Mount Maunganui businesses moments in history

Before Pae Korokī and Papers Past, the New Zealand Room librarians would note topics of interest in an alphabetized card catalogue, this is their selection of Mount Maunganui businesses mentions in the Bay of Plenty Times and other sources.

See also: Tauranga local business moments in history, 1960s-

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Bay of Plenty Co-operative Fertiliser Works:  Boiler provides heavy lift at new plant. Includes photo of boiler being loaded by crane. Bay of Plenty Times, 21 April 1981. 

 

BEAZLEY HOMES Pty Ltd:

• Boom forecast based on post-war population explosion. Bay of Plenty Times, 17 August 1963. 
• Mount has role in housing project. Includes photo of housing product. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 February 1976. 

 

Central Parade roading. Includes aerial photo. Bay of Plenty Times, 4 May 1981.

DAWE AND SONS. Cartage company opens new depot. Aerodrome Road. Includes photo of Kim Fisk and Trevor Richards at new Mount depot. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 April 1986, p 15.

 

DOMINION SALT Ltd:

• Tōtara Street. Feature including photos. New Zealand Herald, 2 August 1976, p. 6-9.
• 50,000-tonne salt pile. Includes photo of Bill Taylor bulldozing the salt, and Dennis Wilson at the salt bagging machine. Bay of Plenty Times, 8 December 1980.

 

Fastest loaders in NZ.  Includes a photo of Keith Hunt using the chips conveyor on a ship. Bay of Plenty Times, 24 April 1981. 

FAIRWAY LODGE APARTMENTS. Project still attracting buyers. Includes photo of Ian Moffat, builders Alan Todd and Rex Pollock, architect Barry Sweet, and Mr MacLeod and project manager Les Franks. Between the Mount Maunganui Golf Course and the ocean.Bay of Plenty Times, 13 May 1982.

FARMER JONES. Business now much bigger. Newton Road.  Meat supply. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 April 1986, p 16.

FIRTHS CONCRETE. Plant locations handy. Merrilees Road, Sulphur Point and Hewletts Road.  Includes photo of the Mount premises. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 April 1986, p 13.

 

MARSHALL HEATERS Ltd. Solid-fuel heat chops power bill. Includes photo of Henry Marshall, Hewletts Road. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 April 1986, p 13.

MOUNT AUTO. Self-help costly. Includes photo of Ivan Gilbert. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 April 1986, p 12.

MOUNT FURNISHINGS Ltd. New owner wants to revitalise store traffic. Includes photo. Bay of Plenty Times, 10 June 1981. 

MOUNT INDOOR CRICKET CENTRE. Newton Road.  Includes photo of  employees and premises. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 April 1986, p 16.

MOUNT MOTORCYCLES. Showroom three times larger. Includes photos of proprietor Ray Holmes, Maunganui Road. Bay of Plenty Times, 15 April 1981.

 

NEW ZEALAND COOPERATIVE WOOL MARKETING ASSOCIATION. Wool scouring is thriving trade. Includes photo of branch manager Bob Watt at the plant, Tasman Quay. Bay of Plenty Times, 18 December 1980.

PACIFIC AUTOMOTIVE. Includes photo of Kurt Nielsen and premises. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 April 1986, p 19.

PANELBRICK VENEER COMPANY. Turning $740 into international enterprise. Includes photos of Philip Queen, Roy Pool, Steven Wilson and Mark Thompson and Paul Haydon. Bay of Plenty Times, 30 March 1981, p. 12-13.

PROJECTION POOLS. Company designs more than pools. Aerodrome Road. Includes photo of  Lance Turner and boat products. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 April 1986, p 15.

TORNOS REPETITION. Newton Road. Lathe specialists. Includes photo of  employees and premises. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 April 1986, p 17.