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Manakau School 75th Jubilee Ball 1963

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:47:30+00:00
Manakau school held a 75th Jubilee over the weekend of Friday 1st March 1963 till Monday 4th March 1963. To start the celebrations a ball was held on Friday evening 1/3/1963.The evening was a great success with more than 400 ex pupils attending the function in the Manakau Hall
DateMarch 1963
LocationManakau
Contact email addresshenry phillips@xtra.co.nz

Manakau School Function: The Jubilee Ball Celebrations Conclude

The celebrations in connection with the fiftieth anniversary of the Manakau State School were brought to a fitting conclu­sion on Monday with a grand jubilee ball. The public hall gave accommodation to some 400 ex-pupils, residents and visitors from all parts of the district, and under a canopy of coloured streamers, greenery and magic lanterns they spent a night of pleasing gaiety.
Proceedings opened punctually at 8.30 p.m. with the grand march, led by Mrs. Bethune, wiie of the late Mr. F. Bethune, who was the school's first teacher, and Mr. A. M. Atkins, the popular president of the jubilee committee, and then the orches­tra broke into the strains of the first waltz.
During the evening Mr. Atkins, on behalf of the jubilee committee, thanked all the visitors who had attended the cele­brations and introduced Mr. R. Whiley, of Hokitika, one of the first pupils on the school roll.
Mr. Whiley thanked ex-pupils and residents of the district for the wonderful time given the visitors, who would carry away life-long memories of the very pleasurable functions it had been their privilege to attend.
Everyone would thank the secretary (Mr. Ralph Bevan) and Mrs. Bevan for the work they had done in making the jubilee such a success, proceeded Mr. Whiley. Then there was the president (Mr. Atkins) and his wife, who had been so prominent in the organisation work and who had entertained visitors to afternoon tea on the day of the reception. In conclusion, he said that every visitor would carry away many happy memories and fine impressions of their stay in Manakau.
The following photos are off the ex pupils who attended the ball

Irene & Joe Bowler

Irene and Joe Bowler

May & Rod Swainson

May and Rod swainson

the Band at The Ball The Band at the ball

The Band from Palmerston North at The Ball

Bert & Della Mather

Bert and Della Mather

Bert & Sybil McCown

Bert & Sybil McCown

Phoebe & Vic Bregman

Phoebe and Victor Bregman

Ada & Pat Wesney

Ada and Pat Wesney

Albert & Marg Barbery

Albert and Marg Barbery

Amy & Mr Leitch & Bridie Bryant

Amy and Mr. Leitch Bridie Bryant

Arthur Jensen, Mrs Willis, Noleen & Robin Jensen

Arthur Jensen, Mrs Willis, Noleen and Robin Jensen

Bertha Silberry, Jan & Julia Ransfield

Bertha Silberry, Jane and Julia Ransfield

Bill & Barbara Miles

Bill and Barbara Miles

Bill Gardiner, Mary 7 Bill King

Bill Gardiner, Mary and Bill King

Bridie & Johnny Bryant Bridie and Johnny Bryant

Claire & Joe De Simas

Claire and Joe De Simas

Daphne Robinson, Eva & Mr Meredith

Daphne Robinson and Eva & Mr. Meridth

Delcie, Eileen & Doris Cottle

Delcie, Eileen and Doris Cottle

Doris Matahaere & Lena Miritana

Doris Matahaere and Lena Miritana

Doris Cottle and Husband

Doris Cottle and Husband

Doris Matahaere Frank Corbett &

Doris Matahaere Frank Corbett &

Dot Cotter & Eva Meredith

Dot Cotter and Eva Meridith

Edna David & Elaine Miles

Edna David and elaine Miles

Elaine Miles & Phoebe Atkins

Elaine Miles and Phoebe Atkins

Fred Mudge 7 Joe Bowler

Fred Mudge and Joe Bowler

George & Nan Fairley
George and Nan Fairley

Glenise & Henry Nielsen

Glenise & Henry Nielsen

Gordon & Miriam Vickers Gordon and Miriam Vikers

Harold and Jean Phillips

Harold and Jean Phillips

Jim Gray

Jim Gray

Joan and Ian Morton

Joan and Ian Morton

John Sweetman, Brian Bregman, Owen Cornelius

John Sweetman, Brian Bregman, Owen Cornelius

Joyce French and Henry Rodgers

Joyce French, and Henry Rodgers

Kath Gardin and Rebecca King..

