Battle of Waireka, 1860

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Image: "Group Waireka Veterans"

"Group Waireka Veterans"

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Image: The Waireka Battlefield

The Waireka Battlefield

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Image: Waireka Battle Veterans group

Waireka Battle Veterans group

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Image: Waireka veterans, New Plymouth

Waireka veterans, New Plymouth

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Site of the Waireka battle, Taranaki

Site of the Waireka battle, Taranaki

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Scene from battle of Waireka

Scene from battle of Waireka

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Sketch of battle of Waireka

Sketch of battle of Waireka

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Image: Site of Kaipopo Pa, Waireka

Site of Kaipopo Pa, Waireka

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Image: Meeting to Celebrate the Battle of Waireka

Meeting to Celebrate the Battle of Waireka

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Image: Battle of Waireka Veterans at St. Mary's Church

Battle of Waireka Veterans at St. Mary's Church

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Image: "Where the Waireka Battle was Fought"

"Where the Waireka Battle was Fought"

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Image: Veterans of the Battle of Waireka

Veterans of the Battle of Waireka

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Image: The Volunteers at "Waireka. (New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, 01 August 1903)

The Volunteers at "Waireka. (New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, 01 August 1903)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Gully down which the Maoris came at the battle of Waireka

Gully down which the Maoris came at the battle of Waireka

Auckland Libraries

Image: Thomas Lister and veterans of the battle of Waireka, 1927

Thomas Lister and veterans of the battle of Waireka, 1927

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Where the Taranaki Volunteers posted themselves during the battle of Waireka

Where the Taranaki Volunteers posted themselves during the battle of Waireka

Auckland Libraries

Image: Taranaki veterans celebrating the anniversary of the Waireka battle in which they took their part forty years ago I

Taranaki veterans celebrating the anniversary of the Waireka battle in which they took their part forty years ago I

Auckland Libraries

Image: Artist unknown :New Zealand warfare - attacking a pah [Storming the Waireka Pah, Taranaki ... 1863]

Artist unknown :New Zealand warfare - attacking a pah [Storming the Waireka Pah, Taranaki ... 1863]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Waireka 1860 commemorative postal material

150th Anniversary of the Battle of Waireka 1860 commemorative postal material

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Image: Scroll, "Roll of Militia and Volunteers present at Waireka Engagement on 28th March, 1860"

Scroll, "Roll of Militia and Volunteers present at Waireka Engagement on 28th March, 1860"

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Image: A general view of Waireka, near New Plymouth where the second engagement of the Taranaki War took place, 28 March, 1860

A general view of Waireka, near New Plymouth where the second engagement of the Taranaki War took place, 28 March, 1860

Auckland Libraries

Image: The Taranaki Volunteer Rifles and Militia in the Battle of Waireka, 1860. Maori Pa Kaipopo on the hill. — (From a water-colour drawing by A. H. Messenger)

The Taranaki Volunteer Rifles and Militia in the Battle of Waireka, 1860. Maori Pa Kaipopo on the hill. — (From a water-colour drawing by A. H. Mes...

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: From a drawing by A. H. Messenger] — The Battle of Waireka — Defence of Jury's Farmhouse by the Taranaki Volunteers and Militia

From a drawing by A. H. Messenger] — The Battle of Waireka — Defence of Jury's Farmhouse by the Taranaki Volunteers and Militia

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: THE WAIREKA BATTLEFIELD. W A Colhs, Photo A view taken on the occasion of a picnic on the anniversary of the battle. In the foreground is seated Mr. Antonio RodriQuez. a holder of the New Zealand Cross. A cross marks the spot where the Maori fortified pa stood, which Captain Cracroft captured. The other crosses mark the routes taken by the Maoris after being driven out of the pa into a wooded gully. (Taranaki Herald, 29 March 1902)

THE WAIREKA BATTLEFIELD. W A Colhs, Photo A view taken on the occasion of a picnic on the anniversary of the battle. In the foreground is seated M...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: MR. FRPD. RAWSON. Fatally Wounded at Waireka. (New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, 01 December 1900)

MR. FRPD. RAWSON. Fatally Wounded at Waireka. (New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, 01 December 1900)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: "Charles Messenger"

"Charles Messenger"

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Image: Taranaki Volunteers flag

Taranaki Volunteers flag

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage