New Zealand - Hawera - Mount Egmont - Pictorial Publications - 1980’s - Photo Postcard Format #t1388 Hāwera - The second-largest centre in the Taranaki - A population of 9,810 - Near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight - The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established in 1866 - The town of Hawera grew up around a blockhouse in the early 1870s. Reference: Wikipedia