Peter Dunne new OHS Patron

By Frank Neill

The Onslow Historical Society has a new Patron. He is Hon Peter Dunne.

“Peter has been an OHS member for as long as I can remember,” the society’s President Judy Siers says.

“He has always been supportive of the work we do and a loyal friend.

“His contribution to our community over many decades, in all manner of activities, is widely known and so vast it’s immeasurable.

“We will not forget his years in parliament, and that he was our popular, well known and highly respected representative for the Ohariu electorate.

“Now, in his retirement I thought Peter may have declined our request, preferring to take life in leisurely fashion.

“But no! So his acceptance is our bonus, and a privilege,” Ms Siers says.

“There is no doubting Peter’s interest in history and in New Zealand’s history in particular,” she adds.

Peter and his wife Jenny are long-term Khandallah residents.

Author, historian, speaker and adventurer Julia Millen will be the speaker at the society’s next meeting on 26 February.

Julia will speak on a variety of subjects, including her memoir “Fair Weather Hitchhiker”.

This book is full of intrepid travel stories during three decades, from the 1950s to the 1970s, in international and local locations.