Title: "Sawmilling at Thames and the Coromandel" by John Gordon
This is a very comprehensive article covering the history of sawmilling all over the Coromandel Peninsula.
The bonus being a wonderful collection of photographs.
A reminder that there are 3 wonderful oral history recordings by the Managh family of Thames, regarding the history and their involvement with the Thames Sawmill at Kopu. These are available at The Treasury, Thames.
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Gibbon's sawmill at Kopu 1901 Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19011031-4-2 |