Over 150 years of History
Street Name History
See the History behind the Street names in Algies Bay
The Pukekohe East Girl
A Story by Evan Algie
The Families
A story by Jack Algle
Stories of Ship Rewa
Formerly the Alice A Leigh, the Rewa is a old wrek lying in the north western bay on Moturekareka, near Kawau.
Geotechnical Articles
John Hawley is a retired professional engineer and local resident, and has spent considerable time researching and writing 5 Geotechnical articles for Algies Bay.
History Directory
Craigieburn Property
Michael William Munro A member of the 58th Regiment which came to Australia to escort convicts and was sent on to New Zealand in 1845 to deal with...
Local Islands
A Breif history of our Local Islands The island group of Motuketekete, Moturekareka, Motutara, and Kohatutara or the Rocky Islets island areas are a...
Stories of the Rewa
There is an old wreck, or at least part of it, lying in the north western bay, on Moturekareka, near Kawau Island The wreck is the Alice A. Leigh...
Geotechnical Articles
A retired professional engineer and local resident, has spent considerable time researching and writing 5 Geotechnical articles for Algies Bay....
The Pukekohe East Girl
A Story by Evan AlgieIt was a long trek to Pukekohe East from down town Auckland in the year of 1855. To the nine year old Jemima Deerness, the...
The Families
Alexander & Jemima Alexander & Jemima had 6 children, Jemima or Mina and always known as Ma to all the boarders. William James Algie, born...
The Beginning
This is an account of our family history as best as I know it. It is not in chronological order necessarily, but it will give future generations a...
Street Name History
See the history behind the street names of Algies Bay