T F Gibson Town Clerk of Foxton 1889-1897

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Mounted black and white photograph framed with white surrounding and black frame.

Printed below photo on mounting board – Main Street, Foxton. Looking south from Ihakara Gardens.

Written on paper attached to glass – 1878

Penciled on back - This photo dates from 1878, not 1888. It was probably taken early in April 1878, for the view is described in “The Manawatu Times” newspaper (Palmerston North) of 13 April 1878 page 2. Photographer was W.J. Harding of Wanganui. Original glass negative is now in Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington. I.R. Matheson 1/5/83

Main Street Foxton from Ihakara Gardens, 1878.

Showing Court House and church, with family (right).

Framed black and white photograph.

See also – f2000.2277 A4 photocopy.

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Copy of F.T.Series post cards of H Plimmer Wellington

Old wooden Council Chambers from on the western side of Main Street, c.1900.

Postcard and copy

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Mounted photograph showing the opening of the Foxton Swimming baths, 1927. A crowd is sitting around the fence which surrounds the pool, while a group of men stand beside the diving board on which another man stands to deliver an address.

See also f1999.0659

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Written on back – Foxton Borough Council 1978? 79? 80?

Borough councillors in chambers.

Pictured (left to right) - Back Row: B. Prince, K. Morris, S. Stead, Kevin Farrell, E. Blackledge, R. White. Front Row: Mary Malthus, Jim Titcombe, Neal Hunt (mayor), Tom Baker, C.M. “May” Flynn.

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Written on masking tape attached to back - 2. Geo. Rotherham 3. Kevin Farrell 4. Margaret Donnelly 5. – 6. Front Row 1. Mary Malthus 2. Neal Hunt 3. Jim Titcombe (Mayor) 4. Baker (Town Clerk 5. May Flynn.

Foxton Borough Councillors in chambers.

Pictured (left to right) - Back Row: L. Williams, Geo. Rotherham, Kevin Farrell, Margaret Donnelly, T. Woon, B. Prince. Front Row: Mary Malthus, Neal Hunt, Jim Titcombe (mayor), Tom Baker (town clerk), C.M. “May” Flynn.

Colour photograph.

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Foxton borough Council 1958 at Mayors table. Those in this photograph are from left to right:-

Standing:- V P Burr, S G Small, R L White, H Dustin, W C Kane, J W Prew, G L A King and R Fraser.

Seated:- E C Murphy, (Deputy Mayor), E A Field, (Mayor), J D C Willmott, (Town Clerk) E M Raikes, (Clerk).

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Mayor L G A King welcomes guests at Town Hall during the celebrations of the 75th Jubilee of the Borough of Foxton, 1963. Those in the photograph are from left to right:- Mrs and Mr W Blair Tennant (M P for Manawatu), G L A King (speaking), Mrs King, Sir Matthew and Lady Oram (official guests) and S F Morris (Deputy Mayor).

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Foxton Beach Ladies Progress Club 1957. The woman in the centre of the front row of the group is possibly Mrs E.M.Field.

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Name s on reverse of photograph

Mounted montage of Foxton and Shannon Methodist Churches and men of their congregations labelled “Sounenir Foxton Methodist Church Xmas 1897” The men appearing in this photogrph are from left to right:-

Top:- ? Gibson and S Howan

Middle:- E Osborne, Rev S Barnett and E Westwood

Bottom:- A Saunders and S H Baker

The church at the top is the Foxton Methodist Church and the church at the bottom is the Shannon Methodist Church.

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Names on reverse of photograph

Foxton Borough Council in Council Chamber 19 March 1962. Those in the photograph are clockwise from left to right:- Miss M V Evans, L Bartosh, E C Murphy, S F Morris (Deputy Mayor), L G W King (Mayor – Assumed office 19.1.62 Vice late E A Field) J D C Willmott (Town Clerk March 1958 – March 1962), R D Coburn and R D Morris. Councillor J W Prew was absent when this photograph was taken.

NOTE: Wide photograph did not allow full scanning.

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Mayor and Councillors of Foxton Borough 1935-7 Barron D R/Middleton J R/Reid H/Titcombe E/Podmore H H/Brooks D/Perreau M E/Chaffey T/

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Post card has inscription on reverse reading: “Electricity comes to Foxton. Corner of Johnston St and Avenue Rd. Erecting pole at Christie corner – Mrs Trueman’s father. Johnston St Avenue Rd.

Erection of power pole on Christie Corner, (the corner of Avenue Road and Johnston Street), bringing the first electric power to Foxton. Two men stand atop a ladder, while a third holds the ladder, and a further man leans against the pole.

