Peter Lange’s Crum pipe

In 1967 Peter was prospecting the derelict mercury mine at Puhipuhi in Northland when he noticed a collection of large pipes lying around in…

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Vince Keene

In 1939 Tom Clark offered Vince’s father Ron Keene a full time position as an electrician with the Amalgamated Brick and Pipe Company.

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Alf Way

The Brick-Makers Memorial in New Lynn was laid by local bricklayer Alf Way in 1984.

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Spartan Santas

When Annette Tuck came into Te Toi Uku, she held out her hands and showed me two Spartan Father Christmas Figures.

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An Artistic Job

Joan Davis (nee Sheen) started working at Crown Lynn c.1940 in the Decorating Department, during WWII as part of the war effort. Her sister…

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Moeroa Brothers

Moeroa worked at Crown Lynn for 30 years from 1969-1989 in the transfers department, managing 30 workers. Her favourite item is the cup she…

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