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Poroutawhao School Standards 3-4 Class Photo 1978

POROUTAWHAO Std 3-4 1978

Back: Rochelle McDermott, Kirsten Norris, Justine Hill, Rosemary Gardner, Michael Malmo

2nd Row: Mr G A Isaac, Shaun Hartley, Randall Kiriona, Warrick Smith, Bruce Hewitt, Adrian Edwards, John Tatana, Juanita Hunt

1st Row: Amanda Chase, Lee Clayton, Suzanne Sinclair, Rex Turnbull, Grant Davies, Angela Ransom, Toni Clayton

Front: Peter Gardner, Marie Burnell, Kym Stratton, Robert Albert, Larry Brown, Karen Mason, Stephen Langevad 

Poroutawhao School Standards 1-2 Class Photo 1971

POROUTAWHAO Std 1-2 1971

Back: Geoffrey Oates, Peter Lindsay, Jim Rowe, Kevin Gwynn, Dean Jamieson, Bryan Harrison, Brian Rosier, Bruce Burnell, Paul Cockrell

Middle: Bernadette Kilsby, Vicki Milham, Tania Hartley, Wendy Bartholomew, Ngaire McBrydie, Mero Minhinnick, Diane Sciascia, Neil Hirini, 

Front: Barry Stone, Donna Kiriona, Sharon Edlin, Christine Mackie, Flora Bartholomew, Sally Tait, Kathleen Anderson, Margaret Mackie, Robin Sinclair 

Poroutawhao School Senior Class Photo 1972

POROUTAWHAO Form 1-2 1972

Back: John Mackie, Ian Ansett, Michael MacDonald, Dirk De Vries, Kevin Hill, Max Kiriona, Mark Pescini, David Easton

2nd Row : Ian Stewart, Stephen Manson, Warren Hewitt, Ian Burnell, Barry Jamieson, Paul Oates, Paul Gleeson, Noel Seymour, Mr Holder

1st Row: Jocelyn Hewitt, Diane Mitchell, Sandra Gwynn, Rozanne Blair, Lynda Adin, Debra Edlin, Michelle Kilsby, Sue Tamihana, Christine Kiriona, Sandra Cockrell

Front: Colleen Nichols, Erin Dawson, Missy Kiriona, Lorna McBrydie, Ana Minhinnick 

Barnao's Music Shop- Cinema Advertising Slide (2)

This is one of multiple cinema advertising slides on Kete Horowhenua from Barnao's Music Shop.

Barnao's Music Shop was trading in Levin from 1962-1988. It was the passion of Giuseppe Antonio Barnao whose love of music began when we was gifted a clarinet in 1942. He worked in a music shop the following year and his talents saw him join dance bands and serve as an Army Bandsman. He was a member of Levin bands for decades. A web search will reveal lots of archived interviews and articles about Mr. Barnao. Barnao's shop printed advertising sleeves for the records they sold. The reference to 'the swinginest music store in town' would date this slide to the 1960s/very early 1970s! This slide would have been used to advertise the shop during a film at the cinema. 

G.H Weggery & Co Ltd- Cinema Advertising Slide

G.H Weggery & Co were real estate agents based in Levin's Oxford Street. Based off New Zealand Gazette records, the company was wound up in 1980, so this slide must have been before then (similar records show it trading in 1978). The population growth of Manawatu/Horowhenua slowed after 1976 and this could have been a reason for the firm's closing.

This slide would have been screened in the cinema. By the early 1980s the average New Zealander made around five trips to the cinema each year. This was down from the peak in 1960 but still enough for cinema advertising to be a viable market.

Homecraft Furnishers- Cinema Advertising Slide (4)

This business is somewhat difficult to place in Foxton. Kete records show that 'Homecraft' was present on Foxton's Main Street in the 1970s before disappearing in the early 1980s. However, the business was at the same location in 1987 (with a coffee bar in the location in between times). It is unknown if this is the same business owned by the same people, new ownership or an entirely new firm altogether. Both 'versions' of the company advertise locations in Foxton and Levin. The name of the company is slightly different from the 1980s version. 

This slide has the later logo design but the earlier 'style' of slide- so could have been a transition between the two eras for the company. The lady in green looks to be showcasing a very striking 1970s design which would suit a racetrack quite nicely! Homecraft knew how to advertise- they have many slides in MAVtech's collection.

However, few of them would have been shown in Foxton. By the late 1970s, Foxton's Coronation Hall had ceased being a regularly used cinema so they most likely would have been seen in Levin.

Alan Eyles Labour Candidate- Cinema Advertising Slide

In 1978 Alan Eyles was a candidate in the brand-new electorate of Horowhenua. He came second to National's Geoff Thompson but still managed to get 39.30% of the vote (Thompson got 42.86%). Eyles did not contest the seat again.

