The West Coast town building a wall to defend from the sea
Since Warren Boland bought his beachside home in Hokitika 33 years ago, it has disappeared bit by bit, year by year, swallowed up by the sea.
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Since Warren Boland bought his beachside home in Hokitika 33 years ago, it has disappeared bit by bit, year by year, swallowed up by the sea.
The forgotten players: Western Suburbs Magpies A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size This is the 26th article in the ongoing series where we remember some of the forgotten players from your favourite club. The Western Suburbs Magpies were one of the league’s foundation clubs and were renowned for playing their football hard and tough. Opposition players knew that a visit to Wests home grounds at Pratten Park, Lidcombe Oval and Orana Park would probably result in a loss of some skin and more than a few bruis...