The book 'The Intriguing Story of Coromandel Granite' was published in December 2014. It has taken the author Lindsay Garmson some 35 years of researching the history and collecting photographs of this amazingly detailed Coromandel granite story. The book contains a lot of original photographs, newspaper clippings and documents dating back to when the granite was first discovered in 1897.
Examples of original photographs from the book
The blondin tower at Paritu Bay. (Warwick Harris)
Granite being lowered from the blondin wire. (Dulcie Pepper)
Drilling the stone. (Photograph by Laurie Harper)
Paritu Bay Ca. 1920. (Lindsay Garmson collection)
The scow 'Rahiri' loading granite at 'Parkinson's' wharf. (Liz Hoskin collection)
The scow ' Jane Gifford' under sail. (C. W. Hawkins collection, courtesy Bob Hawkins)