The Horowhenua electorate changed boundaries over the years, gaining and losing Shannon and Waikanae. Foxton constantly remained in the electorate. With the advent of MMP in the 1996 election, electorates were redrawn and Horowhenua was largely replaced by the Otaki electorate. 

With the average New Zealander making four or five trips a year to the cinema in 1978, an advertising slide was a great way of getting your face in front of voters. Eyle's photo was in black and white- perhaps to associate him with newspaper publicity. With each slide only shown for a few seconds at a time the message had to be quick and to the point.

Shannon School 1975

Shannon School, 1975, school photo.

Back row - left to right:

Ricky Tetomo, Leslie Harper, Riki Waerea, ???, Richard Locke, Mario Anderson, Peter Bracken, Simon Campbell (?)

3rd row - left to right:

Stephen Hick (family was connected to Wahine Disaster), Paul McAleese, Richard Law, Tony Takarua, Warren Peach ( dad Teddy Peach ran the local butcher), ???, Brett Devine, Eddie Lamb

2nd row - left to right:

Selena Winiata, Cindy Hawkins, Jane Cunningham, Janine Nepia, Carmen Wills, Julie Foreman (daughter of long-time Librarian, Jenny Foreman), Raewyn McLeod, Cheryle Carmont

1st row - left to right:

Paula Moore, Maria Whiti, Alison Falkner, Christine Tyson, Mandy Cupples, Adrienne Vinsen (daughter of famous, memorable Shannon figure Bib and Mavis Vinsen)

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Names provided by Carmen Wills, 15 December 2022.

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Kia Maia Cubs, donate Christmas gifts, 1972

Penciled on back - Members of the first Kia Maia Scout troop about to place their own presents under the Levin Hospital & Training School Christmas tree. Tues. Dec. 19, 1972.

Stamped on back with black ink - Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. 137 Date.

Printed on sign under the Christmas tree - Bank of New South Wales Childrens Christmas Appeal “Kimberly Hospital” We Invite Your Support Make Their Christmas A Happy One

Kia Maia Cubs, donate Christmas gifts, 1972 1 B&W photo print

Members of the first Kia Maia Cub Scout troop about to place their own presents under the Levin Hospital & Training School Christmas tree at the Bank of New South Wales.

Printed on sign under the Christmas tree - Bank of New South Wales Childrens Christmas Appeal. “Kimberly Hospital” We Invite Your Support. Make Their Christmas A Happy One.

12 people (unidentified).

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

Levin School, Form 2 end-of-year dance, 1970

Penciled on back - Social & Dance to mark the end of the primary school year for 84 FII pupils of Levin School. from left, Bronwyn Bakewell, Tony Waldron, Susan Booth, Mrs M. Bakewell. Fri. Dec. 11, 1970.

Stamped on back with black ink - Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. 137 Date.

Social & Dance to mark the end of the primary school year for 84 Form 2 pupils of Levin School. 1 B&W photo print

Left to Right - Bronwyn Bakewell, Tony Waldron, Susan Booth, Mrs M. Bakewell.

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

Finalists of the Rotary Club's Public Speaking Contest

Penciled on back - Finalists in the public speaking contest sponsored annually by the Rotary Club of Levin. from left, Frances Corbett, Christine Kiriona, Thelma Martin, Adele Caspers & David Larsen. Wed. Nov. 22, 1972.

Stamped on back with black ink - Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. 137 Date.

See also – #.0631 (dated 19 November 1972).

Finalists in the public speaking contest sponsored annually by the Rotary Club of Levin. 1 B&W photo print

Left to Right - Frances (? Francis) Corbett, Miss Christine Kiriona, Miss Thelma Martin, Miss Adele Caspers & David Larsen.

See also – #.0631 (dated 19 November 1972).

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

Fashion stakes at Levin Racecourse, 1971

Penciled on back - Mrs Jocelyn Whitehouse, right was the winner of the Fashion Stakes at the Levin Racecourse. left, Miss Horowhenua 1968, Mrs Susan Pellet & centre Mrs N.W. Ryder, wife of the pres. of the club. Thurs. July 29, 1971

Stamped on back with black ink - Horowhenua Historical Society. Acc. No. 137 Date.

Mrs Jocelyn Whitehouse (right) was the winner of the Fashion stakes at the Levin Racecourse. 1 B&W photo print

Left to Right - Mrs Susan Pellet (formerly Miss Susan Denham, Miss Horowhenua 1968). Mrs N.W. Ryder (wife of the president of the racing club). Mrs Jocelyn Whitehouse (fashion stakes winner).

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