Arthur Drake settles at Waikawa, taking over the Bevan farm and homestead
The Drake (previously the Bevan) Homestead stood at the right of this photograph.
The house burnt down and the grove of trees (now stumps) in the centre were cut down c1960.
The site of Pa Te Rauparaha is behind the sandhills behind the stumps.
Photograph courtesy of Karen Jessop, 1999.
The inland road (now State Highway One ) is built
Wellington-Manawatu Railway route surveyed
Wellington-Manawatu Railway company formed
Wellington-Manawatu Railway started
Manakau township established
Arthur Drake marries Harriet Halse
Wellington-Manawatu Railway completed
Telegraph line demolished and sold to the Drakes for fencing
The Weathersfield stranded on Waikawa Beach
Second flax boom-a number of mills are built on the Waikawa River
Arthur Drake sworn in as a JP
The Weathersfield refloated off Waikawa Beach by diverting the river
The telephone comes to Manakau
Sawmill established on Waikawa Beach Road
Ivan Drake born
The Drakes begin a massive planting project to control erosion
Arthur Drake becomes as a councillor for the Otaki Riding
Thomas (2) Bevan dies at Manakau aged 77