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The six Brown girls, mid 1920’s 1 B&W photo print

In garden by fence with railway stock wagons in background. The following 7 names have been used as identification in connection with the girls of the Brown family - Annie, Gwen (later Graham), Girlie (later Urwin), Jeanne (never married), Billie, Eris (later Mouldey) youngest (?) daughter and Maisie (later Hebley).

Appears to have been removed from a photo album.

Annie believed born January 1906 (see Certificate of Proficiency Acc.#s2002.098.0034 gives her age as 13 years 10 months in Novemeber 1919).

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Written on back with blue ink pen – For Maisie

Written on back with blue ballpoint pen – (1) Girlie Brown Nan Waterson ? Sylvia Quarrie Vera Quarrie Ruby Small Eva Quarrie ? Irene Anderson Maisie Brown Miss Wickliffe Rita Byres Vera Aim Dorothy ? Coakley Plimmerton Scout Camp

Shannon girls at Scout Camp, Plimmerton, January 1922 1 B&W photo print

Standing outside accommodation on very windy day.

Identified as – Girlie Brown, Nan Waterson, ...?... Sylvia Quarrie, Vera Quarrie Ruby Small Eva Quarrie, ...?..., Irene Anderson, Maisie Brown, Miss Wickliffe, Rita Byers (leader) Vera Aim Dorothy Coakley

Waterson – also spelt Waterston (see photo #.0009) – also spelt Watterson (see photo caption on bottom of page 52 in book – “Shannon School Centennial Souvenir 1989”).

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Written on bottom of photo with blue ballpoint pen – Sizzlecow

Written on back with black ink pen - The girls who were left take the boys to afternoon tea Jan 1922 The best photo

Written on back with blue ballpoint pen – (2) Eva Quarrie, Ruby Small, Sylvia Quarrie Maisie Brown, Irene Anderson Tall boy in back row answered my semaphore invitation to come for afternoon tea ? Sizzlecow

Shannon girls at Scout Camp with boys, Plimmerton, January 1922 1 B&W photo print

Grouped together on sand for photo. 19 boys, only one identified – Sizzlecow (back row, 2nd from right). 7 girls – 2 sitting on sand (unidentified), 5 standing (L – R): Eva Quarrie, Ruby Small, Sylvia Quarrie, Maisie Brown, Irene Anderson.

Appears to have been removed from a photo album.

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Written on bottom of photo with blue ballpoinmt pen - Girls Peace Scouts Shannon Miss Harvey

Identifications written on yellow paper with blue ballpoint pen - Dulcie Spencer Miss C. Harvey Clara Butt ...?... ...?... Annie Brown ...?... Doris Carter Dot Coakley Hazel Birchall Winnie Spencer ...?... ...?... ...?... Lizzie Harris ...?... Maisie Brown Evelyn Davies .. Spencer Molly Webster Irene Coakley Gertie Bowler Ruby Small Mavis Spencer Joyce Carter (later P.N.G.H.S. Top Athelete)

Shannon Girl Peace Scouts and Miss C.J. Harvey (Scoutmistress), 1920’s 1 B&W photo postcard (faded)

Left to Right - Back Row: Dulcie Spencer, Miss C.J. Harvey (Scoutmistress). Middle Row: Clara Butt, ...?..., ...?..., Annie Brown, ...?..., Doris Carter, Dot Coakley, Hazel Birchall, Winnie Spencer, ...?..., ...?..., ...?... Front Row: Lizzie Harris, Maisie Brown, ...?..., Evelyn Davies, .. Spencer, Irene Coakley, Molly Webster, Gertie Bowler, Ruby Small, Mavis Spencer, Joyce Carter.

Appears to have been removed from a photo album.

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Written on bottom of photo with purple ink - In The Brown’s Backyard

Afternoon tea in the Brown’s backyard, c.1930 (?) 1 B&W photo print

Back Row (L – R): Stan Graham (in striped blazer),Jeanne Brown (holding silver jug), Mrs Sarah Brown (wearing hat), Eric Heberley (holding teapot), Gracie Knowles, Maisie Brown, Mr Harper (Stationmaster). Front Row (L – R): Gwen Brown (holding cake), Rona Smilie.

