The McKenzie family looking out over Lake Papaitonga from the viewing platform on the walkway in the reserve

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Written on back with black felt-tip pen – Auckland Institute and Museum. Neg. No. C 1085. Horowhenua, Hadfield sketch.

Lake Horowhenua with Maori whare in the foreground and the Tararua Range in the background. This is thought to be a sketch by Octavious Hadfield.

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The view across Levin and Lake Horowhenua to the sea. Taken from “Kohitere Forest hills at the eastern end of Queen Street, this photograph shows Queen Street running to Lake Horowhenua and then the dune belt to the Tasman Sea. The area of native bush in the centre foreground is the Waiopehu Reserve. The other section of native bush in the centre of this photograph, surrounds the homestead of James and Clara Prouse.

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Headline 1: Stocks of water, batteries sell out : Camping gear, beer, batteries, water, cold meats and coleslaw were in high demand as people rushed to buy provisions during Wednesday's storm..."

Headline 2: Hot food in demand : "Demand in hot food in Levin surged on Wednesday but there was only one restaurant serving it. Despite a mini disaster of their own - damage to their home when a windmill blade smashed through their house - the owners of Phoeniz Garden Restaurant opened for business...."

Photographs: 1. Norca Rugs, Levin, owner Brian Wicks discussing storage of his stock with Roger Nichols, Waitarere Beach deputy fire chief, 2. A fallen blue gum on Kawiu Road and 3. The remnants of the KFC bucket which blew off during the storm.

Dymo label below original photo in album as caption reads – STANLEY CREAM TROLLEY

Young boy pushing cream trolley on rail track across paddock

Stanley (Gimblett?) or, is Stanley the name of the type of trolley ?

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Dymo label below original photo in album as caption reads – R CRESSWELL C WRIGHT D JOHNSTONE HARVESTING 1962

Three men harvesting (crop, silage or hay ?), 1962

Left to Right – R. Cresswell (driving tractor), C. Wright and D. Johnstone using pitchforks to load cut ‘crop’ onto tray of tractor.

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Dymo label below original photo in album as caption reads – DAN KATHLEEN JIM CLARE ELLEN

Four people riding in horse-drawn gig

Left to Right – Kathleen, JIm, Clare, Ellen. (Gimblett siblings ?)

Horse called Dan ?

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Dymo label below original photo in album as caption reads – GRANDAD GIMBLETT HUDSON SUPER SIX , 1924

Mr Gimblett standing beside his car (Hudson Super Six), 1924

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Dymo label below original photo in album as caption reads – KINGSFORD SMITH SOUTHERN CROSS 1928.

Kingsford-Smith’s “Southern Cross” aircraft, 1928

6-7 unidentified men in foreground. Presumed to be at the Levin Airstrip in Tararua Road.

See – Acc# 2004.043.0006 a programme of events for Wednesday, March 1st (1928 or 1932 ?) that includes - 11 am Arrival of “Southern Cross” and welcome. 11.30 am Passenger flights in the world’s most famous aeroplane, “The Southern Cross”. 1.30 pm Aviation display arranged by the Wellington Aero Club. Later that evening at the Levin Regent Theatre, officials of the Levin Aero Club will present Air Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith to the audience during the performance of “Emma”. He did not appear. Rumour says he went to P.N. ‘woman hunting’.

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Dymo label below original photo in album as caption reads – HONORES COWSHED 1939 AFTER TORNADO

Honore’s cowshed after tornado, 1939

Looks like a pile of matchsticks beside another less damaged shed.

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Dymo label below original photo in album as caption reads – SELF FED SILAGE

Cows feeding on silage from stack at cowshed

Note use of electric fence to limit animal access to the stack – referred to as “self feeding”.

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Dymo label below original photo in album as caption reads – W SUMMERS J GIMBLETT A J GIMBLETT J SUMMERS

Men building haystack

On top of haystack (L-R) – W. Summers, J. Gimblett. At base of haystack (L-R) – A.J. Gimblett, J. Summers.

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Penciled on back - The Junior Poroutawhao Every Girl’s basketball team which won the junior trophy of the Manawatu Challenge Cup. from left, back row : Carolyn Paki, Dale McDonald, Adele Ransom, Penny Williams. front row : Riria Temple, Michelle MacGregor, Donna Hamer. Wed. Oct. 22, 1969.

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

Junior Poroutawhao Every Girl’s basketball team, 1969 1 B&W photo print

Won the junior trophy of the Manawatu Challenge Cup. Left to Right - Back row – Carolyn Paki, Dale McDonald, Adele Ransom, Penny Williams. Front row – Riria Temple, Michelle MacGregor, Donna Hamer.

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Written on back of one of the copies with blue ballpoint pen - N. Clayton. Shn

Workmen excavating soil from a cutting, c.1884 1 B&W photo print, copy (plus additional copy)

6 men with shovels loading horse-drawn carts. Could be excavating cutting for railway to pass through or excavating spoil for railway foundation / embankment through one of many swamp areas (possibly Makerua Swamp) that required enormous quantities of fill (see pages 24 to 26 in book – “From Bush & Swamp”).

