Documents - Minutes and Articles

Road Ranger Blog Truck May 2014
Story about Trevor Jones Road Ranger blogs with several Transport Wairarapa photos

Doug Gray NZ Trucking Aug 2013
Story about Doug and his restored Truck

Manawatu Transport NZ Trucking Aug 2012
The history of Manawatu Transport

Truck Journal March 2012
Article about Doug Gray’s Truck Restoration

Times Age Article Doug Gray Truck Nov 2011
Story about the truck restoration

Dannevirke News Article Northern Classic Commercials convoy Oct 2010
Article about the upcoming Northern Classic Commercials tour to stop in Dannevirke

Obituary WAH Truck Magazine Feb 2005
Graeme Carter’s obituary/tribute to WA Hargreaves.

Truck Article Doug Gray Dec 2004
Doug Gray’s Driving Career

Proud Rigs of The Wairarapa Trucking May 1993
Story about Wairarapa Trucks

Article Cattleman 1991
Article re 70 years of Transport in the Wairarapa

Transport News WAH June 1990
Article about Haulage Parts & company in general

Transport News Article September 1989
Transport revolution of livestock began in Wairarapa

Transport News Article May 1989
Article about Fueline

Letter NZ Trucking May 1988
Letter to the editor about history of Hargreaves Transport

Bill Hargreaves audio 1986
Audio tape of Bill around October 1986

Rock Contract
Newspaper article about Rock contract from Pongaroa quarry to Hutt River

Transport News Article July 1984
Interview with WA Hargreaves about his career and business life.

Russell Wilkin Article Feb 1984
Life as a dispatcher for Russell Wilkin.

Doug Gray Story Transport News Feb 1984
Records the history of the Gray family and trucking in the Wairarapa.

Wai Branch NZRTA 1939-79
Wairarapa Branch NZ Road Transport Association – 1939-79 A summary of the association and its members. Stories of earlier days.

Article Atlantic Marketer 1974
Article about history of company and Atlantic agency

Atlantic Cricket Game April 1969
Story about the annual Atlantic versus Transport Wairarapa game

Transport Wairarapa Minute Aug 1965
Minute records the buyout of TWL shares by WA Hargreaves.

Transport Wairarapa Formation Minute Oct 1940
Meeting of Carriers Oct 1st 1940, agreeing to the formation of Transport Wairarapa Limited for the duration of the war & 12 months thereafter.