Foxton Collection

HJP 0387 The Beast Michael Hills completed boat sitting on the water at Foxton Beach Manawatu River launching ramp April 2019

HJP 0388 The Beast ready for launching parked beside the Foxton Beach launching ramp april 2019

HJP 0384 The Beast being launched at Foxton Beach jetty March 2019

HJP 0369 Divers freeing up an air bag stuck under the boat The Beast at Foxton Beach launching ramp 2019

Inscription on reverse reads: “Yachting Club Regatta & new jetty Fxt Beach”

Yatching Club Regatta and new jetty at Foxton Beach. This view shows the river end of the jetty.

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Black and white photograph.

Printed at bottom of photo – Foxton 23.

Stamped on back with purple ink (faded) - Real Photo Post Card Frank Duncan & Co. Auckland.

Postcard of Main Street, Foxton, looking south west from the Law office, c.1912. In this photograph two girls are crossing the road while a man on a bicycle is in the middle of the road.

Black and white photograph.

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Black and white photograph.

Stamped on back with black ink – FOXTON BEACH

Written on back with black ballpoint pen – 1950’s ?

Foxton Beach, c.1950. This photograph has been taken looking west towards the sea, with cars and people (some under umbrellas) on the beach.

Black and white photograph.

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Black and white laminated photocopy.

Ships at Foxton wharf, late 1890’s. This photograph has been taken looking north over the Te Awahou stream at the “Queen of the South” and “Whangaroa” at the Foxton wharf. A small boat is in the stream in the foreground with cattleyards in the centre of the photograph.

Laminated black and white photocopy.

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Black and white photograph.

Penciled at top of photo – Manual

Written on back – Foxton Primary

Original secondary department of Foxton District High School, 1940’s. This building was later used for manual training.

Black and white photograph.

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Black and white photograph.

Written on back – Victoria Park

Cyclists turn in a race at Victoria Park, Foxton, c.1950.

Black and white photocopy.

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Black and white photograph.

Written on back – Foxton Primary

Original infant block of Foxton School with tennis nets in the foreground.

Black and white photograph.

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Black and white photograph.

Changing rooms for the baths at Foxton School.

Black and white photograph.

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This 5 bedroom house built in the 1980s, on a 843m2 section was listed on TradeMe in May 2015 for $590,000.

It was described:

• Rateable value: $600,000
• Unbelievable location, stones throw to the Boat Club and boat ramp with panoramic views of the ranges and estuary, all the way to the Ocean.
• Perfect for a large or extended family boasting five bedrooms, two bathrooms with the upstairs bathroom just having a major overhaul with floor to ceiling tiles and quality fixtures and fittings. Upstairs features a well designed kitchen and large family room, three good sized bedrooms while downstairs contain the other two bedrooms, one bathroom and internal double car garage with workshop area.
• As well as the internal double garage there is also a large double garage at the rear of the section and a large single garage that could cater for the boat etc.

This 3 bedroom house on a 334m2 section was listed for sale on TradeMe in April 2015 for $99,000.

It was described:

• Right opposite New World and other amenities.
• Walking distance to the main street, cafes and food outlets.
• Consisting of three bedrooms.

In 2015, a new winged sculpture was erected at Foxton's southern entrance on State Highway 1.

It comprises four forged metal godwits in flight atop aged timber posts.

The metal birds celebrate the annual visit of thousands of the migratory birds to the Manawatu Estuary, a designated Wetland of International Importance, south of Foxton Beach.

Godwits are thought to make the longest non-stop flights of any birds, flocking every year from Alaska to several spots in New Zealand, then to Korea and China, and back to Alaska, a round trip of about 29,300km.

The Foxton Community Board approved the sculpture in February [2015] and the [Horowhenua] district council gave it the green light in March.

It was allocated $69,000 in the Long Term Plan.

The artwork is by Levin's The Old Foundry design firm, which quoted $45,700.

Some of the remaining budget will go to landscaping around the sculpture.

From: William James Harding Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library

Sighted in Wanganui Library collection at: http://wanganuilibrary.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/3388

One white china saucer from Perreau’s Refreshment Rooms, Foxton.

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This 2-bedroomed Art Deco house was listed for sale on TradeMe in August 2009 with an asking price of $165,000.

Land area: 944m2

It is situated on a full size section 944m2. Walk to estuary and boat club.

dis 7.00/ Port of Foxton with steamer and punt alongside wharf/”Wilson 327 Foxton”/

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dis 7.00/Methodist Church Avenue Road “Foxton 3273 Wilsons copyright” potcard/

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The Port of Foxton on the Manawatu River. The auxiliary scow “Huanui” is tied up at the wharf while the M V “Foxton” is in the stream. A man in a rowboat is in the foreground.

Original and one copy

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Foxton District High School Basketball Team 1934. Those in this photograph are from left to right:-

Back Row:- M McKnight, L Martin, J Thynne, I Devonshire.

Front Row:- R Hofmann, J McCormack, A Roore (holding trophy) J Barron, J Shaw.

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Names on reverse of photograph

Members of the Foxton 1968 Senior Rugby Team at centennial celebrations 1980. Those in the photograph are from left to right:-

Back Row:- J Betty, V Betty, P Roache, T Ryan, S Barber, K Halidone, T Hunt, P Bergin.

Front Row:- S Enoka, K Robinson, D Smith, I Mooney, T Carr, Gary O’Dea, D Walls, K Hunt.

