Editorial

ii

President’s Annual Report 2008, Whakatane & District Historical Society.

Dr the Hon Ian Shearer

1-2

President’s Annual Report 2008, Tauranga Historical Society.

Shirley Arabin

3-5

Presidents of Whakatane and Tauranga Historical Societies

6

A Significant Contribution – An acknowledgement of Alister Matheson’s contribution to the Historical Review Journal

Stephanie Smith

7

World War II -  “Maketu Boys Praised”

Alister Matheson

8-12

Catholic Missionaries at Maketu

Alister Matheson

13-19

The Beach

Alister Matheson

20-22

An Early Tauranga Resident Remembered

Shirley Arabin

23-25

Whakatane Magistrate’s Court 1873-1880

Tiena Jordan, Awakeri

26-28

“Am I My Brother’s Keeper?” William and Alford Rysdale: a glimpse into the lives of two military settlers in the Waikato, 1861-1893

Dr Stephen Hamilton, Hamilton City Archives

29-35

Book Review – Archaeology of the Bay of Plenty, Garry Law

John Coster, Archaeologist & Heritage Management Consultant

36-38

Editorial

ii

 Tributes to Dave White

Judith Binney & Gillian Chaplin, Tiena Jordan, Kevin Jones

39 - 43

 Dearest Elva: Postcards from the Brain-Watkins Collection

Justine Neal

44 - 48

 Langside: Stepping Back in Time

Steven Vergeest

49 - 54

 The Creeke Family of Whakatane

Tiena Jordan, Awakeri

55 - 56

 William Thomas Owen: Chymist of Abingdon and Wanganui

A Biographical Sketch Based on Letters held in the Community Archive of the Hamilton City Archives

Dr Stephen Hamilton

57 - 63

 A Business Trip to Matakana Island

Ken Smith

64 - 65

 Index to Volume 57

66