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No 90 : December 7, 1961

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Travelling to Auckland recently, the Roving Hori was about 20 miles 1 south of the metropolis when suddenly he thought he was back home in Tolaga Bay. The reason was that he had sighted a hotel built in the same unusual architectural style as the Tolaga Bay Inn. It is to be found at Drury.

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The Tolaga Bay Inn

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the hotel at Drury.

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Old picture postcard taken at Tolaga Bay, entitled "Springtime", shows cultivation of land at Hauiti with horse and I plough. In background is the old Tolaga Bay bridge. Picture would be taken about 1912.

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Hector Gray, a Uawa County grader driver, known as the man with the two-tone beard, is also a hangi expert. He is seen here sampaling some of his own cooking.

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Surf-lieaavers, manning their reels, make a fine picture on Waikanae Beach, silhouetted against a cloud-swept sky, and mirrored in the wet sand

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