Appears to have been cut from a photo album.

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Written on back with black ink pen - Sybil Jean Brown.

Members of Brown family and others on car, 4 a.m. New Year’s morning, 1920’s ? 1 B&W photo print

Outside the Franks residence on corner of Venn & Vance Streets, Shannon. Left to Right - ‘Bill’ Brown, Claude Speirs, Mrs Balfour (in nightwear sitting on bonnet), Eva Roach, Gordon Mitchell, ...3 (?) others…, Girlie Brown, Rita Roach, Maisie Brown, Mr Franks.

Chalked on door of car – 192{3 or 8 ?} C-C Speirs

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Page 1 – Shannon School – 9 b/w photos

Left Column (top to bottom) - a) Mr Alexander Hogg Morgan, teacher, with bicycle outside school gate. {copy} Information in book – “Shannon School Centennial Souvenir 1989”, pages 12, 17 & 66 - 17 years service from 7 April 1920 to 16 December 1936, and served as acting principal on three occasions: 11 September 1924 to 2 March 1925, 1 March 1929 to 7 July 1930, 5 February 1934 to 1 March 1934.

b) Boy (unidentified) in mid-air over high jump, c.1960’s (?) {copy} Man (unidentified, left) keeping record, 4 parents ? in background.

c) Aerial view of school, 1959. {copy}

d) Mr Vic Cave kneeling on plank smoothing rough patches of newly laid concrete base of learner’s pool, 1962. {original} Learner’s pool built by school & community volunteers, commenced September 1962 and opened 17 December 1962.

Right Column (top to bottom) - e) ‘Shannon School. Girls. P.N., 1908’. {copy} Formal group photo of 66 girls in 5 rows with 2 women (teachers). (see also – Acc.#s2002.079.0010 original mounted photo)

f) ‘The Public School. Shannon. F.G.R. 2740’, 1905. {copy} Believed to have been taken after opening of 2 new classrooms in April 1905. 1889 classroom at left, 1892 classroom at centre and new 1905 classrooms behind. Used in booklet – “Shannon School Jubilee Souvenir 1949”, page 29, with caption - The School at the beginning of the century. Used in book – “Shannon School Centennial Souvenir 1989”, page 8, with caption - Shannon School in the early 1900’s. (see also – photo b, page 3 larger copy)

g) ‘Shannon School early playground photo’, girls at “whirly-gig”, c.1900. {copy} Used in book – “Shannon School Centennial Souvenir 1989”, page 10, with reminiscence from as caption - Elizabeth Conchie (nee Harris) remembers that: “The school used to have a big cartwheel on an axle standing on its end with ropes hanging down which we called the ‘Whirly-gig’ and my sisters and I were told not to go on it as it was too dangerous but like most children I took no notice and went on it. A girl called Emma Stern used to pull one of the ropes to get it going and we all used to fly way out sometimes nearly level with the wheel. Well, I came off and made an awful mess of my face with gravel rash (I told my Mother that I had fallen down the hill). I was very miserable. One girl Maisie Brown, broke her collar bone when she came off it and went over the fence.”

h) Large group of girls at Shannon School, c.1901. {copy} Semi-formal group photo of 51 girls in 3 rows. Used in book – “Shannon School Centennial Souvenir 1989”, page 51, with caption - A very early school group in the playground. 1901. (see also – Acc.#s2002.019.0012 original mounted photo) (see also – Acc.#s2002.079.0009 additional copy)

i) Flag raising ceremony at Shannon School, 18 July 1901. {copy} Horowhenua Mounted Rifles are lined up in background (left). Some band music instruments are sitting on ground (right). (see also – Acc.#s2001.020.0001 original mounted photo, dated c.1890) (see also – Acc.#s2002.079.0001 additional copy)

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