New Zealand - New Plymouth
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- Circa 1915
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New Plymouth
- The major city of the Taranaki Region
- Named after the English city of Plymouth from where the first English settlers migrated
- In 1828 Richard "Dicky" Barrett (1807–47) set up a trading post at Ngamotu after arriving on the trading vessel Adventure.
- Barrett traded with the local Māori and helped negotiate the purchase of land from them on behalf of the New Zealand Company.
- Settlers were selected by the Plymouth Company, which was set up to attract emigrants from the West Country of England, and which took over land initially purchased by the New Zealand Company.
- The first of the town's settlers arrived on the William Bryan, which anchored off the coast on 31 March 1841.
- A series of disputes over ownership and settlement of land developed between Māori and settlers soon after and New Plymouth became a fortified garrison town in 1860–1861 as more than 3500 Imperial soldiers, as well as local volunteers and militia, fought Māori in the First Taranaki War.
Reference: Wikipedia
Video: Taranaki (1954)
New Zealand National Film Unit presents Taranaki (1954)
A survey of the province of Taranaki. The port of New Plymouth and the smaller towns are shown, and the farming activities of the district are featured, along with its parks and gardens. Reminders of the Maori war are seen around New Plymouth. Swimming, boating, trout fishing, and ski-ing on beautiful Mount Egmont are also shown.
DV File of Beta SP Telecine (Tape 135) of 16mm film- W3471/r/8K14
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f8mZW-Tmgw