Laurence ( better known as Laurie ) was born in Marton on the 16th of September 1920.

1) Bitter blow when Levin site rejected.
invitation to Massey College ceremony received by council "with regret".

The bitterest disappointment Levin has had in its 50 years as a borough was when the Government selected Palmerston North and turned its back on Levin as the site for Massey Agricultural College. Now a show place and tourist attraction, Massey College was once the centre of controversy which raged throughout the length and breadth of New Zealand and stimulated a North Island vs South Island war of words.

2) Why are there so few really old houses?.

Some samples of heart matai taken from a house ercted over 60 years ago were produced in the Levin Courthouse in 1947 to illustrate a point made by a local builder that a house built of such timber would last a "life time". The court was impressed by the condition of the timber.

3) Laid aside the plough which turned the sod of his pioneer farmland and donned the wig and gown.

"... the turf gave way to the furrows at his feet. His hand guided the plough but he was not earthbound..." He was not exactly what one would call an Adonis. Aged about 18, tall, lanky, neither boy nor man, unmanageable straight, red hair, a red, sunburnt face with many freckles, and so self-conscious that his own boots appeared to be studied more than all else about him.

Written on back – Marion Ransom

Marion Ransom (age 21 years, 1915)

Youngest child of Mary Ann (nee Knight) and Vincent Ransom.

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Inscription on reverse reads: “8.9.08 To The F- P- Thanks for the P C It is no use telling me to tell ab. anything, you should have sent it to his girl not me. N says if she gets a letter written tonight it will be a struggle. Good night M K “

The postcard was sent to Mr F H Hemicksen, Railway Station, Waitara.

Postcard of Main Street Foxton taken in 1906 or 1907. The scene shows business premises on one side of the main street which is unsealed. This postcard was posted on 8.9.1908 and has personal note on the back.

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Colour photograph.

Written on back with blue ballpoint pen - “Westoe” home of Sir William Fox for whom Foxton was named.

“Westoe”, home built by Sir William Fox at Marton, 1980’s. “Westoe” is a two storey wooden building with a ‘3-storey entry tower’.

Colour photograph.

Similar photo to f2000.2109

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Foxton Historical Society”

Colour photograph.

Written on back with blue ballpoint pen - “Westoe” home of Sir William Fox for whom Foxton was named.

“Westoe”, home built by Sir William Fox at Marton, 1980’s. “Westoe” is a two storey wooden building with a ‘3-storey entry tower’.

Colour photograph.

Similar photo to f2000.2108

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Foxton Historical Society”