Alton, New Zealand Explained

Alton
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	New Zealand
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Taranaki
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	South Taranaki District
Pushpin Map:	Taranaki
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Coordinates:	-39.6653°N 174.4464°W

Alton is a small rural community in south Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located between the towns of Hāwera and Patea.

Further reading

General historical works

• Book: Alton School and district jubilee, 1981: 15th, 16th and 17th May . Alton, [N.Z.] ; New Plymouth, [N.Z.] . Alton School and District Centennial Committee ; Taranaki Newspapers . 1981 .

Business history

• Plans for extensions to both the Alton Dairy Factory and the Alton Cheese Factory (dated 1918) are housed at Web site: Puke Ariki . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620131810/http://www.pukeariki.com/en/resources/collections.htm . 20 June 2008 . in New Plymouth. See Web site: Alton Dairy Company (ARC2003-1092) . 2008-01-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014155202/http://vernon.npdc.govt.nz/collection/results.do?view=detail . 14 October 2008 . This dairy company began production in 1909, and closed upon merging with Kiwi Co-operative Dairies (in Hāwera) in 1984.

Churches

Anglican

• Architectural plans for the church building in Alton (dating from 1936) are housed at Web site: Puke Ariki . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620131810/http://www.pukeariki.com/en/resources/collections.htm . 20 June 2008 . in New Plymouth. See Web site: Church of England, Alton (ARC2004-354) . 2008-01-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014155202/http://vernon.npdc.govt.nz/collection/results.do?view=detail . 14 October 2008 .

Schools

• Book: Alton School and district jubilee, 1981: 15th, 16th and 17th May . Alton, [N.Z.] ; New Plymouth, [N.Z.] . Alton School and District Centennial Committee ; Taranaki Newspapers . 1981 .

• Book: School register index: Manutahi 1880-1985: Mokoia 1904-1984: Hurleyville 1892-1985: Kakaramea 1880-1985 . n.p. . n.p. . n.d. .

• Book: Hislop, Nevil M. . Alton School: 75th anniversary: souvenir booklet: jubilee, 11th-13th May 1956 . Alton, [N.Z.] ; Hawera, [N.Z.] . Alton School and District Centennial Committee ; Hawera Star . 1956 . Nevil M. Hislop .