Kōrero: Germans

Descendants of Pūhoi settlers at the town’s 50th anniversary, 1913 (3 o 3)

Descendants of Pūhoi settlers at the town’s 50th
    anniversary, 1913

German Bohemians originally from Staab (now part of the Czech Republic) were tested to the limit by poverty and tribulation. The two tenets they clung to – loyalty to the Catholic Church and a willingness to help their neighbours – enabled them to carve farms from the bushlands of the Pūhoi River.

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Pūhoi Bohemian Museum

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James N. Bade, 'Germans - Early settlements', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3828/descendants-of-puhoi-settlers-at-the-towns-50th-anniversary-1913 (accessed 30 March 2024)

He kōrero nā James N. Bade, i tāngia i te 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015