Well said Carla. You can be assured that the locals in this tiny rural village are still working hard to apprise the public of the unique history of Tinui and the Anzacs. We have recently established the Tinui Parish Anzac Trust to assist us in our endeavours. At 7.30am on 25th April 1916 an ANZAC SERVICE was held in the local Church of The Good Shepherd, and shortly afterwards the original jarrah Cross was carried up the steep track on the Taipo and erected on the skyline. The Church of The Good Shepherd and the site of the Cross are both waiting on the appropriate registration from the NZ Historic Places Trust. The rise of the Taipo (Mt Maunsell) can be seen behind the memorial in the inset photo above and the building to the right of the memorial is the original Tinui General Store (c1872), now the Craft Shop. Pat Whites book 'Gallipoli-in search of a family story', published in 2005, tells the story of Jack Dunn, and includes mentions of the relatives of earlier contributors to this item.
13 Jun 2010