Inscription on reverse reads: “Huia Flaxmill, Harbour Street, Foxton, 1912. This mill was owned by Mr J Rose from 1908 to 1917. Mr Rose and his infant son Horace can be seen in the right foreground of this photograph. Donated by Mr Horace Rose of Pahiatua, 1969. Copy negative held by I R Matheson of Palmerston North.”

Huia Flaxmill, Harbour Street, Foxton, 1912. Owned by J Rose from 1908 – 1917. Mr Rose and his infant son, Horace, can be seen in the right foreground of the photograph. Flax fibre is coming out from the washers in the flaxmill.

Mounted print and copy.

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Photo from Levin School Centennial 1890-1990 booklet - page 43.

Caption reads:

The Woodwork Room C1912

Some of the boys present were: Lionel Sharman; Les Allen; Ron Walton; Richardson; Rupert Burlington; }Many Rippon; Pompy Randal; Noel Chaplin; Bunny Parsons; Bruce Bell; John Gibson; other names forgotten.

Photo taken by Waipawa resident photographer, William Golder, was perhaps at the time visiting his relation, Charles and son John (C G Golder & Son) who were jewelers and who had premises that were later burnt out in the 22 July 1912 fire.

Original photo donated by I Parlane/one lamimated copy/

Foxton School Headmaster, P G Jackson, with some of female pupils in the school’s playground, 1912.

Laminated copy

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Pupils watching others playing tennis at Foxton School in 1912.

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Foxton School cadets 1912. The three officers are 2nd Lieut S G Parlane(on left), Capt H F Gabites(centre), and Lieut Allan Shane (right).

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Foxton School classes – Standards V, VI and VII, 1912.

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Ship “Queen of the South” berthing at the Foxton wharf in 1912.

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All Saints Church Foxton in 1912.

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Penciled on back: “46. Horowhenua Co. Weraroa. Weraroa Boys Training Farm. 1912. Thrashing hay at Weraroa Boys Training Farm, Levin 1912. Photographer : William Williams.”

Typed on pieces of paper (X2): “Threshing hay at Weraroa boy’s Training Farm, 1912.Photographer William Williams. An 65868 1/2 P.C. Williams Coll. Alexander Turnbull Library N.Z.”

A group of men and boys threshing hay at the Weraroa Boy’s Training Farm, 1912. A traction engine is being used to thresh the hay probably for grass seed. To the left of the photograph are a number of bags of seed. The man at the centre of the photograph with a cap and moustache may be Superintendent Major Burlison.

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Handwritten bottom of original, as caption: “Wha for !”

Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “1912 New Year prank 1912. Horowhenua Historical Society.

“Outhouse” at the Oxford Street and Queen Street intersection, 1912. The moving of the outhouse to this site was a New Year’s Eve prank. The centre of the intersection is marked by a lamp standard. Caption on photograph reads: “Wha for!”. In the background are a group of people in Queen Street and the Post Office. Photograph was taken New Year’s Day morning, 1 January, 1912.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

See also 2000.575.0001 (original postcard & news article), 2000.018.0169 and 2000.018.0171

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Laminated photocopy.

Devastation after fire in Main Street, Foxton in 1912. This photograph shows the western side of Main Street. The undamaged buildings are Post Office (left) and Perreau’s (right).

Small laminated photocopy.

See also f2000.2105 (another view).

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Foxton School pupils playing Croquet in school grounds, 1912

Laminated A4 photocopy.

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Home of Mrs V.C. Ransom, Kent St. Levin Built 1907 for £300 ($600) Demolished 1980 to make room for Levin Botanical Gardens

Home of Mrs V.C. Ransom, Kent Street, Levin, c.1909

House built 1907, for £300 Demolished 1980

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Photograph is attached to a piece of white paper which has the following inscription: “After the 1912 fires Walls erected a temporary shed. Presbyterian Church and old Town Hall can be seen at left. In foreground picket fence of the Methodist Church still stands.

Scene after fire on eastern side of Main Street Foxton in 1912. In the foreground the site of the fire on the western side of Main Street, also in 1912, has been partly cleared. The picket fence of the Methodist Church remains standing.Whytes Hotel is the two storied building on the eastern side of the street.

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Mounted black and white photograph attached to tan card.

Embossed bottom right on mounting board - William Golder Photographer Waipawa, N.Z.

Devastation after a fire in Main Street, Foxton in 1912. This photograph shows the western side of Main Street. Two people on horses and group of people (left) near an untouched white two -storey building. An undamaged house is visable behind the burnt properties.

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Handwritten bottom of original, as caption: “Who Did do it ?”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Original at Vernon Mudgeway Levin. The dunny put on the intersection of Queen & Oxford Sts. New years Eve 1912. The police elleged [? alleged] that John Ford, Joseph Scott, Fred Ferris, Paddy Dynam [?], Charles Albert & Harold Mudgeway were the offenders. Owing to the police witnesses had afflictions of memory, case was dismissed. Chronicle 12/1/1912 F.C. Swamwick.”

Penciled on back – Horowhenua Historical Society.

