Hi Beth , Regarding the General election 1905 , 35 votes were cast at the Tangitiki polling booth . Cheers , Ray On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 11:56 PM, Beth Wagstaff <[email protected]> wrote: > Evening all. > On the western side of the Kaipara, on the edge of the Wairoa River and > some 25 kms or so south of Dargaville, is a place now known as Tangitiki > Bay. It would seem that quite a few people lived and worked there when it > just known as Tangitiki. > Around 1900, Tangitiki was a small community with a general store, wharf, > and post office. A couple of dozen people at least lived there. The store > owner was a man named Isaac McLeod. > At that time, the area was part of Hobson County, but in 1989 it was > merged into Kaipara District. > I gather that the main occupation of those living there was gum digging. > I am trying to find out about the village of Tangitiki - exactly where it > was located, how people came to and went from there, were the people all > gum-diggers, is any part of the community/houses still left standing? > And also, if anyone has access to the 1901 census for the area, I would be > most grateful to know who lived there and the other details from the > census.. > Can anyone help me? > Many thanks, > Beth > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message