Written on back with black ink pen - Sybil Jean Brown.

Members of Brown family and others on car, 4 a.m. New Year’s morning, 1920’s ? 1 B&W photo print

Outside the Franks residence on corner of Venn & Vance Streets, Shannon. Left to Right - ‘Bill’ Brown, Claude Speirs, Mrs Balfour (in nightwear sitting on bonnet), Eva Roach, Gordon Mitchell, ...3 (?) others…, Girlie Brown, Rita Roach, Maisie Brown, Mr Franks.

Chalked on door of car – 192{3 or 8 ?} C-C Speirs

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Written on back with black ballpoint pen - Back. Mr Speirs Mr Aimes - Mr Blackwood, Bob Neill, Mr Spencer, Mr Owen - Ron Law Front. - Mr Franks Gordon Mitchell, Mr Bill Brown,

Woman and 12 men at Mangahao Dam, 1924 1 B&W photo print

Taken during opening of Mangahao Power Station ? Left to Right - Back Row: Claude Speirs (flaxmill owner), Mrs Claude Spiers [previously unidentified woman (Mrs Blackwood ?)], James Aim (dairy factory manager), Arch Blackwood (superintendent of Mangaore Powerhouse), Robert Neill, Mr E.J.S. Spencer (builder), Mr Owen, unidentified man, Ron Law (farmer).

Front Row: unidentified man, Mr C.C. Franks (cartage contractor), Gordon Mitchell (farmer), Bill Brown (railway ganger).

Men could be members of Mangahao Lodge.

Appears to have been removed from a photo album.

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