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The Historic highway

documentary heritage
  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    DU 436 .13 His (Library of Congress Call Number)

    24457 (Cat ID)

    19899 (DBTextworks system ID)

    16061 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    pamphlet

  • Name/Title
    The Historic highway
  • Contributor/Publisher
    Printed by News Media
  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Date
    1967
  • Physical Description

    64p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 27cm.

  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    Roads--New Zealand--Auckland--History

    Great South Road (Auckland, N.Z.)--History

    Penrose (Auckland)--History

    Auckland (N.Z.)--History--20th century/Library of Congress subject headings

  • Content
    Partial contents:
    Penrose - a great manufacturing centre.
    The story of the Great South Road.
    Employment in industrial Penrose.
    From bush junction to industry.
    History is silent on Captain Smart.
    U-boat engines drove Penrose generators.
    Hunter Douglas expansion programme continues.
    First inhabitants of Penrose.
    Kyber Pass oddities.
    Consolidated Plastics Industries success story.
    Penrose - a little bit of Cornwall.
    War dogs on Great South Road.
    Pioneers in transport.
    Tom Stewart of Green Lane.
  • Public Access Text

    Cover title. Includes a photograph of the 5 horse diamond jubilee bus "Ophir" taken whilst awaiting orders to depart from Andrews' original premises in the National Mortgage Building, Otahuhu.

    Includes advertisements, of note are: Sisalkraft, includes a photograph of the factory : Hunter Douglas company offices : John Yelavich Limited : The British Teltherm Company : Carlton Cranes Limited : Carruthers Flooring Centre : The Auckland Motel (Ellerslie) : Raysko Products : Consolidated Plastics Industries : a photograph of the staff of the National Brush Company New Zealand Limited taken in 1940 : Fletchers : Skyline Garages : a photograph of the Royal George Hotel (Newmarket) : B. & B. Concrete Limited : photographs of Andrew & Andrew Limited livery stables and 1967 office and photographs of Ridler & Murray Limited factory.

  • Collection Type
    Pamphlet Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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