school on the corner of Weld and Hirschberg Streets.
The NZ Army started supplying school cadets with uniforms and rifles after the passing of the 1909 Defence Act. The rifles were not just make believe but single shot Lee Enfields. The cadets marched up Dublin Street to the rifle butts on Shooting Butts Road. … Continue Reading
Council adopted its Annual Plan on 25 June. It was not without controversy. We received over one hundred and fifty submissions when in a normal year they would number around forty. So what was in Council’s plan that attracted such a response? It was of course the Martinborough Town Centre development. … Continue Reading
THE PUBLIC planting at the Whangaimoana Dunes will be held on Saturday July 26th (not the 6th as stated in last month’s Star). All are invited to come along and lend a hand – and enjoy a barbecue. For details see item in the Star.
THE POPULAR tourist attraction the three day Tora Walk, set up by the Elworthy, Bargh and Doyle families, celebrates it’s twentieth year this coming season. … Continue Reading
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