Pictures from the Past

From Mr Albert Bulst, Gladstone Road, we have these pictures of pioneering days up at Motu and Matawai. Life was really rough then and a man had to be tough to carve a farm out of the bushland, or make a living from the trees and timber. These pictures show parts of the area as it was between 1900 and 1905.

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This is the old Motu Hotel, believe it or not. Any hotel or place offering shelter and food in those days was a welcome sight.

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Going to school at Motu also meant long rides on the horse, or even by Shank's pony for some!

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This picture of the early settlers' cottage was taken on the Korte property in 1902.