New Zealand - Otorohanga - Shops in Otorohanga - 1963 Otorohanga - In the 1860s Otorohanga was a Ngati Maniopoto village, with whares, peach trees and a flour mill. It was abandoned after the invasion of the Waikato, except for Lewis Hettit's (or Hetet) farm. The area remained insecure, with Hettit's store being robbed by Te Kooti in 1869, but a meeting with Donald McLean later that year signalled moves towards peace. - John William Ellis became postmaster and opened a store in 1885 with Henry Valder and John Taonui Hetet. In 1886 Ngati Maniopoto built a court room for the Native Land Court and from that year mail was delivered 3 times a month and disputes which had delayed development were settled. On 9 March 1887 the railway was extended 14 mi (23 km) from Te Awamutu and a 14-room hotel was built, primarily for those attending the Court. The sawmill, later run by Ellis and Burnand, started in 1890 and closed in 1912. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otorohanga) Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 958-79 Photographer: Ellis, Vera Jane http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandcity.govt.nz%2Fdbtw-wpd%2FHeritageImages%2Findex.htm&AC=QBE_QUERY&TN=heritageimages&QF0=ID&NP=2&RF=HIORecordSearch&MR=5&QI0=%3D%22958-79%22 Image Capture: Mar 2021 ©2020 Google https://www.google.com/maps/@-38.1882632,175.2102613,3a,49.3y,20.49h,89.96t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVMlUcrm89_pyh_IP5faRoQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 #otorohanga