http://mhjb.co.nz/blog/archives/743 bright green Jesus politics Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:40:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mhjb.co.nz/blog/archives/743/comment-page-1#comment-39291 John Downey Sat, 12 Nov 2005 22:05:50 +0000 /?p=743#comment-39291 I haven't been able to get hold of a copy of "A History of Hawera and the Waimate Plains" to see what this has to say about the incident. I don't recall my grandfater, John Charles Downey, mentioning this to me. Family tradition says that my great-great grandfater, John Stuart Downey, and/or his son, Harold Egmont Downey, were offered 10 acres in Hawera or 300 acres near Te Ngutu O Te Manu following the Maori Wars. They chose the latter and I assume one or both would have been in the Hwawera Militia. Does anyone know of records of the Militia? I haven’t been able to get hold of a copy of “A History of Hawera and the Waimate Plains” to see what this has to say about the incident. I don’t recall my grandfater, John Charles Downey, mentioning this to me. Family tradition says that my great-great grandfater, John Stuart Downey, and/or his son, Harold Egmont Downey, were offered 10 acres in Hawera or 300 acres near Te Ngutu O Te Manu following the Maori Wars. They chose the latter and I assume one or both would have been in the Hwawera Militia. Does anyone know of records of the Militia?

]]> http://mhjb.co.nz/blog/archives/743/comment-page-1#comment-5099 bryan Thu, 09 Dec 2004 22:54:02 +0000 /?p=743#comment-5099 book recommendation (you can borrow from me if you like) - The Struggle without end - Ranginui Walker. Sheds a lot of new light on new zealand history that I was previously unaware of. Definately worth reading. book recommendation (you can borrow from me if you like) – The Struggle without end – Ranginui Walker. Sheds a lot of new light on new zealand history that I was previously unaware of. Definately worth reading.

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