Cardiff, New Zealand Explained

Cardiff is a settlement in inland Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located five kilometres southwest of Stratford close to Egmont National Park.

Records of the Cardiff Dairy Company Ltd (from 1891-1965 i.e. its entire history) are held at Web site: Puke Ariki . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620131810/http://www.pukeariki.com/en/resources/collections.htm . 20 June 2008 . dmy . in New Plymouth. Cardiff was one of the constituent dairy co-operatives (the others being Eltham, Stratford, and Normanby) who combined to form the Taranaki Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. in 1965. See records of the Cardiff Dairy Company (A392) / Web site: Cardiff Co-operative Dairy Company (ARC2001-190) . 2008-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014155202/http://vernon.npdc.govt.nz/collection/results.do?view=detail . 14 October 2008 .

Architectural plans for a house for Cardiff resident, Fred Frethey (and dating from 1910) are held within Web site: Puke Ariki . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620131810/http://www.pukeariki.com/en/resources/collections.htm . 20 June 2008 . dmy . in New Plymouth. See Web site: Frethey Residence Cardiff (ARC2003-709) . 2008-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014155202/http://vernon.npdc.govt.nz/collection/results.do?view=detail . 14 October 2008 .

An oral history resource relating to Diana Humphries (who formerly taught at Cardiff School) is held within Web site: Puke Ariki . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620131810/http://www.pukeariki.com/en/resources/collections.htm . 20 June 2008 . dmy . in New Plymouth. See Web site: Humphries, Diana (ARC2003-1152) . 2008-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014155202/http://vernon.npdc.govt.nz/collection/results.do?view=detail . 14 October 2008 .

Former Stratford District mayor, David Walter, has conducted a number of oral history interviews with people within that broad geographical area. These are preserved as mp3 files on twelve CDs held within Web site: Puke Ariki . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080620131810/http://www.pukeariki.com/en/resources/collections.htm . 20 June 2008 . dmy . in New Plymouth. The sixth CD of this collection contains a recording of Henry Johnson speaking about his life and times, in England and Cardiff. See Web site: David Walter Interviews Disk 6 (ARC2003-809) . 2008-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014155202/http://vernon.npdc.govt.nz/collection/results.do?view=detail . 14 October 2008 .

Book: Mander, Owen . Cardiff School and district centennial, 1886-1986 . Stratford, [N.Z.] . The School ; Stratford Press Print . 1986 .

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