Moving the one-roomed Weraroa School from its site on Hokio Beach Road to its Levin School site in Oxford Street, 1904. The building is passing Weraroa Domain (on right). The building was originally on the corner of C D Farm Road for the families of staff at Levin State Farm
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See also 2000.018.0253 and 2000.018.0254
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Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 80”
Penciled on back: “1898 schoolroom from Central Development Farm was moved to Beach Road (Harvey’s Joinery site). Then called Weraroa School. In 1904, as shown in this picture, it was towed along Main Road to Levin School site, where it is still used as the library (NW corner of N. block). Slab fence on right is round Weraroa Domain. A corner of Swainson & Bevan store (Mako Mako Rd / Main Rd corner) appears right. ‘
A tractor towing a school building from the site of Weraroa School in Hokio Beach Road to the Levin School site in Oxford Street in 1904. In this photograph the building is on the main road, just going past the Weraroa domain which is surrounded by a slab fence.To the right Swanson and Bevan’s building can be seen behind the domain fence. On the left a couple travel southwards in a horse drawn gig.
1 B&W photo print copy, mounted
See also 2000.018.0254 (enlarged duplicate) and 2000.118.0001
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Western side of Oxford Street, Levin, looking north to Queen St. intersection. 1 B&W / Sepia tone ? postcard.
The street is unsealed and the plane trees are bare of leaves in this photograph which is possibly dated in the early 1920s. In the centre of the photograph two women push a baby’s pram across the street. Their clothing and the clothing of a young woman on the left of the photo suggest that this the early 1920s as their skirts are raised enough to show their ankles. There is a combination of traffic, some motor cars and some horse drawn vehicles. There is a lamp standard in the centre of the street and another at the intersection of Oxford and Queen Streets. See also – # 2000.316.0007b photographic print
(c) Abo54 Lucas series - (caption)Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”
Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 28”
Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Horowhenua Historical Society. Moving one-roomed Weraroa School from Hokio Beach Rd, 1904, to Levin School site. Building is passing Weraroa Domain (on right). Building was originally on corner C.D. Farm Road for children of families and staff at Levin State Farm.”
Moving the one-roomed Weraroa School from its site on Hokio Beach Road to the Levin School site in Oxford Street in 1904. The building is passing Weraroa Domain (on right). This building was originally on the corner of C D Farm Road for the children of families and staff at Levin State Farm.
1 B&W photo print copy, mounted
See also 2000.018.0253 and 2000.118.0001
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Weraroa & Railway Stn. – (caption). 1 B&W postcard.
Main Road at Weraroa showing the Weraroa Hotel on the corner of Ward Street, and the Levin Railway Station on the left in the distance. In the centre of the photo is a horse and trap, and a youth leans on a bicycle chatting to two young girls. Two women and a girl have just walked past the general store, which doubles as a registry office for servants, and there are others outside the hotel and other shops.
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Donated by E.McLeod nee Walls
Inscriptions on reverse read: ” E McLeod” and
" Rear of baker - - -John Walls Nelson J Walls Mark Perreau
? Gillet Oswald Stone"8 Staff members from Walls Bakery, Foxton pose for this photograph with their wares and their horses in this sepia toned mounted photograph. Four of the men are dressed for work in the bakery with long white arpons covering their clothes. Three of the men are sitting on horse-drawn gigs. They are wearing vests, trousers, shirtsleeves and straw hats. Beside them in wicker baskets are loaves of bread. To the right of the photograph stands a man dressed in a vest, trousers, shirtsleeves and a bowler hat. The names of some of the men in the photograph are inscribed on the reverse.
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Black and white print is fixed to piece of A5 paper. Inscriptio beneath photograp reads: “Hans Andresen’s corner of Union and Johnson St.”
Inscription at foot of page reads: ”? Andresen, Dolly Adnresen, Hans Andresen, J A Hofmann, Eric, Vin, Rhoda, Reg, Mrs Hofmann”
Members of the Andresen and Hofmann families outside Hans Andresen’s property on the corner of Union and Johnson Streets, Foxton. Two Andresen men sit in horse drawn gigs while Dolly Andresen stands in front of a horse. The hofmann family stand to the right of the photograph and include from left to right:- J A Hofmann, Eric, Vin, Rhoda, Reg, and Mrs Hofmann.
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Inscription on reverse reads: “Auckland Institute and Museum. Neg. No. B. 1288.”.
Mill Road, the main street of Otaki, showing commercial premises on both sides of the road. Two horses pull a cart towards the camera while a horse and gig are in the middle distance.
1 B&W photo print copy
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Printed on front of mounting board, top left, with black ink: “Levin c.1906” Printed on front of mounting board, top right, with black ink: “P 8”
Typed on paper glued to back: “P8 Levin: junction of Oxford and Queen Streets, looking south. Levin Hotel on right. From glass negative lent by H.S. Walkley.”
Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “Before 1906.”
Oxford Street, north of the Queen Street intersection, looking south,c.1906. In the centre of the intersection is a gas standard with a wooden ladder against it. The Levin Hotel is on the southwestern corner of the intersection. The Oxford Street plane trees are encased in wooden frames. The street is unsealed and several horses with gigs are in the street.
1 B&W photo print copy, mounted (damaged)
Note protective wooden cages around trunks of trees.
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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.
1 B&W photo print copy, mounted (with #.0022b)
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Written on back top left corner, with black ink pen: “22.1.18”
Three unidentified women in buggy drawn by horse. c.1918 All three women are wearing hats and white blouses. The road is flat but unsealed and poplars grow beside the fenceline.
1 Postcard
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HHS No. 10. Caption not supplied.
Front gate and fence, ‘Cheslyn Rise’. A horse and gig with four unidentified people in it are on the road. An unidentified boy stands to the left of the gig. Both the fence and gates are made from wooden pickets. There are three gates which are painted white, double gates and a small gate to the left of the main gates.Stand of native timber in the background with some areas of felled bush .
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Inscription on reverse reads: “Donated Mrs A Jordan”
An unidentified group of people sit on rugs alonside their car having a picnic at the beach. In the background is a horse and gig.
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Inscription on reverse reads: “Shannon – Moutoa Bridge. Mary – Jessie Cameron, Margaret Law. 1919”
An oval photograph showing three women in a horse drawn gig crossing the Shannon-Moutoa bridge in 1919. The three women have been identified as Mary and Jessie Cameron and Margaret Law.
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Heaseman and Baker, Tailors, and Perreau Bakers & Confectionery stores in Main Street Foxton c 1900. A number of men stand on the path outside the stores including two (possibly bakers) wearing long white aprons. To the left a boy sits astride a horse and to the right a man stands in gig behind another horse (possibly the baker’s delivery cart).
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Manawatu Hotel from Avenue Road in the early 1900s. Four women a small girl and an infant are on the balcony. A number of men and youths stand outside the hotel along with two men in a horse and gig.
Photograph and paper copy
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Inscription on reverse reads: “W Hannan”
The eastern side of Oxford Street looking south from the Queen Street / Oxford Street intersection. The road is unsealed and in the centre of the intersection is a single gas lamp which has a ladder leaning against the standard.
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Printed bottom of original, as caption: “Opening of Levin Public Library. 1911”
People gathered at the intersection of Bath Street and Oxford Street for the opening of the Levin Public Library, 1911. The loan building stands on the north western corner of the intersection. In the centre foreground is a horse drawn buggie with very large wheels.
1 B&W photo print copy, mounted (with 2000.018..0290a)
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