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Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. In the 1950s and 1960s, building company Beazley Homes built homes to meet a housing shortage. The nationwide company made pre-cut affordable homes, with the house and section sold as a package. Rex J. Thompson Manawatu Ltd was the local franchise building company. The company built 382 houses in 12 years in Manawatū and neighbouring regions.

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Image
Content type
Born digital
Relation
Manawatū Standard
Date
July 17, 2010
Digitisation id
2025Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_043645
Format
Born Digital
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"IMCA Digital Archive"

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