POROUTAWHAO JUNIORS 1939 

Back: …….., …….., …….., Malcolm Speirs, …….., Angus Carle, Ken Bovey, Ernie Gates, David Montgomery, ……..

Middle: Ross Arcus, Allan Coleman, …….., ?Kathleen Hagley, …….., ? Dorothy Meads, ?Tataiana Hohaia, ? Jim Lawson, Ray Penny

Front: ? Lola Jamieson, …….., Ruth Trimm, Beryl Carle, ? Betty Penny, Ngaire Arcus, …….., Elsie Montgomery

Ernie with his Grandfather W F Cresswell & Aunt Dorothy Cresswell. The cottage, as was all of Waitarere until late 1939, had no Electricity or Telephone.

Penciled on back: “1939 Paekakariki Copy from Kapiti Library, Neg. No. HP 1005 (10 / 12 / 90)”

Coastal highway & sea-wall dedication ceremony, on the Paekakariki to Pukerua Bay highway,1939. This photograp is taken fro the Paekakariki Hill looking south-west.

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Written on back with black ballpoint pen - No. 22 H.E.P.B. No. 22 Early construction of lines Levin – SHN District Tom Sunley top of pole Shirley Tremewan

Appears to have been removed from a photo album.

Tom Sunley standing on top of power pole during wire stringing, c.1920’s-30’s 1 B&W photo print

Man (unidentified) at base of pole.

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Inscription on reverse reads: “To Margaret love from Carole 1939”

Small photograph of the home of Henry Robinson at 27 Johnston Street Foxton.

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A soldier, probably Jack Kingsbury, standing outside a tent with a wooden pallet floor.

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Shannon School Jubilee, 1939. A group of seven people gathered at school gates including from left to right:- An unidentified woman, R.J. Law (Chairman Jubilee Committee), E.J. Butt (Mayor), Mrs F. Jamieson, an unidentified woman, Mrs E.J. Spencer. In the front is Bob Gyde the youngest school pupil, who cut the ribbon to declare gates open.

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Montage of 6 photographs of N Z Woolpack and Textiles factory including Spinning Department (3 canner to No 2 spinner to 5,6,7,8 spinners)/Preparing Department (for long fibre from finishing end to wards start-finishing drawing frame back to goods machine)/ Sewing Room(shows front row of hemmers looking back towards finishing of packs/ Weaving Department(notice drive belts)/Spinning and winding department (looking back of beaming area to spinners. Roll winder in foreground and cop winder to right of that. On leftbaxes for bind roll winder)/ Dining rooms in Welfare Block/oversize

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Written on back with black ink pen: ” R.J. Law.”

“J.T. Bovis E.J. Butt Mayor Wm. Clayton E. Moody Ch. Sch Com. R.J. Law Ch Jub. Com. Wm. J. Moynihan Mrs F. Jamieson Mrs E.J. Spencer Bob Gyde.”

Shannon School Jubilee, 1939. A group of nine people gathered at the school gates are from left to right:- J.T. Bovis, E.J. Butt (Mayor), W. Clayton, E. Moody (Chairman School Committee), R.J. Law (Chairman Jubilee Committee), W. J. Moynihan, Mrs F. Jamieson, Mrs E.J. Spencer. In the front is Bob Gyde, the youngest school pupil, who cut the ribbon to declare gates open.

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Dymo label below original photo in album as caption reads – HONORES COWSHED 1939 AFTER TORNADO

Honore’s cowshed after tornado, 1939

Looks like a pile of matchsticks beside another less damaged shed.

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1938 Ford bus parked outside house, 1939

Signage on side of bus: Levin – Shannon – Palmerston No.3

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Written on back with black ballpoint pen - No. 23. This is how they did it then! Construction of power lines Tokomaru ? Tom Sunley near center without hat. Shirley Tremewan

Raising power poles, Tokomaru ? c.1920’s-30’s 1 B&W photo print

Two large wooden poles joined together at top in ‘A’ shape with cross members for wires being raised by hand. 3 men (right) each with a long pole push the top of the power pole into upright position while other men (centre) near its base use short posts to prop it up as it rises. Tom Sunley believed to be one of the workers (centre).

Large farm house in background (right).

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