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This 3 bedroom beach bach was for sale on TradeMe in April 2013 by negotiation (rateable value $225,000).

It was described:

• An outstanding location on a quiet no-exit street within arms reach of the beach.
• This kiwi bach has ocean views, all day sun and a deck sheltering against the prevailing wind.
• A large section with the potential to subdivide.
• Plenty of space to pitch the tents, play some cricket, ride bikes or 'surf' the sand dunes at the end of the street.
• Combined kitchen / living area, three warm and light double bedrooms, sleeps eight comfortably, seperated internal toilet and bathroom.

This 2 bedroom beach bach was for sale on TradeMe in April 2013 for $189,000.

It was described:

• Very tidy 2 bedroom, open plan, kiwiana beach bach.
• Just a short stroll to the beach front and cafe.

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it properly!"

I had to stoop down to paint an Unna's paste bandage onto a lady's leg to treat varicose ulcers, and groaned and creaked on rising. I said, "I think I'm getting old!" With a very sweet smile she replied, "No doctor, you're not getting old...you've got old!" As she was much more experienced on the matter, I did not argue.

A young man came to Foxton to recuperate after an injury. I asked the name of his doctor, and as it was a name I did not recognise, I suggested he was a young doctor. The young man replied, "Gosh no, hell no, he's pretty old, he's about 40." I was myself 40 at the time, and the 'young' fellow was 28, with only 12 years to go before he was equally decrepit.

I asked a young man, who had been a few years in the town, whether he ever had a hankering to go back to England. He snarled back, "Why the hell would I go back to England, I came from Scotland."

I supposed he could find ways of getting back without touching English soil.

(If you think a non-de-plume is advisable, try Annandale - there could be one or two who know it!)

Grateful thanks to dear Doctor Malthus, for his entertaining contribution!

A Much Needed Rest For The Doctors.

After giving delivery, the doctors would generally have a cup of tea, (and maybe a cigarette...) and a read of the morning paper, in the matron's flat. This was a time to unwind, rest, and wait around in case of any complications with mothers or new-born babies. And it was often the doctors' only chance for an uninterrupted break.

Cigarettes were always kept in the staff sitting room, on the ledge above the window for emergency times, in case the doctor (who smoked) forgot his own in the rush to leave home.

Doctor Teppett, many, many times, day or night, would drive patients in possible trouble, to Palmerston North Hospital in his own vehicle at a great pace! - with a nursing Sister on board, her eyes agog and praying hard, while driving through red lights! - hair-raising stuff! Doctor Teppett had a magnetic revolving light which he quickly placed onto the roof of his car, and this enabled him to zoom through to the hospital with a right-of- way!

The nursing staff travelling with Doctor Teppett on these occasions, were not aware of the flashing light for a good while. They were generally tending to the patient!

Doctor Teppett always did his utmost for the sake of his patients. Palmerston North Hospital staff soon became used to his heavy fast foot steps along the passageway in the theatre block, as he strode to see to his patients.
lady of the ).

In the Foxton Maternity Home's Theatre, because the theatre bed was high, (and fairly

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door was, so was probably more often used. One day carpenters had left some tools just inside the back door, so I asked, "Sister, why have you got that big saw in the back passage?"

After a delivery, the Acting Matron asked what I had arranged about the adoption. I had heard nothing at all about it, so asked the mother whether the child was for adoption. She said, "Yes, didn't my husband tell you?" So I rushed the four miles to their home and asked him. He replied, "Yes, didn't my wife tell you?"

Several patients were chattering in Maori, with the word, 'hapu' popping up often. I said that it meant, 'pregnancy'. One of them said, "Ah, you're a good Doctor, I'll come to you next time". But she forgot-several times.

On two occasions I was invited to catch rats in the staff-room, a noisy and vigorous procedure but successful both times.

(It seems to throw doubt on my daughter's opinion that girls can do anything).

It is a long time now since the Foxton Maternity Home was scrapped, and in any case it seemed that most of the odd happenings occurred when I was not there! So I add a few other incidents from the general practice.

I was called to see a boy of about 12 years old with a strange rash. He was the somewhat pampered single child of a rather elderly couple. The rash certainly looked odd, so I got a swat; with some antiseptic solution on it and wiped off several spots. Mother was suitably horrified and apologetic!

Coming home after dark, I decided to look in on a child I had seen a few days before. I gave a hearty knock on the front door, which fell flat on the floor. A face looked out from the door down the passage, and screamed, "It's a man, it s a man!" Another face Afi looked out, "No, it's not a man, it's the doctor!"

This story is from a doctor in another town near Foxton.

An elderly widow married an elderly man from a different town, and they moved into her home. In due course the husband needed a visit from the doctor, and as the doctor wrote out the prescription, he asked, "What are your husband's initials?" The wife went back into the bedroom, and asked, "Mr X, what is your first name?"

I was puzzled by an old usage as follows: A patient complained that her right knee was very sore, saying, "And when you put your leg over the other, you feel it in your hip!" In fact, I heard this type of expression quite often. Perhaps a psychologist could elucidate. (Certainly my hips still seem pretty good).

I noticed a cuckoo clock on the wall that had not been there before. The lady of the house explained it was a recent gift, but her husband could not get it to go. I pointed out that the pendulum weight and the driving weight were on the wrong chains, and switched them over. Some days later, I happened to meet the husband and asked after the clock. "It goes well, and wakes me every hour, as I knew it would if I had assembled

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