Images and documents
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Documents
Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Gideon Smales - Papers, 1822 - 1971
Primary Maker
Date
1822-1971
Physical Description
Language
Te Reo Māori
English
Level of Current Record
Parent
Public Access Text
'He parana mo te ra tapu' (A Lord's day plan), 1856-57, removed from Folder 23, Box 5, 7 May 1996. [FRAGILE]. See Ephemera collection (Ref. No. EPH-PT-16-3)
Subject Notes
Gideon Smales was a Wesleyan missionary who arrived in the Hokianga in 1840 and was involved in mission work there among local Maori, including Wairau, Aotea and Porirua from 1840 to 1856. He negotiated between Te Rauparaha and Wakefield. Smales retired to East Tamaki.
Last Update
07 Dec 2023
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