Unidentified group of 18 people at possibly a family celebration. An older man and woman are in the centre of the photo and are surrounded by possibly two other generations. The clothing of those in the photograph would indicate that the photo was taken in the late 1970s.
1 B&W photo print
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Printed on photo in bottom right corner: “4”.
Gold embossed bottom right of mounting board: “Phone 4397 “DARGE” 175 Collins St., Melbourne.”
A large group of unidentified nurses (79) pose for a formal photograph outside a concrete building at an unidentified location. All are wearing nursing uniforms with caps except for the second nurse from the right in the third row, who is wearing a veil.
1 B&W photo print,mounted
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Inscription on reverse of original photograph reads: “Foxton. Grass Seed. December 1909. Fescue cutting. Swamp, backof Robinson’s Bush. Towards river from No 2 Line (Newth Road). Negative at Palmerston North Public Library. George Hughes second from right. Presented by Joan Rankin”.
Inscription on reverse of print reads: “Fescue cutting 1909”
A group of 11 farm workers who have been cutting fescue with sickles on the Robinson farm in Newth Road in 1909. Ten of the workers are unidentified, however, the man second from the right has been identified as George Hughes. All the workers are wearing long trousers, shirt sleeves and hats. They have sickles in their hands which would have been their tool for cutting the fescue.
Original plus 7” x 5” print
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Laser copy. Negative held by Alexander Turnbull Library.
A group of twenty – four boys from the Weraroa Training Farm standing at edge of river. They are all dressed in shorts and some appear to be going through the motions of washing themselves.
1 B&W photocopy
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Laser copy. Negative held by Alexander Turnbull Library.
Six unidentified boys from the Boys Training Farm at Weraroa stand in an old Maori canoe dressed as “warriors” during a camp held at the Ohau River near the beach.
Caption reads: ” Boys Training Farm – Wereroa -Camp Ohau Beach”
1 B&W photocopy
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Laser copy. Negative held by Alexander Turnbull Library
Five unidentified men, possibly Weraroa Training Farm Staff pose outside a corrugated iron building. The three men in the front row, seated on a wooden form are in military uniform, while the two men who stand behind them are in civillian clothing.
1 B&W photocopy
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Laser copy. Negative held by Alexander Turnbull Library.
Students from the Weraroa Training Farm take part in supervised shooting on range. Ten young men are lying on the ground taking aim at targets in the centre background. One of the officers in charge is wearing a flat top cap and the sergant and two other supervisors have lemon-squeezer hats on. all fourteen people in the photograph are in military uniform.
1 B&W photocopy
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Laser copy. Negative held by Alexander Turnbull Library.
Ab group of 5 unidentified boys from the Boys Training Farm at weraroa wade in the Ohau river during a camp. The river bank is covered in boulders, and native bush dominates the background.
Caption reads: “Boys Training farm – Wereroa -Camp Ohau Beach”
1 B&W photocopy
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Printed on photo in bottom right corner: “5”
Gold embossed bottom right of mounting board: “Phone 4397 “DARGE” 175 Collins St., Melbourne.”
A group of 43 nurses pose outside the same concrete building as in photograph 2000.332.0002. These nurses have shoulder capes over their uniforms and are all wearing veils.
1 B&W photo print,mounted
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