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Shannon Memories

This topic has pictures and documents collected together in a folder by Pam Locke (ex Shannon Library) and shared at a Shannon Women's Institute meeting on 17 November 2009.

Some of you will remember Pam as the Librarian at the Shannon Library - this photo was taken at the Shannon Centenary celebrations in 1987.

It shows the librarians from 1951 to 1987 - Left to Right: Mavis Clough (1974 – 1981) Pam Locke (1981 – 1996) Barbara Burke (1951 – 1974).

While some of the photos shown here were already in Kete Horowhenua, others have been scanned from Pam's copies.


Earliest known view of Shannon - 1894	Plimmer Terrace, Shannon - looking north - before 1916

Albion Hotel, Shannon - 1894	H. Aitchison Quality Milk & Cream - Shannon early 1920s

Richardson’s meat delivery cart on farm, Shannon, c.1900	Plimmer Terrace, Shannon - looking north from Club Hotel, 1909

Club Hotel, Ballance Street, Shannon	Marinoto, Shannon - 1907

Pit sawing timber at Shannon	1914 Jessie Annie and Mary Cameron at 'Te Kara'. Shannon

1914 Camerons, Te Kara, Shannon	The Shannon Band outside Shannon School 1901-1905

Mr and Mrs Edward Spencer (nee Newton) 1907	Mrs Gertrude Hallam with needlework, 1921, Shannon

The Gunning family from Shannon, c.1900	W.H. Gunning and Co. Ltd., General Merchants, Shannon, c. 1920s

Mr Southee in new car (a “Bean”), Shannon, about 1920	Ken Mitchell and others in car, Shannon, c.1920’s

Five boys with cricket gear, Vogel Street, Shannon, c.1920	Eight children in fancy dress representing Ireland at Empire Day celebrations, Shannon, c.1920.

Opening of Memorial Gates at Shannon School, 28 November 1940	Senior class, Shannon School, 1935

Shannon Borough Councillors, 1938 – 1941	Shannon Borough Council, 1947 – 1950



Shannon Dairy Company, No. 1 truck, driven by Charlie Wishart	1922 - Mangahao - 7 died of monoxide poisoning

Plimmer Terrace, Shannon, c. 1915	Osborne’s (Osbourne?) Bullock Team Shannon 1902

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