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

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

HJP 0204 Trees and flowers on the front lawn at the entrance to Horowhenua College 1-11-2018

The entrance to Horowhenua College on 28th March 2000

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Students at the front of the wharenui, Horowhenua College marae on 28th March 2000

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Principal Murray Lucas addresses visitors to the marae at Horowhenua College.

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Looking across the marae at Horowhenua College on 28th March 2000

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Detail of carving on the Horowhenua College Marae meeting house.

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This Project was completed by Mervyn Williams, at the time 1948 he was living with his family at Foxton, his younger brother Gordon was also at the College. Mervyn I believe joined the NZRN.

This Project was completed by me, Ernie Gates, for our family home, my Mother had always wanted a set of Bins, which she had missed since leaving her famil home in Riwaka. We were living at Waikanae at the time, having relocated from the Standen Farm at Waitarere, in 1947.

The three Pupils in this photograph were (l to R) Wattie (Wakahuia)Carkeek, who went into Journalism, athe time of his death in 1967, he was the Chief Reader at the Wellington "Dominion" Daily Newspaper. In 1966 he had Published "The Kapiti Coast" a definitive history of the area running from Paekakariki to Otaki and still known as "Te Rauparaha Country".

Russell Swan, wo lived in Levin, his older brother Barry was also at College with us. I met up with Russell a few years ago, he was involved in the "Floor Covering Field of activity and was then living at Waikanae. His brother Barry passed away a year or so ago, he was I believe living at Foxton.

James (Jim) Kuiti is the 3rd in the photo, I lost track of his movements after leaving College at the end of 1948.

Back row: Stuart Bonner, Callum Mclean, Jim Broughton, Harry Netten, ??

3rd row: Ernie Gates, ? Taipua, ??, Noel Hamilton, Basil Bettin, Roy Sciascia; 2nd row: ron ??, ?? ??, Brian Collett, Mr Graeme (Slim), Andrews, Ron Coleman, Roger Neil, Seth Harris,

Front row: Rangi Ransfield, ?????