“Outhouse” beside the lamp standard at the centre of the intersection of Oxford Street and Queen Street, 1912. The outhouse has the words “Post Office Bank” painted onto its side. Caption on bottom of photograph reads: “Who did do it?”

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

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Inscription on reverse reads: “Lent by Mrs J Aitcheson, copied by Mr Frank Bryce, March 1989. W G Adkin and family 1912.”

The Adkin Family at at their home, “Cheslyn Rise”, 1912. In the photograph are from left to right:- Back Row: W G Adkin, Gilbert Adkin Middle Row: Leslie Adkin, Cliff Adkin, Mrs W G Adkin, Viv Adkin. Front: Dora Adkin (Mrs Law), Marjorie Adkin (Mrs Broomfield), Clare Adkin (Mrs Gardiner).

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Black and white photocopy.

Typed below picture – Foxton Port and Railway Station 1912.

Penciled on back – Colin Cochran 1994

Foxton Port and Railway station, 1912.

A4 black and white photocopy.

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Alleged “Outhouse” pranksters, from the incident on New Year’s Day, 1912. Seven men are picture and are identified as:- Back Row (left to right) Fred Ferris, unknown, Joseph Scott, Albert Mudgeway. Front Row (left to right) Harold Mudgeway, John Ford, Paddy Dynan. Caption at bottom of photograph reads: “Guilty or Not Guilty.”

Handwritten bottom of original, as caption: “Guilty or not guilty ?”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Original at Vernon Mudgeway Levin. The alleged offenders of the dunny at the Queen St. – Oxford St. intersection. New Year’s Eve 1912. From left, back row – Fred Ferris, —? , Joseph Scott, Albert Mudgeway. Front row – Harold Mudgeway, -- ? , Charles Mudgeway. Unidentified – John Ford & Paddy Dynan. Identified by Vernon Mudgeway Levin. Arlette Reading (Scott) Auckland 1986. Original at Vernon Mudgeway. Information Chronicle 12/1/1912. F.C. Swanwick.”

Penciled on back – Horowhenua Historical Society.

See also – Acc. #2000.575 for newspaper article, Chronicle 12/1/1912

Local and General. John Ford, Albert Mudgway, Charles Mudgway, Harold Mudgway, Joseph Scott, Frederick Ferris and Barney Dinan were charged at Levin S.M. Court this morning with having placed an obstruction on Oxford Street on the 1st January last. The presiding justices were Messrs B.R. Gardener and Jeremiah Hurley. Constable Bagrie prosecuted, and Mr Blenkhorn appeared for the defence. The case arose out of the disorderly proceedings in Levin on New Year’s Eve (Sunday), when a number of young fellows shifted an outhouse and left it standing in the thoroughfare at the intersection of Queen and Oxford streets. The police witnesses were Tom Tuohy, Cyril Jennings, Leslie Martin, and Reginald Coombes. All four of these witnesses had made statements to the police which the police regarded as being sufficient to establish their case, but when they were put in the box today they all had an affliction of memory which prevented them from remembering the main facts that were set down in the statements they made to the police. The bench, consequently, had to dismiss the cases against all the accused.

See also – Acc. #2000.339.0002

(caption – “I Aint A Goin To Tell”) – photo of the 4 witnesses who had an “affliction of memory” ?

Alleged “Outhouse” pranksters, from the incident on New Year’s Day, 1912. Seven men are picture and are identified as:- Back Row (left to right) Fred Ferris, unknown, Joseph Scott, Albert Mudgeway. Front Row (left to right) Harold Mudgeway, John Ford, Paddy Dynan. Caption at bottom of photograph reads: “Guilty or Not Guilty.”

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Inscriptions on reverse read: “Don Mr Cecil Sim Masterton 9/77” and “Hydrabad Taken about 1912”

The shipwreck “Hydrabad” at Waitarere Beach in 1912.

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Inscription on reverse reads: “1912”

The Manawatu River and Foxton flaxmills looking down river towards the flaxmills mills with the Foxton wharf in the background.

Mounted sepia toned photograph.

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Inscriptions on reverse of photograph read: “Queen Carnival, Foxton 1912 Negative Palmerston North public Library” and “More likely June 1917” and “Presented by Joan Rankin”

Float drawn by two horses and flanked by youths with rifles passes the Police Station at the north end of Main Street Foxton during the 1912 Queen Carnival parade. Main street is unsealed and a large crowd lines the street to watch the parade.

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The original photograph is mounted on board. Inscription on reverse reads: “Given by Podmore family.”

The sepia coloured copy has been fixed to thick paper and has inscribed below the photograph: “Bock and Coley’s Flaxmills, Stewart Street, Foxton, 1912. (Negative held by I R Matheson 1975).”

The black and white copy has inscribed on reverse: “Original given by Podmore family.” and “Bock & Coley Mill.”

A sepia coloured photograph showing an unidentified group of 18 workers standing in front of the Bock and Coley flaxmill, Foxton. There is a man standing on one dray pulled by two horses to the right of the photograph and in the centre and left behind the row of workers are two more such drays. The mill is made up of four buildings.

Donated by Podmore family

2 copies - original is sepia coloured as is one copy, the second copy is black and white

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