Foxton Collection

Taken by an unidentified photographer circa 1936.

From: www.natlib.govt.nz

This 3 bedroom rural house on 16187m² was for sale on TradeMe in August 2014 for $345,000.

It was described:

• If you are looking for a special home in the country look no further.
• As soon as you reach the end of the drive the beautiful gardens and speciment trees encompass you and a sense of calm takes over.
• The outdoor living areas are spacious, sheltered and sun drenched and there is huge potential to make your own mark on this property.
• If gardening, outdoor living and entertaining is your thing then this ones for you!
• Three large bedrooms, master with ensuite, good sized bathroom, big kitchen with walk in pantry and open plan lounge with wood burner.
• Large hallway with second wood burner for some time out from the main house.
• Double garage and extra garden sheds out back, plenty of room for a vege garden, chook house/dog run ready to use.
• All of the above on 1.61 ha of flat clear land apart from a hill at the very rear from which you can view your property.

Two unidentified gentlemen pose with fibre and flax outside an unidentified flaxmill in Foxton.

One mounted photograph and a copy.

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(prior to amalgamation)

Inscription on reverse reads: “R Read ? B Walls M Newth

Four Foxton bandsmen in uniform sitting on a form in front of a wooden fence. Those in the photograph are from left to right: R Read, Unknown, B Walls and M Newth.

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Inscription on reverse reads: “1920Cira. Combined Foxton Brass and Salvation Army Band. R T Betty, Rand leaning on building, R Rand with Bass, Mrs Len McCarthy (cornet), Charlie Prew”

Combined Foxton Brass and Salvation Army Bands c 1920. Among those appearing in this photograph are :- R T Betty, R Rand, Mrs Len McCarthy and Charlie Prew.

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Inscription on reverse reads: “Collection of Mr L Heath, Levin”

An unidentified brass band, presumeably the Foxton Brass Band poses for a formal photograph outside a wooden building at an unknown date.

Two original photographs and a copy which is attached to a piece of white paper along with another photograph.

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4 copies

Early Foxton – looking south from “Government Hill” c 1880. In the foreground is the raiway line. Also visible in this photograph are Foxton Primary School, Easton Street and scattered housing.

Three copies in poor condition and black and white copy.

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View of Foxton in 1908 looking from Government Hill, showing the railway, Hulke Street houses, what is now Manawatu College grounds, Eastern Street and Park Street.

See also f1999.0186

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dis 7.00/Foxton High School basketball team c1930s/Parlato N/Murray W/Clark J/McCarthy P/Botaroff G/Doreen N/Reid Z/Coley P/

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Names on back

Full council at the Mayor’s table. From left to right those in the photograph are:- Back Row: B. Prince, K. Morris, S. Stead, K. Farrell, E. Blackledge, R. White Front Row: P. Malthus, J. Titcombe, D. Hunt, T. Baker, C. Flynn

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Post card has inscription on reverse reading: “Electricity comes to Foxton. Corner of Johnston St and Avenue Rd. Erecting pole at Christie corner – Mrs Trueman’s father. Johnston St Avenue Rd.

Erection of power pole on Christie Corner, (the corner of Avenue Road and Johnston Street), bringing the first electric power to Foxton. Two men stand atop a ladder, while a third holds the ladder, and a further man leans against the pole.

Post card and one copy.

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Three men are pictured walking along the sand at Foxton Beach. Two wooden houses with iron roofs sit astride the sand ridge looking down on the beach.

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Inscriptions on reverse read: “Mr H Signal, c/o Mr James Fullerton, Merksworth Ship Building Yards, Paisley, Scotland.” and “Just to give you a reminder of our beach & show you how it has grown since you left. From H. P.S. Letter arrived today. Am writing. 2 February 1912.”

Postcard “4024 Foxton Beach” showing Foxton Beach at what is now estuary. From the left to the centre of the photograph a number of houses are visible. The card was sent to H.Signal, C/o Mr James Fullerton, Merksworth Ship Building Yards, Paisley, Scotland. Message reads “Just to give you a reminder of our beach & show you how it has grown since you left. From H. P.S. Letter arrived today. Am writing. 2 February 1912”.

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Looking southward at the backs of houses on the riverfront at Foxton Beach in ?1920s. Manawatu River and Foxton Heads in the background.

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The Port of Foxton is featured in this photograph with the caption “Foxton and its harbour -The God-given revenue grabbed by the government”. A ship tied to the wharf is in the process of loading cargo. Railway wagons are being shunted along tracks and a number of men are watching events taking place on the wharf. Two horses with drays are to the left of the photograph.

Three copies

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Foxton Estuary at the mouth of the Manawatu River with wading birds in the foreground and the Tararua Ranges in the background.

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