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Haurongo: Batley, Robert Thompson

Moawhango in the 1890s

Moawhango in the 1890s
Moawhango was the business centre of inland Patea by the 1890s, largely thanks to the entrepreneurial talents of Robert Thompson Batley, storekeeper, sheepfarmer and property owner.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, R. A. L. Batley Collection (PAColl-4084)

Reference: 1/2-017061; F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

R. A. L. Batley. 'Batley, Robert Thompson', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/91/moawhango-in-the-1890s (accessed 4 June 2026).