With cinema advertising slides appearing onscreen for only a few seconds, a bright bold design was essential! A witty pun was sometimes used to grab attention. This slide ticks all the boxes. 

A 'George Cooper' ran a hairdressing salon on Oxford Street and was advertising in the local paper in 1939. It is possible that this is the same business.  The hair style and hand colouring certainly looks to be from this era, but it is difficult to be sure.

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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.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Foxton Historical Society”

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Foxton Marching team in 1940s Those in the photograph are from left to right:-

Back Row:- Zoe Calder, Beverly Barron, Francis Corlett, Dorothy Jackson, Marge Haycock, Melva Reid.

Front Row:- Marge Podmore, Joan Goodwin, Evelyn Podmore, Melvie King.

The coach is Trevor Terry and the mascot is ? Johnston.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Foxton Historical Society”

Ernie with Molly the Pony & her Foal Phyllis

Names of the Pupils: Bottom Tier,Mervyn Williams, Pat Roach, Buster Walsh, Jim Kuiti & Wattie Carkeek, 2nd Tier, Bill Johnson, Monte Meredith & George Barnes, 3rd Tier, Ernie Gates & Rex Cornelius, Top is Seth Harris

Ernie & Dorothy Cresswell on Molly the Shetland Pony.

c. 1945

Back Row: Mavis Mudgway, Ernie Gates, June Buchanan, Lesley Wong Shee

Middle Row: Alan Armstrong, Mary Potter, Phillip Meagher, Judith Todd, Margaret Miller;

Front Row: Mr Ian Ramsden, Heather Read,John Norton, Gillian Nyberg, Patricia Rolfe, Mr George Ball

Ernie, David, Norman (father) Dawne Gates & Ivan Lawton, who was from the USA 7 was based at Kimberley Air Force Base in Levin, had a delayed action Camera which was used for this Picture.

Ernie Gates and his pet lamb.

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1940.

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?.