Sunday, February 3, 2013

Thames (NZ): Heritage Festival March 2013

The events for the Heritage week are appearing, more added every day; advertised as the Thames Heritage Festival 2013 and running 8th - 24th March 2013

There are guided walks of: Shortland, Grahamstown, Tararu, Hall's Reserve. Plus options via mini-van around the town and Thames Coast

Old cars, fashion parade, and many musical and film related items.

Or fancy attending a Victorian Dinner at Rev Lush's old house?

Home brewing, market days and fetes, craft days, photo displays...plenty of things to do and see

Our ancestors started their time on the goldfields in very simple conditions
Label: THE BEGINNING OF A PROSPEROUS TOWN: MINERS' SHANTIES IN THE THAMES IN THE SIXTIES.

Auckland Weekly News 20 FEBRUARY 1913 p011


Source: Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19130220-11-4