Ngatea

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Dairy farming settlement on State Highway 2 with the Piako River running through the township, formerly called Orchard.

Ngatea, Plains Ward, Piako River, Hauraki Plains

Image: Ngatea, Hauraki District, Waikato Region

Ngatea, Hauraki District, Waikato Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngatea, Hauraki District, Waikato

Ngatea, Hauraki District, Waikato

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngatea, Hauraki District, Waikato

Ngatea, Hauraki District, Waikato

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngatea, Hauraki District, Waikato Region

Ngatea, Hauraki District, Waikato Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngatea, Hauraki District, Waikato Region

Ngatea, Hauraki District, Waikato Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngatea, Hauraki District, Waikato Region

Ngatea, Hauraki District, Waikato Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: St Pauls Church, Ngatea, 1932

St Pauls Church, Ngatea, 1932

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Image: Ngatea floods

Ngatea floods

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Image: Cheese factory nears completion at Ngatea, Hauraki Plains

Cheese factory nears completion at Ngatea, Hauraki Plains

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Image: Modern Haymaking on the Hauraki Plans, Auckland District: A Harvesting Scene At Ngatea

Modern Haymaking on the Hauraki Plans, Auckland District: A Harvesting Scene At Ngatea

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Image: New cheese factory opened in the Hauraki Plains District, Auckland: function at Ngatea

New cheese factory opened in the Hauraki Plains District, Auckland: function at Ngatea

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Image: New bridge at Ngatea, in the Hauraki Plains district of the Auckland Province, recently opened by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon W. F. Massey

New bridge at Ngatea, in the Hauraki Plains district of the Auckland Province, recently opened by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon W. F. Massey

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Image: A Prosperous Dairying Centre on the Hauraki Plains: Panorama of Ngatea from the Tower on the Piako River Bridge

A Prosperous Dairying Centre on the Hauraki Plains: Panorama of Ngatea from the Tower on the Piako River Bridge

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Image: Photograph of Ford ladder engine, Ngatea Fire Brigade

Photograph of Ford ladder engine, Ngatea Fire Brigade

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Image: The butter factory at Ngatea, Hauraki Plains, the supply to which will be greatly increased by the opening up of the new land through which the canal will pass

The butter factory at Ngatea, Hauraki Plains, the supply to which will be greatly increased by the opening up of the new land through which the can...

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Image: Hauraki Plains, Waikato Region

Hauraki Plains, Waikato Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: View of Ngate a rising centre in the Hauraki Plains District, Auckland

View of Ngate a rising centre in the Hauraki Plains District, Auckland

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Image: How The Cream Is Transported to the Butter Factory in the Hauraki Plains District, Auckland

How The Cream Is Transported to the Butter Factory in the Hauraki Plains District, Auckland

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Image: Hauraki plains farms, Sept 1963

Hauraki plains farms, Sept 1963

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Image: Surface drainage, Hauraki plains, April 1963

Surface drainage, Hauraki plains, April 1963

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Image: Wintering cows, Hauraki Plains, June 1962

Wintering cows, Hauraki Plains, June 1962

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Image: Winning 90,000 acres from sea and swamp

Winning 90,000 acres from sea and swamp

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Image: Map of Hauraki Plains County.

Map of Hauraki Plains County.

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