Emboss printed above photo - SHANNON BOROUGH, 1947 – 1950 Personnel of Shannon Borough Council

Printed below photo - Sitting from Left:-J.T. Bovis, Town Clerk; D.A. Fitzgerald, Mayor; B. Clayton, Deputy-Mayor; Councillor C.G. Wishart. Back Row:-Councillors V.J. Bateman, R.S. Downes, H.L. Norris, L.G. Sayer. Absent:-Councillors C.M. Cronquest, H. Aitchison.

Written on back with blue ballpoint pen - Mrs C.W. Shirriffs Longburn Phone 82.911 (P. Nth)

Written on back with black felt-tip pen – J.T. Bovis

Shannon Borough Council, 1947 – 1950 1 B&W photo print, mounted

Left to Right - Back Row: V.J. Bateman, R.S. Downes, H.L. Norris, L.G. Sayer. Front Row: J.T. Bovis (Town Clerk), D.A. Fitzgerald (Mayor), B. Clayton (Deputy Mayor), C.G. Wishart. Absent: C.M. Cronquest, H. Aitchison.

See also – Acc.#s2002.006.0003a & b (identical mounted copies).

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Emboss printed above photo - SHANNON BOROUGH, 1947 – 1950 Personnel of Shannon Borough Council

Printed below photo - Sitting from Left:-J.T. Bovis, Town Clerk; D.A. Fitzgerald, Mayor; B. Clayton, Deputy-Mayor; Councillor C.G. Wishart. Back Row:-Councillors V.J. Bateman, R.S. Downes, H.L. Norris, L.G. Sayer. Absent:-Councillors C.M. Cronquest, H. Aitchison.

Shannon Borough Councillors, 1947 – 1950 1 B&W photo print, mounted

Left to Right - Back Row: V.J. Bateman, R.S. Downes, H.L. Norris, L.G. Sayer. Front Row: J.T. Bovis (Town Clerk), D.A. Fitzgerald (Mayor), B. Clayton (Deputy-Mayor), C.G. Wishart. Absent: C.M. Cronquest, H. Aitchison.

Taken outdoors in front of cabbage trees.

See also – Acc.#s2002.050.0001 (identical mounted photo).

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Typed on paper glued below photo - Personnel of Shannon Borough Council Year 1938-1941 Sitting Clr A.E. Hyde, E.Butt (Mayor) ... W. Clayton. Standing Clr. J.A. Roach, Clr A.F. Birss, Clr R.R, Lind, Clr R.E. Downes, J.T. Bovis (Town Clerk) Clr H Aitchison, Clr E. Perry.

Penciled on back – Hall

Shannon Borough Councillors, 1938 – 1941 1 B&W photo print, mounted

Left to Right - Back Row: A.F. Birss, R.R. Lind, R.E. Downes, J.T. Bovis (Town Clerk), H. Aitchison. Front Row: J.A. Roach, A.E. Hyde, E. Butt (Mayor), W. Clayton, E. Perry.

Taken outdoors in front of hedge.

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Printed above photo - SHANNON BOROUGH COUNCIL, 1950 – 1953 Personnel of Shannon Borough Council:

Printed below photo - Sitting from Left: J.T. Bovis, Town Clerk; D.A. Fitzgerald, Mayor; V.J. Bateman, Deputy Mayor; Councillor H.L. Norris. Back Row: Councillors S. Morrison, N. Richards, G.H. Hampson, J.J. Raper, C.H. McLaren, H.T. Beatson.

Stamped on back with black ink - Minex Photos – Levin

Shannon Borough Councillors, 1950 – 1953 1 B&W photo print, mounted

Left to Right - Back Row: S. Morrison, N. Richards, G.H. Hampson, J.J. Raper, C.H. McLaren, H.T. Beatson. Front Row: J.T. Bovis (Town Clerk), D.A. Fitzgerald (Mayor), V.J. Bateman (Deputy-Mayor), H.L. Norris.

Taken outdoors in front of cabbage trees.

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Emboss printed above photo - SHANNON BOROUGH, 1… Personnel of Shannon Borough Council

Printed below photo - Sitting from Left:-J.T. Bovis, Town Clerk; D.A. Fitzgerald, Mayor; B. Clayton, Deputy-Mayor; Councillor C.G. Wishart. Back Row:-Councillors V.J. Bateman, R.S. Downes, H.L. Norris, L.G. Sayer. Absent:-Councillors C.M. Cronquest, H. Aitchison.

Written on back with black ballpoint pen – (4) Return to B. Clayton.

Shannon Borough Councillors, 1947 – 1950 1 B&W photo print, mounted {Fragile, damaged}

Left to Right - Back Row: V.J. Bateman, R.S. Downes, H.L. Norris, L.G. Sayer. Front Row: J.T. Bovis (Town Clerk), D.A. Fitzgerald (Mayor), B. Clayton (Deputy-Mayor), C.G. Wishart. Absent: C.M. Cronquest, H. Aitchison.

Slightly different photo from #.0003a – feet of men sitting in front row can be seen in this photo.

Taken outdoors in front of cabbage trees.

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Printed above photo as caption - Conference of New Zealand Association of Town Clerks Palmerston North, February 8, 1927

Printed below photo – Bunting Studios, P.N. identification of those pictured in photo.

Conference of New Zealand Association of Town Clerks held in Palmerston North on 8 February 1927 1 B&W photo print, mounted

Present are – J.T. Bovis (Shannon), W. Trueman (Foxton) and H. Jenkins (Levin).

Left to Right - Back Row: R. Jordan (New Brighton), P.R.B. Robinson (Gisborne), R.S. Know (Lower Hutt), W.F. Melbourne (Cambridge), L.W. Austin (Riccarton), T.F. Bull (Blenheim), W. Sturman (Petone), N. Harding (Feilding), J. Fraser (Rangiora), F. Hobbs (Lyttelton).

