Norman Gates with Ernie, David & Dawne

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, John Montgomery?,Ivan Anderson, Norman Gates, Tip the dog, Laddie & Blossom the horses, with the horse drawn hay mower

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 Gates with Mother (Iris) & father (Norman)

Ernie Gates and Dorothy Lawson. "The Wreck Book" by Steve KLocker-Lampson & Ian Francis gives a brief history of the wreck. Copyright prohibits me copying this information at present. Except to say it has been at Waitarere, since 24th June 1878.

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 with his Grandfather W F Cresswell & Aunt Dorothy Cresswell. The cottage, as was all of Waitarere until late 1939, had no Electricity or Telephone.

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?.

  1.. Names:Back Row: ?? ??,Brian Morrison, Noel Oxnam, Jim Goodwin, John Norton, Jim Hannan
 2.. Adrian Lee, Pat Roach, Terry Wetera, David Lind, Ron Roach,Stuart Bonner, Duncan Lindsay,
 3.. Ernie Gates, Marie MacDonald,, ?? ??, ?? ??, Roy Sciascia, ?? ??, Phillip Meagher,
 4.. ?? Sciascia, ?? ??, Valerie Watts, ?? King, ?? ?? Gillian Nyberg, ?? ??,
 5.. ?? ??, Brian Shirnack, ?? Webster, Basil Nettin, ?? ??

Members & Staff:Back Row: Cr Rachel Oliver, Cr Colin Smith, Pat MolloyCounty Clerk, Cr Frank Torrance, Warwick Busch County Engineer, Cr Peter Wood, Cr Joyce Dunmore,Front Row, Cr Peggy Liddell, Cr Harold Thomas Deputy. Cr Ernie Gates Chairman, Cr Barbara Bolton

Pupils Names: Back Row: Charley Hagley, ?? ??, John Hapeta, Malcolm Spiers, Peter Hapeta, Angus Carle, Ken Bovey, Ernie Gates, David Montgomery, Ian ??,

Middle Row: Ross Arcus, Peter Coleman, Ruth Nicholson, Thelma Hagley, ?? ?? Shirley Scot, ?? ??, Jim Lawson, Ray (Tubby) Penny, Front Row: Lola Jamieson, ?? ??, Ruth Trim, Beryl Carle, Betty Pennt, Ngarie Arcus, ?? ?? Elsie Montgomery.

Pupils Names:Back Row: Whare Papa-Chase, Bruce Buchanan,William Kiriona,Peter Coleman,Angus Carle, Ross Arcus, David Montgomery, Ernie Gates, Middle Row: Desmond & Noel Higginson,Malcolm Spiers, ?? ??,Morgan Hartley, ?? ??, Walter Winiata, Raymond(Tubby) Strode-Penny,Martin Hartley,Jim Lawson, Front Row: ?? ??, Lola Jamieson,Shirley Scott,?? ??,Marjory Hapeta,Nola Bismark,Patsy Higginson, Thelma & Kathleen Hagley,Elsie Montgomery & Beryl Carle.

Team Members:

back row: Robert Ropata dcd, Manny Parata, dcd Tony Dalzell (Capt), Graeme Grigg dcd, Ken Kershaw dcd, Colin Smith dcd, Harold Fairley dcd, Peter Fairley, Jim Ellison,

Front Row: Ernie Gates (vice Cptn) Jimmy Ropata dcd, George Jenkins dcd, Leicester Walton, Peter Edwin dcd, Dennis Gamble-Holmes dcd