Kath Gardiner and Rebecca King

Laurie and Ann Abernathy

Laurie and Ann Abernethy

Lena Miritana Margaret and Colin Heggie

Lena Miritana Margaret & Colin Heggie

Lorraine Bevan and Doug & Lois Easton

Lorraine Bevan and Doug & Lois Easton

Lin and Mona Patchett and Dot Cotter

Lin & Mona Patchett and Dot Cotter

Lorraine Bevan, Robert Ransfield and Noleen Staples

Lorraine Bevan, Robert Ransfield and Noleen Staples

Marg and Athol Hazlitt

Marg and Athol Hazlitt

Mary King and Mihi Cook

Mary King and Mihi Cook

Mary King Maureen Black

Mary King Maureen Black

May and Irene Bowling

May and Irene Bowling

Maureen and George Bathgate

Mervyn and George Bathgate

Mrs Maxwell and Husband

Miss Maxwell and Husband

Mr and Mrs Vic Cottle

Mr. and Mrs Vic Cottle

Mr and Mrs Amy Leitch

Mr and Mrs Amy Leitch

Mr and Mrs E Robinson

Mr and Mrs F Lockyer

Mr and Mrs W. Neas

Mr and Mrs W. Neas

Mr & Mrs Anderson and Albert Barberry

Mr & Mrs Anderson and Albert Barberry

Mr & Mrs Bill Bowling

Mr & Mrs Bill Bowling

Mr & Mrs Charles Aplin

Mr & Mrs Charles Aplin

Mr & Mrs Empson

Mr & Mrs Empson

Mr & Mrs Ernest Bell

Mr & Mrs Ernest Bell

Mr & Mrs Frank Phillips

Mr & Mrs Frank Phillips

Mr & Mrs Hector McBainMr & Mrs Hector McBain

Mr & Mrs John BowlingMr & Mrs John Bowling

Mr & Mrs & Jackie Bowling

Mr & Mrs & Jackie Bowling

Mr & Mrs Walter Bull

Mr & Mrs Walter Bull

Mr & Mrs Gillen

Mr & Mrs Gillen

Mr & Mrs Thomas Horn

Mr & Mrs Thomas Horn

Mrs Gwen Neas and Enid Cowan

Mrs Gwen Neas and Enid Cowan

Mrs Burke and Mina Stupples

Mrs Burke and Mrs Mina Stupples

Mrs George Phillips and Daisy Bryant

Mrs George Phillips and Daisy Bryant

Pam and Joan Scott

Pam and Joan Scott

Nan Fairley, John and Pauline Bryant

Nan Fairley, John Bryant, Pauline Bryant

Mrs Reeve Ransfield Pam & Ian Robinson

Mrs Reeve Ransfield Pam & Ian Robinson

Pat & Mick Quirke

Pat and Mick Quirke


Pat & Nepe Apatu Reg Verry

Pat & Nepe Apatu Reg Verry

Pat Corbett, Enid & Mr Cowan

Pat Corbett, Enid and Mr Cowan

Pat Quirke, Johnny Bryant, Mick Quirke

Pat Quirke, Johnny Bryant, Mick Quirke

Penny Bregman & Judy Cornelius

Penny Bregman & Judy Cornelius

Phoebe and Victor Bregman

Phoebe and Victor Bregman

Ray & Mavis Robinson

Ray and Mavis Robinson

Peggy Ransfield Rebecca King

Peggy Ransfield Rebecca King

Rita, Hec, Janice Bryant and Wayne Reid

Rita , Hec , Janice Bryant and Wayne Reid

Rita and Isobel Ransfield

Rita and Isobel Ransfield

Rita Ransfield Tong Young

Rita Ransfield Tong Young

Robert Ransfield, John Sweetman, Philip Davis

Robert Ransfield, John Sweetman, Philip Davis

Roy and Rae Robinson

Roy and Rae Robinson

Shirley & Monty Meridith, Ann & Laurie Abernethy

Shirley & Monty Meridith, Ann & Laurie Abernethy

Thelma and Mr Spiers

Thelma and Mr Spiers

Tom, Melva, Mrs., and Rina Burke

Tom, Melva, Mrs., and Rina Burke

trix and John Bryant

Trix and John Bryant

Trix Barbery, Joyce Drake, Athol Hazlitt

Trix Barbery, Joyce Drake, Athol Hazlitt

Una and Mr. Monk

Una and Mr Monk

Tumeke & Mrs Wehiepeihana

Tumeke amd Mrs Wehipeihana

Una Cotter and husband

Una Cotter and Husband

Una Monk, Merle Atkins, Mona & Edna Monk

Una Monk, Merle Atkins, Mona & Edna Monk

Vera Newson, Kath Stratton, Ralph & Myra Bevan

Vera Newson, Kath Stratton, Ralph & Myra Bevan

Vera Newson

Vera Newson

75th Jubilee Dinner in the Memorial Hall Otaki 1963Manakau school 1963 Jubilee Dinner Mrs Philip Mil;ne & Bridie Bryant with Jubilee Cake
75th Jubilee Cake

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75th Jubilee Dinner in the Memorial Hall Otaki 1963 Manakau School 75th Jubilee Dinner