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Typed on paper glued to back: “Flag raising ceremony to commemorate the Centenary of the Manakau Post Office. 1-8-1887 — 1-8-1987. A celebration was held on Monday 3-8-87 when a large gathering of local towns-people & school children attended. Also present in official capacities were Messrs. — M.R. Monteith (Post Office Area Manager), Malcom Guy (County Chairman), Marsden Staples (County Councillor), Ivan Drake (Son of one of the Original Settlers), Ian Bowden (Chairman Manakau District Association). Mrs June Woolley, a local inhabitant and District Historian, provided a beautiful cake & a sumptuous morning tea.”

View of the ceremony to mark the Centenary of Manakau Post Office, 1987. This photograph looks south and shows the crowd watching the New Zealand Ensign being raised. In the background is the Manakau Hotel.

1 Colour photo print, mounted (with 2000.018.0055a and 2000.018.0055c)

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

Tautuhi

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Centenary of Manakau Post Office, 1987
Centenary of Manakau Post Office, 1987
Post Office, Levin, c.1921
Post Office, Weraroa, 1971
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Post Office, Levin
Post Office, Levin
Post Office, Levin, c.1921
Post Office, Levin
Police Station, Levin
Levin Automatic Telephone Exchange, 1963

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buildings,
government,
government manakau buildings,
hhs mounted photograph collection,
hotels crowd,
manakau,
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Centenary of Manakau Post Office, 1987
Centenary of Manakau Post Office, 1987
Post Office, Levin, c.1921
Post Office, Weraroa, 1971
Shifting Police Cell, Levin, c.1956
Weraroa - Post Office Opening
Post Office, Levin
Post Office, Levin
Post Office, Levin, c.1921
Post Office, Levin
Police Station, Levin
Levin Automatic Telephone Exchange, 1963