2. FIRST SETTLERS
THEY ARRIVED IN 1841.
THEY MAINLY GREW POTATOES AND CORN.
THEY LANDED ACROSS FROM PAH POINT.
WOOL SHEDS WERE THE FIRST FORM OF
WORK FOR THE FIRST SETTLERS.
IN 1843 THEY CONSTRUCTED DITCHES TO
STOP THE CONSTANT FLOODING.
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THE TOBACCO AND HOPS WERE AN
IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THEIR LIFESTYLES.
HUTS WERE SPREAD ACROSS THE LAND
WITHIN 4 DAYS OF THEIR ARRIVAL.
THE TOBACCO FACTORIES OFTEN BLEW UP.
THERE WERE NO PIGS ON THE LAND AT THE
TIME OF THEIR ARRIVAL.
4. THE RIWAKA PUB
IT WAS BUILT IN
1845.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY
BUILT ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE ROAD!
THE PUB WAS
DEMOLISHED 3
TIMES TO RELOCATE.