This photo was from the book which gave to this author of this blog by a chap – Ace. The author – Jean will update the detail by putting the name of the book and who took the photo.
Our home in Eureka is full of history, and there are a few numbers of people still living in Eureka over many years. The people who live/lived here in Eureka, are the Hinton, Duncan, Henwood, Inglis, Insoll, Masters (no related to us), Morrow, Clarkin, Ross, Gordon and the list go on.
Jean’s great-granduncle of the Yates family (her dad’s side family) married to a Hinton lady who her father was James Jasper Hinton. James’s brother Thomas’s present generation are still living here.
Our home is sited between Hinton Road and State Highway 26 – Morrinsville Road.
Ace came over for his request on any woods from the old house where the Jean and her partner pulled down. Yes, Jean’s partner stored many old woods such as pine, rimu, Mahogany or black wattle in the barn or somewhere.
What a small world! Ace has got a small number of Deaf members in his family, and Jean knows his Deaf cousins and uncle well. Jean asked Ace if he recalls his childhood in Eureka, and he responded that he lives here over many years. What our home was like or is it changed over many years. There was a depot called Eureka Transport Depot, but there was no picture of the place.
Now, Jean got a photo of the Eureka Transport Depot at last, and this business ran by the Hopper family who lived in Hopper Road, not far from here. Mr John Hooper ran the home business on their farm in Hooper road in 1920 then the Eureka Transport Depot became more expanding in 1949. It became too big to run the business, and they bought another land in Hinton Road before 1970. Mr Charles Edwards married to a Milly Hooper while John Hooper moved to Hamilton. Charles continues to run the business until the business sold and folded in 1980.
Jean tried to remember the place during her childhood when her late grandparent – Mama and Poppa took Jean out to our uncle’s farm near Te Aroha, Morrinsville. No, she was too young, but perhaps her aunties or uncles may remember for they live too far away.
Wow, the depot and previous homes looked like in the past. It had made a big difference today. In the photo above, there were three houses along with abundant storage shed for hays and other supplies, barn, garage and three driveways plus turnabout driveway. A palm tree was in the front of the main highway road and not much gardens and trees. The roads – Hinton Road and State Highway 26 – Morrinsville Road was different from current roads today.
Current map but not update
Today there is one house and the second house pulled down to the ground. There are two garages – one is a double carport next to the house and the second one is a double garage next to the large old barn which still standing there. There is a remaining water pump hut near the house. The previous two driveway facing the main State highway 26 blocked off and leaving the third driveway in Hinton Road. Both roads have changed a bit while the garden grew bigger, including more trees in the fields.
Jean and her partner continue to improve the current house and try to restore the large barn in shape. The gardens, including the vegetable gardens, will continue to expand. The dogs love the home, and every day they run around the fields by chasing rabbits, birds, mice even possums.
Life in Eureka 
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