About the Book
Sunrise Over Whitford Hills shares the story of Firmount, an eighty acre East Tamaki farm on what is now Ormiston Road.
Purchased in 1864, the farm remained in family ownership for 113 years and became part of the wider story of East Tamaki.
Meet Everett
Everett Thorburn’s life has been shaped by family, farming, music and opportunity.
A South Auckland rural childhood with a suburban education encouraged sporting and music talents, while a great love developed for the family farm and its history.
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Our Land
From the Whitford Hills to the fertile soils of East Tamaki, the book traces a family farm that remained in ownership for 113 years.
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Our People
A story of early settlers, family ties, dairy farming and the generations connected to Firmount on what is now Ormiston Road.
