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.

Foxton Library

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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A wading bird at the Foxton Estuary at the Manawatu River mouth with the Tararua Ranges in the background.

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three photos of riverfront Foxton Beach joined together including f1999.1270 and f1999.0177/

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Postcard of Foxton 1908 taken from “Government Hill” showing Foxton to south. Railway in foreground and 2 railway houses Easton Street in background. Card dated 11/8/16 written “Dear M(?)ilfred” and signed “M Teviotdale”

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Large photo of Crowd on the lawn at Foxton Racecourse possibly in 1920s or earlier

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dis 7.00/photo taken of ships at wharf at Port of Foxton taken from Matakarapa in 1906/2 men sailing in centre of photo/2 copies/

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Manawatu’s first railway was the Foxton-Palmerston route –constructed in 1873 as a wooden tramway with horse-drawn wagons running along it.

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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Postcard view taken from Duncan House showing the port.

Printed at bottom of postcard – J.A. Starck, Photo. Foxton: Manawatu River View.

2 copies ?

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Foxton School Class 1938 P3?/

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