Does Mangapurua Valley have New Zealand s most remote Anzac service?
26 Apr, 2021 03:00 AM
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Anzac Day 2021 Dawn Service. Video / Māori TV
Whanganui Chronicle
By: Paul Mahoney
This year s Anzac Day gathering in the Mangapurua Valley is a contender for New Zealand s most remote commemoration.
Wounded Gallipoli survivors were amongst the 71 returned WWI soldiers who from 1917 took up land in the Mangapurua soldier settlement scheme.
Many started families there with wives prepared to build a dream in the harsh remote conditions.
Descendants retain a strong connection with the valley and come from afar to meet there on Anzac Day every second year.
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Comment: Bettjeman chimney stabilisation project under way in Mangapurua Valley
5 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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A wooden framework is being built to mimic the shape of the former lounge room and also brace the chimney. Photo / Supplied
A wooden framework is being built to mimic the shape of the former lounge room and also brace the chimney. Photo / Supplied
Whanganui Chronicle
Comment
Roll back 80 years to the era before much radio and telephone, let alone television and internet. Eighty years takes you back to the era of the family fireplace.
In winter evenings this was where family members congregated for those few hours between dinner and bedtime.