Stamped on back with blue ink - John Cleland PHOTO STUDIO LTD. PH. 78-878

Pupils of 1940-44 at Shannon School 85th Jubilee, 1974 1 B&W photo print

Taken outdoors in front of classrooms. Some identified (left to right) - Back Row: Louis Coutts, Owen Sayer, {Bob Gyde ?}, Ray Bowker, Jim Kilmister, Warren Vinsen, Roy Miers, Bruce Tippler, Graham Sayer, Morrie Pratt.

Fourth Row: Rex Easton, John Moynihan, Garry Robinson, Brent Bowler, Gary Spencer.

Third Row: Dan Cole, Ian Sayer, Lorna Homer, Beverley Easton, Zoe Quinlan, Harold Foot[e], Allan Lucinsky, Barbara Parr, M. {or N.} Redshaw, Joyce Mason, June Higgot, Lexie Thomson.

Second Row: Shirley Thompson, Janet Wilson, Beryl Charter, Pam Clayton, Shirley McLean, Elaine Barber, Margaret Sinclair, Grace Downes, Aileen Kilmister, ...?..., .?. Taylor, Val Walker, Huia Nepia.

Front Row: Mary Henness[e]y, Pauline James, Audrey Gardner, Elva McEwen, ...?..., Norah McEwen, Margaret Pedersen, Dorothy Coulter, M. {or N.} Redshaw, Colleen Martin, Grace Trueman, Clara Trueman, Dulcie Pratt, Merle Woodmass, Ata Kohika.

All the women have been identified by their maiden names.

Redshaw, M{argaret} and N{orma}.

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Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “Shannon Basketball Team Back row L-R Doreen Thorne, Norah Sell, Zoe Quinlan, Ella Robinson, Rona Birss Front row: Dulcie Pratt, Colleen Judd, Mavis Vinsen, Eva Judd Return to N.D. Clayton.”

Shannon Basketball Team, mid 1950’s. In this photograph nine young women in their basketball uniforms outside school buildings. They are from left to right:-

Back Row: Doreen Thorne, Norah Sell, Zoe Quinlan, Ella Robinson, Rona Birss.

Front Row: Dulcie Pratt, Colleen Judd, Mavis Vinsen, Eva Judd.

Basketball was the forerunner of netball.

1 B&W photo print

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