Second Row: H. Jenkins (Levin), F. Denton (Greymouth, Vice-President), G. Murch (Wanganui, Vice-President), W.L. Waddel (Hamilton), W. Trueman (Foxton), H.E. Eliott (Hawera), J.T. Bovis (Shannon), W.A. McLean (Rotorua), J.R. Menzies (Eastbourne), L.F. Grimstone (Upper Hutt), S. Gray (Mount Eden).

Sitting: G.A. Hatherway (Opotiki), J.R. Hardie (Palmerston North, Vice-President), J. Meeling (Auckland), E.P. Norman (Wellington), P. Skoglund (Stratford, President), G.A. Lewin (Dunedin), W.V. Siddall (Sumner), C. Illingworth (Taihape), F. Burwell (Invercargill, Vice-President).

In Front: H. Wilson (Newmarket, Vice-President), W. Waters (Eltham), H. Utting (Mt. Albert), O. Machattie (Timaru), A.C. Wilson (Devonport), H.L. Bowden (Takapuna), R. Taylor (Westport).

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Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “(2) Mrs C.W. Shirriffs Longburn. Phone 82.911 (P. Nth)”

Written on back with black ballpoint pen: “Back Row: L-R Ted Spencer, Roy Hook, J.T. Bovis Bob Downes, Tom Thwaites (chemist. Front Row:- L-R J. Curran (Pub), A.E. Hyde, E. Butt, W.H. Gunning J. Curran (Farmer) c.1925 – 27”

Written on back with black felt-tip pen: ” J.T. Bovis”

Written on back (top right corner) with red felt-tip pen: “84”

Shannon Borough Council, c.1925-27. Those in the photograph are from left to right:-

Back Row: Ted Spencer, Roy Hook, J.T. Bovis, Bob Downes, Tom Thwaites (chemist).

Front Row: J. Curran (publican), A.E. Hyde, E. Butt, W.H. Gunning, J. Curran (farmer).

1 B&W photo print, mounted

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Written on mounting board beside photo (right) with blue and black ink pens: “Mr Murdock [sic] our first mayor Mr J.T. Bovis first Town Clerk 25/4/1924”

Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “(4) Mrs C.W. Shirriffs Longburn. Phone 2-911 (P.Nth)”

Written on back with dark blue ink pen: ” J.T. Bovis”

Unveiling of Shannon War Memorial, 25 April 1924 To the left of the photograph is Mr J.T. Bovis, Shannon’s first Town Clerk. In the centre is an unidentified piper. To the right is Mr William Murdoch, Shannon’s first Mayor. In the foreground is a baby in in a pram.

1 B&W photo print, mounted

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Typed on paper glued below photo - Personnel of Shannon Borough Council 1927-1929 Standing – Crs.E.J.S.Spencer, R.Hook, J.T. Bovis, Town Clerk, Crs.R.E. Downes, T.C. Thwaites. Sitting – Crs.J. Curran, A.E. Hyde, E.Butt, Mayor Crs.W.H. Gunning and J. Curran

Penciled on back – Hall Waterwouth Mend 217- 17- 2 20×15 1/2

Shannon Borough Councillors, 1927 – 1929 1 B&W photo print, mounted

Left to Right - Back Row: E.J.S. Spencer, R.Hook, J.T. Bovis (Town Clerk), R.E. Downes, T.C. Thwaites. Front Row: J. Curran [farmer], A.E. Hyde, E. Butt (Mayor), W.H. Gunning and J. Curran [publican].

Taken outdoors in front of corrugated iron building.

Used in book “From Bush & Swamp”, page 206 with caption: The Shannon Borough Council 1929. Back row: Ted Spencer; Roy Hook; John Bovis (Town Clerk); Bob Downes; Tom Thwaites. Front row: Jim Curran (pub); Alfred Hyde; Edwin Butt (Mayor); William Gunning; Jim Curran (Farmer). To avoid confusion with two Jim Currans in the town they were always identified by their occupations and referred to as farmer Jim Curran or pub Jim Curran.

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Written on back with blue ballpoint pen - Councillors & partners.

Penciled on back – C565-1

Stamped on back with purple ink (badly faded) - MINEX PHOTOS LEVIN

Councillors & partners at retirement farewell for John Bovis, 1958 1 B&W photo print

Standing in front of cabbage trees (L to R) - Barbara Burke (librarian), J.T. Bovis (retiring town clerk), Olive Bovis, Helen Fitzgerald, Buster Bateman, Fred Peach, Lionel Sayer, Isa Robinson, George Hampson, P.K. Robinson (mayor), Mrs Hill, Jim Sargeson, Charlie Hill, Dave Fitzgerald, Ray Downes, Ken Bishop, new town clerk & his wife (both unnamed), Tom Downes, Marnie Downes, Bob Vinsen, Betty Rosanoski.

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Written on back with black ink pen: ” R.J. Law.”

“J.T. Bovis E.J. Butt Mayor Wm. Clayton E. Moody Ch. Sch Com. R.J. Law Ch Jub. Com. Wm. J. Moynihan Mrs F. Jamieson Mrs E.J. Spencer Bob Gyde.”

Shannon School Jubilee, 1939. A group of nine people gathered at the school gates are from left to right:- J.T. Bovis, E.J. Butt (Mayor), W. Clayton, E. Moody (Chairman School Committee), R.J. Law (Chairman Jubilee Committee), W. J. Moynihan, Mrs F. Jamieson, Mrs E.J. Spencer. In the front is Bob Gyde, the youngest school pupil, who cut the ribbon to declare gates open.

1 B&W photo print

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