Construction work on the railway in the Shannon area commenced late 1882 / early 1883 and was completed in 1885.

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Written on back with black ballpoint pen - No. 23. This is how they did it then! Construction of power lines Tokomaru ? Tom Sunley near center without hat. Shirley Tremewan

Raising power poles, Tokomaru ? c.1920’s-30’s 1 B&W photo print

Two large wooden poles joined together at top in ‘A’ shape with cross members for wires being raised by hand. 3 men (right) each with a long pole push the top of the power pole into upright position while other men (centre) near its base use short posts to prop it up as it rises. Tom Sunley believed to be one of the workers (centre).

Large farm house in background (right).

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See also – #1979.098.00043 enlargement

Tararua Road looking to Gladstone Road & Tararua Ranges 1 B&W photo print

Tararua Ranges covered in snow. Stone wall fence divides paddock (right).

See also – #1979.098.00043 enlargement

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Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “Taken from Arapaepae No. 1 1268 feet (387m). Donated and taken by the Levin Chronicle. For story Kohitere Forest by F.C. Swanwick 1968.”

Kohitere Forest (pine plantation), 1968. Taken from Arapaepae No. 1 at 1,126 feet (387m). This photograph shows young pine trees with native flora growing beneath them.

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A horse-drawn cart with milk cans, being driven by an unidentified man, in a rural setting.

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Typed on bottom of photo, as caption: “Weraroa Experimental Station : Horticulture Section. The Apple Orchard.”

A tree laden with fruit in the apple orchard, Weraroa Experimental Station.

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Main Gate, Weraroa Experimental Station. The view from the road through the main gate, looking down tree lined driveway. In the driveway coming towards the road is a horse & buggy with three people.

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Typed on bottom of photo, as caption: “Weraroa Experimental Station. Stumps.”

Stumps, Weraroa Experimental Station.

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Typed on bottom of photo, as caption: “Weraroa Experimental Station. The House, Office, and Men’s Quarters.”

The house, office and men’s quarters at the Weraroa Experimental Station. The buildings in this photograph are wooden with iron roofs and brick chimneys. A picket fence runs along the front of the main house. A group of men are standing in front of the buildings to the left of the picture.

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Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Harvest, [‘Cheslyn Rise’ – crossed out on 28/10/86] Queen Street East. At farm of James Prouse, 3 Feb. 1913. Horse-sweep and elevator at work. ‘These machines make hay-making easy and pleasant’, commented G.L. Adkin in his diary. they must have been new in the district. Photo : G.L. Adkin. Copied : J. Casey, VUW, June 1986, from D. Hodge album for A.J. Dreaver. (Neg. : A.J.D.)”

Hay-making on the farm of James Prouse, Queen Street East, Levin 1913, showing a horse-sweep and elevator at work. In the background are the Tararua Ranges.

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Typed on bottom of photo, as caption: “Weraroa Experimental Station. (1.) Shire Stallion, “Hertfordshire Boy”. (2.) Clydesdale Stallion, “Sir Talbot”. [ H. Larkin, Photo.]”

Two stallions from the Weraroa Experimental Station, Levin. In separate pictures the same unidentified man holds the head of (1) – Shire Stallion, “Hertfordshire Boy” and (2) Clydesdale Stallion, “Sir Talbot”.

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Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 81”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Maud Herd at the ford, Hokio Stream. (probably 18 September 1913). G.L. Adkin photo, Donated Mrs M. Dorset.”

Penciled on back: “Cross Reference : Hokio, Adkin, McDonald.”

Stamped on back with black ink – Horowhenua Historical Society.

Maud Herd, later Mrs Leslie Adkin, sits astride a horse at the ford, Hokio Stream, in 1913. The ford is where the bridge now crosses the Hokio Stream on Golf Course Road. The home of Hector Hugh McDonald was to the left of this photograph. A footbridge made of wooden planks crosses the stream.

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Laminated photocopy of 2000.473.0001. Refer to this number for details.

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Printed bottom of photo as caption: “A common sight around Levin during World War II – the Airspeed Oxford. A number of plywood dummy aircraft were also parked on the Levin airfield to fool the enemy into thinking our aircraft numbers were greater than in fact they were.”

A common sight around Levin during World War II – the Airspeed Oxford. A number of plywood dummy aircraft were also parked on the Levin airfield to fool the enemy into thinking our aircraft numbers were greater than in fact they were.

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See also 2000.239 (gives location as – Devon St., Levin)

The buildings of the business of Dean & Rawson, cordial makers. Two wooden buildings have a high wooden fence and gate in front of them which obscures most of the view of the building in the centre of the photograph.

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See also 2000.018.0100 and 2000.239.0001

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