The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.

The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.

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The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.

HARDBACK near fine condition. jacket, scuffed, chipped edges. 4th edition. Ex library 167 pages Published by Wanganui Newspapers, 1984, fourth edition. ISBN: 0473000881

In 1917 the Mangapurua, one of the most remote valleys of the Upper Wanganui River was opened for settlement by discharged servicemen. Access to the area was difficult and although the settlers tried hard to establish farms they found this impossible, most had walked off the land by the start of WWII and received no compensation for their hard work. In 1942 the Government closed the access road forcing the last three families to leave. Today there is little left to show where these farms were, as the bush is rapidly closing in on the valley - but the bridge across the gorge built in 1936 - the bridge to nowhere still stands. This book tell the story of the settlement.

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The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
The Bridge to Nowhere The ­Ill-Fated Mangapurua ­Settlement by Arthur P. ­Bates.
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