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P&K Milestones from 150 years
1872 – 73 In the beginning … In 1872, George ‘Tiny’ Pain, the entrepreneurial travelling salesman son of settler parents, reached agreement…
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70-plus years – from horse and cart to sidecar
People have been very complimentary about the new P & K Supermarket and retaining some of the old brickwork to enhance the…
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George Pain the silent partner
A three-day trek from Wellington in 1865 saw then 19-year-old George Pain arrive in the Wairarapa, where he found work as a…
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P&K: Years with glassless windows
U.S. Marines on furlough from Guadalcanal with malaria were deployed to Martinborough after the 1942 earthquakes (Magnitude 7.6) to help demolish parts…
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P&K: Weevils in the dates
During and after WW11 imported Middle East dates were always infested with weevils. Staff would break up the cakes of dates and…
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The General Grant Still Mystifies
Much has been written about the General Grant. With the lure of lost gold bullion waiting to be found, the intrigue has…
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Do You Have Any Historical Photos?
If so, please don’t throw them away. The Martinborough Museum is currently re-organising its picture collection and we would like to make…
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Canada’s golden spike
The Canadian coast to coast railway was completed on the 7th November 1885. The government of British Columbia made it a condition…
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Number please
The chattering era dawned with the opening of a ‘telephone exchange’. Initially there were few subscribers to the service, mainly businesses. In…
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Martinborough Heritage Trail guide launched
A guide to prominent buildings and locations that are part of Martinborough’s history and heritage is being launched this week. Produced by the…
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Te Kopi and Palliser Bay (Continued)
John Wade played a part in our first “constitutional crisis”. In early 1840 he chartered the ship “Integrity” to bring a shipload…
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Martinborough Museum News
Is your family in the history books? You might be surprised! The museum has a collection of local history books that have…
