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Albert Laing
Albert Laing was a rugby league player who represented New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand in 1932 against England national rugby league team, England becoming Kiwi #217. He played club rugby league for North Shore Albions, Devonport United from 1931 to 1934 and made 4 appearances for Auckland rugby league team, Auckland, and 1 for the North Island. Early life Albert Laing was born on 30 July 1908 in New Zealand to Fanny Nelmes Laing (nee Buffett) (1965-1933) and Edward Baron Laing (1856-1953). His parents were originally from Norfolk Island but moved to New Zealand with several young children in 1901 and lived at Rocky Point in Auckland. Albert was part of a very large family with 13 siblings; Edgar Nolton (1890-1969), Bert Laing, Henry Bircher (1893-1968), Alice May (1895-1895), Edith Esther (1896-1992), Julius Cecil Churchill (1900-1982), Norman Paul (1900-1975), Edward Alfred Robert (1902-1983), Jessie Elizabeth (1903-1966), Rita Anne Annie (1905-1990), Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waihi
Waihi is a town in Hauraki District in the North Island of New Zealand, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town. The town is at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, close to the western end of the Bay of Plenty. The nearby resort town of Waihi Beach, ten kilometres to the east, is often regarded as the westernmost point of the Bay of Plenty region. To the west are the hills of the Kaimai Ranges. Road access from this direction is through the winding Karangahake Gorge road. Waihi has a warm and temperate climate but unusually high rainfall for New Zealand's east coast with an average annual rainfall of 2147 mm. Demographics Waihi covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Waihi had a population of 5,403 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 741 people (15.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 783 people (16.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,223 households, comprising 2,604 males ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
