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Tag Archives: newspaper clippings
Tararua Southern Crossing Track Centenary, March 2012
March of 2012 will be a quiet 100th anniversary in the Tararuas, in a sense. It might as easily be very windy and rainy. This March, if you’re attempting a Tararua Southern Crossing, or maybe if you’re competing in the … Continue reading
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Tagged history, media, musing, newspaper clippings, tararua southern crossing, tararuas, tramping
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Re-living The Sutch Search (Part 3 of 3)
Following from part one and part two. “It is, therefore, reasonable that the actions of Trampers who become—or are believed to be—lost should be thrown open to examination, and, if necessary, to criticism. When a party that was expected to … Continue reading
Re-living The Sutch Search (Part 2 of 3)
This post follows part 1 and is continued in part 3. From Evening Post, Issue 100, 1 May 1933, Page 7: TRAMPERS FOUND IN THE TARARUAS AFTER A FORTNIGHT IN THE RANGES.— The four trampers who have been travelling through … Continue reading
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Tagged article, change of plans, history, newspaper clippings, search and rescue, snow, tararuas, tramping
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Re-living The Sutch Search (Part 1 of 3)
This post is followed by part 2 and part 3. “There are so many possibilities in regard to the whereabouts of the missing party that anything in the nature of “combing the country” is out of the question. The most … Continue reading
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Tagged article, change of plans, history, newspaper clippings, search and rescue, snow, tararua tramping club, tararuas, tramping
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In Search of Esmond J. Kime
Here’s a slice of history: From Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 137, 13 June 1922, Page 8: MISSING TRAMPERS Two Wellington youths, who set out to cross the Tararuas last Thursday morning, have not since been heard of, and their … Continue reading
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Tagged article, favourite, history, huts, newspaper clippings, search and rescue, snow, tararua tramping club, tararuas, tramping
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