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New Waitārere Beach Surf Life Saving Community Facility- March 2023

This photograph was taken by local photographer Jacob Brookie in March 2023 from the dune track leading from the beach carpark down to the sea. It is of the  Waitārere Beach Surf Life Saving Community Facility under construction and the completed building will be the home to the local surf lifesaving clubrooms which can accommodate up to 200 people and host more training sessions. At the time of writing, it will be ready for the 2023/2024 summer season.

Jacob used a 1960 Agfa Flexilette camera to take this photograph. The Flexilette was an unusual camera as it was a twin lensed design built to take 35mm film- not many of these designs have been made! It wasn't all that popular in its day but still takes nice photographs.

Levin Brick & Pipe Co. Ltd- Cinema Advertising Slide

Pyramid Concrete Products was  granted a wholesaler's licence in 1940 and was advertising for staff in 1942, with both documents showing them as trading in Hamilton.  MAVtech cannot find any information about the 'Levin Brick & Pipe Co. Ltd' who were acting as their local agents in Levin.

It is difficult to precisely date this slide, but it may have been made during the post-war 'building boom' of the late 1940s/early 1950s'. According to BRANZ, many New Zealand houses in the 1950s/early 1960s were built using brick so this Levin company may have been very busy indeed- even if this slide is advertising concrete masonry! Still, nothing like being the most unique house on the street - especially as government loans for families building a home mandated 'state house' style designs....

Foxton New World Supermarket Renovation- Photograph

Foxton's New World Supermarket was in the midst of renovations when this photograph was taken. The scaffolding, road cones and construction workers quickly became a part of the town's Main Street. 

Local photographer Jacob Brookie took this photograph in June of 2022, looking down the footpath and towards the police station end of the street (towards Himatangi). Jacob used a 1953 Agfa Billy 1 folding camera to make this photograph on Ilford FP4 film.

R.N Speirs LTD Pinex- Cinema Advertising Slide

R.N Speirs had a long history in Foxton- Kete Horowhenua records show them on the town's Main Street as far back as 1905. They were still in Main Street in 1960 with their premises between Cook and Union Streets. Records do not show them there in 1965 so this cinema slide must have been made before then.

R.N Speirs were timber merchants and this slide was made in the middle of the 1950s/1960s building boom. Advertising Pinex (made in New Zealand since 1941) would have been important in the 1950s- exotic pine was replacing native timbers as the preferred building material of choice due to pine being fast growing. Native forests were becoming depleted and pines were being planted in more accessible areas. 

This cinema slide showed the new wood as safe, cheap and easy to build with. This slide was shown locally but similar slides wouldn't have been shown down South- amble supplies of native timber there meant that the pine did not take over until the 1960s.

Mangahao Hydro-electric Scheme, 1920's

Penciled on back - Surge-chamber in course of construction also framework of tunnel.

Written on back with blue ballpoint pen – Mr & Mrs W. H. Walker.

This photo used in book – ‘An eye for country, the life and work of Leslie Adkin’ between pages 112 & 113, & dated as having been taken 20 May 1923.

Mangahao Hydro-electric Scheme, 1920’s 1 Sepia tone photo print – Fragile

Surge chamber, showing outlet to penstock pipes with Mr & Mrs Bill Walker. See also – #.0013

This photo used in ‘Leslie Adkin book’, between pages 112 & 113.

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

Mangahao Hydro-electric Scheme, 1920's

Penciled on back - Surge-chamber (Ernie Lancaster & Bill Walker)

Photo taken same day as #.0014 (which is pictured in ‘Leslie Adkin book’ and dated as being taken on 20 May 1923).

Mangahao Hydro-electric Scheme, 1920’s 1 Sepia tone photo print – Fragile

Surge chamber, showing inlet tunnel from Lower Mangahao Dam with Ernie Lancaster (left) and Mr & Mrs Bill Walker. See also – #.0014

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A.P.& I. Association working bee, 1969

Penciled on back - Shown assembling gates during a working bee of [? by] members of the Horowhenua A.P.I. Assoc. at the pig pavilion are Mr E.L. Hooper (at left) and Mr Clarance Morrison. Sat. Oct. 4, 1969.

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

A.P.& I. Association working bee, 1969 1 B&W photo print

Shown assembling gates at the pig pavilion are - Mr E.L. Hooper (left) and Mr L. Morrison (right).

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AHI factory, Tararua Rd., Levin, 1985

Penciled on back: “AHI 20. AHI factory Tararua road under construction 19th July 1985 from ‘Chronicle’ photograph No. 85 1051.”

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

The Alex Harvey Industries factory building under construction, Tararua Rd., Levin, 1985. This photograph shows steel roof trusses being raised into place by cranes.

1 B&W photo print copy, mounted

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