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Kōrero: Waikato places

Thomas Morrin’s land title

This 1876 document gave Auckland merchant Thomas Morrin title to the Motumaoho block, which was absorbed within the huge estate, Lockerbie. The town of Morrinsville was established to house the estate workers.

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Morrin Museum

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato places – Morrinsville, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/27331/thomas-morrins-land-title (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 26 May 2010, updated 11 June 2015.