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• Maggie and Cora Mills, signatories

  *Maggie and Cora Evlyn Mills (1854—1939; 1871—1945)* Marlborough women Mills Maggie and Cora Mills (1854—1939; 1871—1945). Image supplied by author Maggie Mills (mother) and Cora Evlyn Mills (daughter) signed the...

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• The Brownlees enterprise

  William Brownlee, and later his son John's, sawmilling enterprise was far more of a struggle than most reports suggest. The Brownlee family, with a number of close relatives, who...

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• Edward Baigent - Man of many mills

  The mill which Edward Baigent built at Ryversdale, at the entrance to Pigeon Valley[http://www.google.co.nz/maps/place/Pigeon+Valley,+Tasman+7025/@-41.3992349,173.0398135,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x6d3ba27cd64e6969:0x936e74b826a0f3b0] in 1855, was not the first he had built in the Wakefield[sitetree_link,id=430] area, nor was it...

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• Timber Pioneers

  William Brownlee (1828-1917) and Edward Baigent (1813-1892) were two of Marlborough/Nelson's most successful sawmillers. Generations of both families continued to work in the timber and forestry industries until the...

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• Havelock's General Store

  The colourful store building painted with tuataras in Havelock’s main street has a long history. The building dates back to the 1870's and was built with high quality milled...

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