Putaruru - My Home Town - New Zealand

Description

These are some photos around my home town of Putaruru, in South Waikato, New Zealand. we lived on the west side of Town until 1969 when the house was flooded one too many times, and so we moved, to the east side, on a hillside, with a view and better drainage. But we girls continued attending the same school back on the west side, passing at least 2 other primary (elementary) schools to do so. All the local children went to the nearest primary school. We did not. Nothing of any real interest happened during the early 1970s.

There were TWO timber/lumber mills in Putaruru at this time. Both in direct competition with each other. One was the TTT for whom Dad worked. The other was simply called Putaruru Timber mill (as far as I can tell). I never knew of anyone who had family working there, that I am aware of. TTT was eventually purchased by the huge Corporation NZFP - New Zealand Forest Products. The Putaruru Timber mill burnt down, possibly in the 1980s.

The Round Building in the centre of town was the new Post Office, built in the early 1970s. It was a source of pride for us locals because it was the only round building in the country - until the Beehive was built in Wellington for the Government. The Beehive was begun in 1969 and finally completed in 1981.

SUPPLIES

Wood texture paper
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Alphabet letters - I Dig it Bundle - Alpha Enamel Kit - Dewi Stolpa
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Frame - Picnic Day Collab Bundle - Wood Veneer Frames - Dewi Stolpa
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2 Journaling labels - from the Best is Yet to Come Bundle - by Violet Irisovna
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Putaruru B&W Photo - from 1980 - NOT 1975
Putaruru, Waikato. Ref: WA-75295-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22314738

NZ Timber Museum - Putaruru - Photos - TTT sign, Dad at sawmill and Timber Museum
http://www.nztimbermuseum.co.nz/

Google street view Photos - mostly 2010
Logging truck, Old post office now foodcourt, Our house (1969-1976) and Welcome to Putaruru sign

Blue Springs - photo from petition to prevent NZ Pure from stealing the water and selling it overseas - 2017
https://actions.sumofus.org/a/nz-pure-blue-wants-to-build-the-largest-water-bottling-plant-in-the-southern-hemisphere-in-putaruru