New Zealand - Warkworth - 13 Apr 1955 - Whites Aviation Photo Warkworth - A town on the Northland Peninsula in the upper North Island - Warkworth, previously known as Browns Mill, was founded in 1853 by John Anderson Brown - The Warkworth district is known as the Kowhai Coast, named after the native kowhai tree - The town's annual Kowhai Festival is one of the largest community festivals in the country - New Zealand's main satellite communications ground station is located 5 km south of Warkworth. (Reference: Read more at https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/warkworth-satellite-earth-station) -------------------- Image source: Warkworth. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-38559-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23530909 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23530909 #warkworth