SummaryBefore Pae Korokī and Papers Past, the New Zealand Room librarians would note topics of interest in an alphabetised card catalogue, this is their selection of Parnwells Bakery moments in history stories from the Bay of Plenty Times and other sources.Main Body
Parnwell Bakeries Ltd, 26 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga. Bay of Plenty Constructs 1961, p. 74.
Bakery is largely automatic. Bay of Plenty Times, 18 April 1981.
Bread quality trophy. Bay of Plenty Times, 11 August 1981 [Ams 487/11, Scrapbook 13, p. 35].
Bakeries taken over. Parnwells and Bakers Oven, by NZ Bakeries Ltd. Bay of Plenty Times, 10 June 1982. [Ams 487/11, Scrapbook 13, p. 39].
City baker supervises last batch. 4 September 1982, p. 7.
Baking for 25 years. Carl McLeod. Time Scan, 8 December 1989.
Asbestos cleared from site. Bay of Plenty Times, 14 May 1992.
Tauranga Bakery wins Business of the Year award. Bay of Plenty Times, 29 August 1996.
Mrs Parnwell was continuously involved in administrating Parnwell's Homestyle Bakery from which she and her husband retired last year. Bay of Plenty Times, 31 August 1983.
Related names:
Ada and Bert Parnwell
Quality Bakers, Tauranga
Parnwells Bakery. West Bay Industries, November 1964.
Extensions being made to Parnwell's Bakery - deep excavation with wooden supports, September 1966.
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Mr Hardaker gives Mrs Parnwell details of company offer, May 1967.
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