POROUTAWHAO SENIORS1945 

Back: Peter Edwards, Bill Kiriona, Angus Carle, …….., Wally Winiata, Ray Penny, Martin Hartley, ?Willy Eparaima, Malcolm Speirs, Ross Arcus

Middle: ? Alan Coleman, Ernie Gates, Keith Hannam, …….., Peter Hapeta, ? Colin Lyttelton, ……..,Ken Bovey, John Hapeta

Front: Jean Sutcliffe, …….., …….., Ngaire Arcus, …….., Betty Penny, Shirley Scott, Doreen Bismark, Elsie Montgomery, ........, ? Tilly Eparaima 

POROUTAWHAO MIDDLE SCHOOL1945 

Back: Ronald Rae-Douglas, Patu Eparaima, Basil Jones, Peter Reo, Mark Kiriona, Tony Kilsby, Charlie Hagley, Sidney Lyttelton, Gary McLennan, Norman Bovey

Middle: Inky Taylor, David Hagley, Douin Hapeta, Stephen Lewis, Graeme Lingard, Jim Tait, Jim Davison, Leslie Jones, Jim Jamieson

Front: ? Margaret Collins, Jean Montgomery, Dawn Gates, Rangi Hohaia, Ruth Nicholson, Tangiwai Tihema, Margy Hapeta, Ellen Graham, Gwen Davison, Patty Edwards

 Prior to 1949, New Zealand's gambling laws were very restrictive. Most forms of gambling were outlawed either in the letter of the law or by the near impossibility of actually getting a permit to do it. This led to many illegal 'raffles' and some New Zealanders entering offshore lotteries. 

One of the few groups to offer legal gambling were 'art unions'. These were named because they started as raffles for art societies before growing and diversifying into other community causes like new aerodromes. To keep within the regulations, these 'unions' paid their prize money in alluvial gold. So instead of winning 2000 pounds in cash, you got its equivalent value in gold. Which is how 'Golden Kiwi' got its name- older players would have remembered the old art union prizes!  

This 'Art Union' cinema slide is from 1945. Back then, the Minister of Internal Affairs would supervise how the prize money was spent.

Almost from it's invention the cinema has played a role in war and morale. In the First World War the New Zealand Government even taxed expensive 'dress circle' theatre seats to raise money for the military. However, this slide was less direct, and comes from the Second World War.

It implores cinema goers (from the comfort of civilian life) to subscribe for the latest war bonds drive. By now most New Zealanders knew the war was going well and victory was near- but the slide reminded people of the energy needed for 'the final push'. The slide would have been shown alongside newsreels of New Zealand forces overseas and maybe was in the intermission of a patriotic film.

In fact, in early 1945 there was an undetected German U-Boat off the East Coast- the war was closer than many would have liked to admit. 

Slides like this would have been shown in cinemas across New Zealand. 

Ernie with Molly the Pony & her Foal Phyllis

Ernie & Dorothy Cresswell on Molly the Shetland Pony.

c. 1945

Std4, Forms 1 & 2 in 1945

Pupils: Back row: Peter Edwards, Angus Carle, Peter Coleman, Wally Winiata, Ray Strode-Penny, Martin Hartley, William Eperama, Malcolm Spiers, Ross Arcus. Middle Row: Alan(Bill) Coleman, Ernie Gates, Rex Hannam, David Montgomery, ?? Littleton?, ?? ??, Ken Bovey, John Hapeta. Front Row: Jean Sutcliffe, Beryl Carle, Linda Lindgard, Marjory Arcus, Betty Strode-Penny, Shirley Scott, Doreen Bismark, Elsie Montgomery, Lola Jamieson, William Kiriona, Tilly Eperama?.

Levin Racing Club (Inc) Officials 1945-46

Photocopy of original mounted photograph with identifications. Left to Right - Back Row: M. Wills, N.W. Ryder, G. Lamb, H.J. Bell, F.H. Best, D.W. McLennan. Centre Row: G.D. Harris, H. Bull, R.G. Romans, A. Stewart, W.C. Hannan. Front Row: T. Bevan, Dr S.J. Thompson, W. Bull, W. Ryder (president), E.M. Ryder, J.W. Proctor, S.B. Mexted. Insert: S.L. Jackson (left), F.A. Nicholson (right).

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

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Penciled on back: “24. Chinese Market Garden at Otaki, 1945.

This photograph must be acknowledged to the J.D. Pascoe Collection. Alexander Turnbull Library, Welligton, New Zealand. Reference No. 1299 1/4”

Stamped on back with black ink – Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. Date. 20/10/90

A man walks behind his horse which is pulling a cultivator across fields at a market garden at Otaki, 1945. . This photo used in book – ‘Horowhenua County and its People’, page 254.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted.

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Levin Racing Club (Inc) Officials 1945-46

Left to Right - Back Row: M. Wills, N.W. Ryder, G. Lamb, H.J. Bell, F.H. Best, D.W. McLennan. Centre Row: G.D. Harris, H. Bull, R.G. Romans, A. Stewart, W.C. Hannan. Front Row: T. Bevan, Dr S.J. Thompson, W. Bull, W. Ryder (president), E.M. Ryder, J.W. Proctor, S.B. Mexted. Insert: S.L. Jackson (left), F.A. Nicholson (right).

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