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Laurie Meachen publishes 'Bon-Bons from Birchville'.
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DescriptionThe book ran to 130 A5 pages; the cover picture showed the swing bridge which used to cross the Akatarawa River at Karapoti.
Illustrations included the Hukinga mill, various bridges, and Laurie's imagined version of a railway through the Akatarawas. The route was one of three proposed in early days; the other suggestions had been via Haywards, and the successful Johnsonville line.
75 of the first hundred had been sold for $22; more could be printed in batches of fifty.
Date TakenJuly 1996
Illustrations included the Hukinga mill, various bridges, and Laurie's imagined version of a railway through the Akatarawas. The route was one of three proposed in early days; the other suggestions had been via Haywards, and the successful Johnsonville line.
75 of the first hundred had been sold for $22; more could be printed in batches of fifty.
Date TakenJuly 1996Part of
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Reference1996 07 10 5FormatColour printSize149 x 99 mm
FormatColour printSize149 x 99 mm Scanned byDon McLeod
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Laurie Meachen publishes 'Bon-Bons from Birchville'.. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 22/08/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/25511