POROUTAWHAO JUNIORS1947
Back: Sam Cameron, Toka Graham, …….., Ken Hirini, Brian Hapeta, Desmond Ramsay, Clive Lingard, …….., ……..
Middle: Henare Tihema, …….., Wilf Vickers, Joyce Hemmingsen, ?Ellen….., Winnie Matakatea, ?Lynette Wilton, …….., Royal Eparaima, ……..
Front: …….., Diane Coleman, Annie Wright, Donna McLennan¸Florence Tatana, ? Elizabeth Hapeta, Polly Taylor, Maxine Tatana, Dorothy Elliott, Valerie Bovey, Doreen Hagley, Flora Elliott
POROUTAWHAO SENIORS 1947
Back: Keith Hannam, Earl Green, Alec Tatana, Ken Bovey, George Tatana, ? John Hapeta, Mene Tatana, Mark Kiriona
Middle: ? Alan Coleman, Jim Davison, Graeme Lingard, Gary McLennan, Peter Tennant, Charlie Hagley, Tony Kilsby, David Hapeta, Stephen Lewis,
Front: Audrey Cameron, Jean Sutcliffe, ? Georgina Warrington, Tangiwai Tihema, Betty Penny, Ngaire Arcus, ? Tilly Eparaima, Doreen Bismark, Moira Cameron, Rangi Hohaia
POROUTAWHAO MIDDLE SCHOOL1947
Back: John Hagley, Brian Cook, Bob Graham, Colin Lyttelton, Kauhi Winiata, Darcy Tohaia, Brian Sutcliffe, Norman Bovey, ? Royal Eparaima, ? Rangi Tohaia, ........
2nd Row : Jim Tait, …….., Warren Fido, Margaret Fido, Margy Hapeta, Louie Hirini, Mariana Tihema, Ellen Graham, Iwi Nicholson, Tom McDermott, Jim Jamieson
1st Row: …….., Gloria Corner, Greta Hirini, Tuini Graham, Inda Larkin, Gwen Davison, Rae Elliott, Marie Vickers, ? Dawn Hapeta, …….., ? Girlie Tihema, ……..
Front; …….., …….., Koro Hapeta, David Hagley
names on reverse of photograph
Foxton Marching Team 1947. Those in the photogrph are Z Betty, Audrey Burr, Joyce O’Rielly, Shirley Thompson, Anne Merriman, Dell Haycock, Pam Marshall, Joan Mounsey, Heather McKenzie. The male coach at the right of the photograph is unidentified.
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Foxton Beach Holiday House Darwick Street bought by Mrs M H Short in 1936. The building was previously the Womens Institute Rest Home. The porches were added in 1947.
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Emboss printed above photo - SHANNON BOROUGH, 1947 – 1950 Personnel of Shannon Borough Council
Printed below photo - Sitting from Left:-J.T. Bovis, Town Clerk; D.A. Fitzgerald, Mayor; B. Clayton, Deputy-Mayor; Councillor C.G. Wishart. Back Row:-Councillors V.J. Bateman, R.S. Downes, H.L. Norris, L.G. Sayer. Absent:-Councillors C.M. Cronquest, H. Aitchison.
Written on back with blue ballpoint pen - Mrs C.W. Shirriffs Longburn Phone 82.911 (P. Nth)
Written on back with black felt-tip pen – J.T. Bovis
Shannon Borough Council, 1947 – 1950 1 B&W photo print, mounted
Left to Right - Back Row: V.J. Bateman, R.S. Downes, H.L. Norris, L.G. Sayer. Front Row: J.T. Bovis (Town Clerk), D.A. Fitzgerald (Mayor), B. Clayton (Deputy Mayor), C.G. Wishart. Absent: C.M. Cronquest, H. Aitchison.
See also – Acc.#s2002.006.0003a & b (identical mounted copies).
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Emboss printed above photo - SHANNON BOROUGH, 1947 – 1950 Personnel of Shannon Borough Council
Printed below photo - Sitting from Left:-J.T. Bovis, Town Clerk; D.A. Fitzgerald, Mayor; B. Clayton, Deputy-Mayor; Councillor C.G. Wishart. Back Row:-Councillors V.J. Bateman, R.S. Downes, H.L. Norris, L.G. Sayer. Absent:-Councillors C.M. Cronquest, H. Aitchison.
Shannon Borough Councillors, 1947 – 1950 1 B&W photo print, mounted
Left to Right - Back Row: V.J. Bateman, R.S. Downes, H.L. Norris, L.G. Sayer. Front Row: J.T. Bovis (Town Clerk), D.A. Fitzgerald (Mayor), B. Clayton (Deputy-Mayor), C.G. Wishart. Absent: C.M. Cronquest, H. Aitchison.
Taken outdoors in front of cabbage trees.
See also – Acc.#s2002.050.0001 (identical mounted photo).
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Emboss printed above photo - SHANNON BOROUGH, 1… Personnel of Shannon Borough Council
Printed below photo - Sitting from Left:-J.T. Bovis, Town Clerk; D.A. Fitzgerald, Mayor; B. Clayton, Deputy-Mayor; Councillor C.G. Wishart. Back Row:-Councillors V.J. Bateman, R.S. Downes, H.L. Norris, L.G. Sayer. Absent:-Councillors C.M. Cronquest, H. Aitchison.
