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Back Issues: Portrait of an early settler

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The life story of Danish immigrant Olga Monrad, née Berg (1843-1884). The Monrad family were early settlers in Karere, near Longburn.

Creator:      Lesley Courtney
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          January 18, 2025

Monrad family

Bishop Ditlev Gothard Monrad, his wife, sons Viggo and Johannes and families came to the Palmerston North area from Denmark in October 1866 and settled at Karere, 3 miles from Longburn near Palmerston North. The Bishop was the former Premier of De...

Creator:      G W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1883

Olga Monrad

Olga Berg(1843-1884) born in Denmark, married Viggo Monrad, son of Bishop Ditlev Monrad, in Denmark 1865. They came to New Zealand in 1867 and farmed at Karere near Palmerston North. Olga and Viggo had eight children: Ditlev (1866-1908); Arne (186...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1865

The Manawatu Journal of History: Issue 5

Contents:

p. 3 Editorial / Cushla Scrivens

p. 5 Spending a penny public rest rooms for women in Palmerston North and Feilding / Dorothy Pilkington

p. 17 Veteran curator: Charles Hirtzel and the Manawatu Philosophical Society museum / Fiona M...

Creator:      Manawatū Historic Journal Associates
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2009

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