Francis Joseph HINTZ

1879 – 1940 · Inglewood, North Island, New Zealand

👶Birth 28/12/1879	Inglewood, North Island, New Zealand 📍 ⓘPeter Moore
💒Marriage (26) 06/09/1905	Margaret Ann BRICKLAND Taihape, North Island, New Zealand 📍 ⓘPeter Moore
🏠Lived (26) 1905	Pohonui, North Island, New Zealand 📍 with Margaret Ann BRICKLAND ⓘCensus records Rangitikei Electoral Roll
💼Occupation (26) 1905	Farmer ⓘCensus records Rangitikei Electoral Roll
🏠Lived (61) 1940 🏛️ Second World War	195 Main Road, St Heliers, Auckland, New Zealand 📍 with Margaret Ann BRICKLAND
✝️Death (61) 16/11/1940 🏛️ Battle of Britain	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 📍 ⓘPeter Moore
🪦Burial 20/11/1940	Purewa Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand 📍 Description: Block/Row/Plot: A/029/058

Children with Margaret Ann BRICKLAND

Margaret Elsie HINTZ

b. 1906, Taihape, North Island, New Zealand · d. 1988, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · m. 1935 Richard Hood CLAY

Henry Anthony HINTZ

b. 1907, Taihape, North Island, New Zealand · d. 1980, Taihape, North Island, New Zealand · m. 1935 Catherine Ellen Josephine MCCARTIN · m. 1954 Colleen Mary BRADLEY

Winifred Madeline HINTZ

b. 1909, Taihape, North Island, New Zealand · d. 2003, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · m. 1931 Norman Alexander NAISMITH

Eileen Mary HINTZ

b. 1911, Taihape, North Island, New Zealand · d. 1935, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Patricia HINTZ

b. 1913, Taihape, North Island, New Zealand · d. 1995, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · m. 1939 James Halsey NEWCOMB · m. 1951 John James LUCAS

Notes

From 'Mataroa District Centennial 1893-1993'
Page 14: Tennis courts in the area opened: Hintz's 1911
Page 43:
By 1910 the following families had houses on Wahaka Road - Gilchrists were at the juntion, William Allen and family were alongside what are now cattleyards, about half a mile further down was the McCarthy homestead and a further half a mile on was the McCarthy brothers original slab whare, and a few hundred on was Galvins, then Patrick Carmody and across the Mangapapa River was Frank

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Page 45: 'Parson family"
Sam Parson's enjoyed tennis on his own court and also rode over to Hintz's to play.

Page 46: 'Hintz family'
The first tennis court in the district was opened at the Hintz homestead in 1911. Friends and neighbours travelled many miles by buggy for tennis parties.
Frank hintz had his first motor car in 1910 ( a Hudson). He made arrangements for horses to pass on the inside of the raod. He was also the first farmer to start contract shearing.
Many of the paddocks are named after the men who felled the thick native bush - Whittons, Sheehan, Mathesons, Revells and Martins.

From "77 Years Among the Kowhais"
Page 48: 'Papanui'
Mr Joblin , after selling his property (part to H. Harris and part to Frank Hintz) took up residenc in Taihape and was Mayor of the town for some years.

From " 77 Years Among the Kowhais - Early Days in Tiriraukawa"
Page 74 - There were several surveyed tracks between Pohonui and Te Kapua; the one used most frequently being the Huia track from Frank Hintz's on the Whaka road to Koeke Junction, so that there was a lot of communication between the two districts.
Page 75 - Murray's track, the main track through the district, continued northward from the Mangaone clearing up to Carsons. This place was later occupied by Eddie Batt, Palmers and Archers; the latter family lived at Pukemoupo Junction. The track then continued past Devanes, Micklesons, Wilkes, Smiths and several other homes to Rongoiti and Mataroa. The two side-tracks to the west led to Whittens, another to Rowlings, Gilchrists, Allens, McCarthys, Galvins and Hintzs and several others

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