Written on back with black ballpoint pen – (4) Return to B. Clayton.
Shannon Borough Councillors, 1947 – 1950 1 B&W photo print, mounted {Fragile, damaged}
Left to Right - Back Row: V.J. Bateman, R.S. Downes, H.L. Norris, L.G. Sayer. Front Row: J.T. Bovis (Town Clerk), D.A. Fitzgerald (Mayor), B. Clayton (Deputy-Mayor), C.G. Wishart. Absent: C.M. Cronquest, H. Aitchison.
Slightly different photo from #.0003a – feet of men sitting in front row can be seen in this photo.
Taken outdoors in front of cabbage trees.
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Stamped on back with black ink - Further copies of this Photograph - Obtainable from - EMBASSY STUDIOS 387 Main Street. Palmerston North. Claude Coward Photographer.
Penciled on back of both copies – reject
Shannon School – photo of all pupils, 1947 1 B&W photo print (plus 2 copies)
8 rows of children.
Sally Spencer in front row (centre) holding small chalk board - SHANNON SCHOOL 1947
Used in book – “Shannon School Centennial Souvenir 1989”, page 25, with caption - School pupils 1947.
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Embossed in bottom right corner of original photo – J. Roger
Penciled on back: “Mr Burdekin, Mayor, greeting General Montgomery.”
Typed on piece of paper (with HHS letter-head) glued to back: “Mayor Burdekin welcomes Lord Montgomery, General British Army, as his motorcade passes through Levin on 16/7/1947.”
Mayor Burdekin welcomes General Montgomery as his motorcade passes through Levin, 16.7.1947. The streets are lined with crowds, with members of the scouting and guide movements to the fore.
1 B&W photo print copy, mounted
See also 2000.286.0001
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Written on back of photograph – Park St. FM499
Stamped on back of photograph with black ink - ELMAR STUDIOS 459 Main St., Palmerston North. Box 415 – Phone 7733 When re-ordering quote number ... back
Combined school choir’s of Foxton, Shannon, Opiki and Tokomaru on stage at Foxton Town Hall in 1947
Also laminated photocopy of newspaper picture of this photo with caption that reads: Here is the combined country-schools choir from the Foxton District High School and Shannon, Tokomaru and Opiki schools at the concert of the schools mu[sic] festival held at the Foxton Town Hall recently. School-Choirs Raise Their Voices In Song At Schools Music Festival.
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Brian Worboys, Eldest son of Bert and Olive Bert was Dad’s cousin
Brian Worboys (as baby), 1947-48
Eldest son of Olive and Bert Warboys. Bert is youngest child of Marion (nee Ransom) and Charles Warboys.
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Horse team at the Levin Show 1947. Inscription on reverse reads: “Levin Show 1947. A team of horses like the ones Charles Petterson used to drive in the early 1900s.”
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Horse team at the Levin Show 1947. Inscription on reverse reads: “A team of Clydesdale horses like the ones Charle Peterson used to drive as a young man. By this time he was 67.”
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Black and white photocopy, plus a photocopy of the names on a separate sheet.
N.Z. Woolpack and Textiles staff, 1947. Those in this photograph are from left to right :-
Back Row: unknown, P. Roach, A. Pond, D. Dunne, R. Read, R. Gay, T. Richardson, E. Healey, S. Wright, G. Fenton, E. Corlett, W. Ogden, V. Shailer, A. Wright, ? Brown, K. Te Rangi, E. Torrey, H. Smith, A. Smith, P. Boyle, W. Williams, K. Robinson.
4th Row: W. McRae, F.W. Vickerman, G. Coley, H. Marshall, M. Betty, H. Huff, L. Hughes, H. Hartley, C. Robertson, C. Bowles, C. Robinson, C. Davey, ? Hemara, E. Hendersen, H. Groucott, C. Walker, L. Hunter, J. Wallbutton, E. Taylor.
3rd Row: J. Dayman, O. Wilson, A. Baird, D. Robinson, K. O’Donaghue, J. Healey, R. Morton, E. Healey, R. Robinson, R. Simpson, Mrs Gloistein, D. Gore, M. Rouse, J. Hooper, F. Spring, M. Leach, E. Pratt, M. King, G. Sutherland, F. Carnie, W. Tauirangi, W. Hale.
2nd Row: D. Rickerby, N. Petersen, M. Evans, J. Harper, L. Healey, S. Wa…., ? Hooper, J. Hooper, M. Falconer, O. Williams, L. Evans, N. Fredricks, N. Wakefield, H. Hoterini, P. Murphy, P. Shailer, A. Leach, M. Leach, Mrs Bell, T. Ward.
Front Row: C. Anderson, J. Marton, H. Christensen, unknown, D. Elwood, B. Wright, K. Hughes, R. East.
Black and white photocopy. Names on separate sheet of paper.
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Ken Watts standing beside Ford bus, 1947
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