Post card and one copy.

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Names on back

Full council at the Mayor’s table. From left to right those in the photograph are:- Back Row: B. Prince, K. Morris, S. Stead, K. Farrell, E. Blackledge, R. White Front Row: P. Malthus, J. Titcombe, D. Hunt, T. Baker, C. Flynn

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Names on an seperate piece of paper.

Foxton Borough Council and Mayor in Council Chambers, October 1980. Those in the photograph are from left to right:-

Back Row: L J Williams, G E Rotherham, K J Farrell, M W Donnelly, T Woon, B Prince (Borough Foreman).

Front Row: P M Malthus, D N Hunt, J L Titcombe (Mayor), T M Baker T M (Town Clerk), and C M Flynn.

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Reference on back to see Ted Murphy’s notes

Foxton Borough Council seated in Council Chambers c. 1955 At the left of the photograph are Douglas Barron, William Boyd, Vincent Burr and edward J Martin. At the table are the Borough Foreman and Town Clerk, Jack Roberts, Henry Podmore, Mayor, and Robert Cox, Town Clerk. To the right of the table are, Ngaire Ross, office assistant, L George A King, S G R (Bob) Small, Robert Fraser, Reginald Read and William Titcombe.

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L G A KIng (Mayor) and M E Perreau (former Mayor) outside the Foxton Borough Chambers during the 75th Jubilee celebrations of Foxton Borough, June 1963. At the time of the jubilee Mr Perreau (then aged 84) was the only living former Mayor of Foxton.

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Head and shoulders portrait of W E Trueman, Town Clerk of Foxton Borough, 1919-1953.

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Montage of three photographs of celebration items from Foxton Borough 75th Jubilee 1963

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The Hon W Blair Tennant. M P , Minister of Education, L G A King, Mayor of Foxton and Sir Matthew Oram, Speaker of the House of Representatives during theFoxton Borough 75th Jubilee celebrations, June 1963

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Foxton Borough Council 1965-1968 seated at tables in Chambers. Those in this photograph are from left to right:- Councillors R D Coburn, D M Ross, K B Swiggs, E C Murphy, F Amundsen (Borough Foreman), L G A King (Mayor), C J Gill (Town Clerk), Councillors B O Barber, D N Hunt, C M Cook and T Terry.

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Mounted photograph of Official Guests at the Foxton Borough 75th Jubilee Dinner in Memorial Hall, 25 June, 1963. Those at the table are from left to right:- Mr and Mrs P K Robinson (Mayor and Mayoress of Shannon), Mrs and Mr W L Carter (Chairman of Manawatu County Council), Lady and Sir Matthew Oram (Principal Guests), L G A King and Mrs King (Mayor and Mayoress of Foxton) B H Smith M C, (standing), Mr and Mrs W Blair Tenneant (M P Manawatu), M Perreau (Mayor of Foxton 1925 – 1944, Mrs J Chrystall and Mrs H Podmore, (former Mayoresses).

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Past Mayoresses Mrs J Chrystall and Mrs H H Podmore cutting the Borough’s 75th Jubilee cake, June 1963

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Foxton Borough Council around the table in Chambers c. 1970. Included in this photograph are (?), M Ross, E C Murphy, R Coburn, L G A King (Mayor), R Cox (Town Clerk), T Terry, C Cook, D N Hunt, and B Barber

Two copies

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Council at the Mayors table in chambers, c.1970. Standing behind the Mayor and Town Clerk are from left to to right: A Dunlop, N Hunt, E C Murphy, S Donnelly, A Bowden and W Hoskins. The Mayor, L G A King and the Town Clerk L Chesney are seated in front.

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Mayors Ted Field and Mark Perreau plant a commemorative tree outside the Foxton Memorial Hall, while members of the Sunshine Club look on.

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Names on reverse

Council seated in Chambers, 1958. Those in this photograph include:- S. G.R. Small, R.L. White, N. Burr, Herb Dustin, J. Prew, R. Frazer, W. Kane, L. G. A. King, E. C. Murphy (deputy Mayor), E. A. Field (Mayor), ? Wilmot (Town Clerk) Miss N. Ross (Clerk).

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Inscription on reverse reads: “Water tower, Foxton 1949”

Seaview gardens, at the southern end of Main Street, Foxton showing the entrance gates, fence and water tower.

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Gail Sayer with her two sons Daniel and Timothy. Timothy was the Centennial Baby during the Foxton Borough Council Centennial celebrations in 1988.

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Foxton Gasworks in Cook Street, with three men surveying paper, while other men are in the background.

Original and a laminated copy.

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