This 5 bedroom country home on a 3000m2 section was listed for sale for $575,000 on TradeMe in January 2014. It was described:

• If it's special you want then this is it. 3000m2 private park-like setting, five bedroom contemporary country home which features a large farm house kitchen, spacious living, great indoor/outdoor flow, etched glass feature windows, ensuite, three car garaging including one with internal access.
• In three words, stylish, spacious and private.
• Something special in a tranquil setting.

One iron shifting spanner with a wooden handle. Used by George Hughes on Foxton Railway 1870s and 1880s.

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One yellow plastic pencil, with a retractable lead, in a boat shaped plastic presentation case.

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Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “A school group. On the names could be about 1898. Charles Welby would have started school about 1897 at the Queen st. School. Fred ferris was in his late teens in a photo of the Donny at the cross-roads series in 1912.”

Written on piece of paper with black ballpoint pen: “Class of Horowhenua School, Beach Rd. at the Weraroa Town hall (tempory school room). Was sited where the Cosmopoliton Club’s Ward St. car park is now 1990. Photo c. 1898. 1898-c.1914”

Written on another piece of paper (both sides) with blue & black ballpoint pens: “c.1898 not earlier. Class at Weraroa Town Hall (built 1896, demolished) c.1914. The Cosmopoliton Club Ward St. carpark & entrance). Identification other side. Original Mavis Whiley, 8 Roslyn Rd. & Charles Welby, War Vets Home.”

Back Row – Harry Bolton, Hurst, Phil Goldsmith, Alec Adsett, King, Strawbridge, Bill Hanson, Banks, Partridge, Neville Winiata, , Hirst, King, Goldsmith. 2nd Row – ? Hurst, Alick Goldsmith, Chris Akenson, Daphne Inder, ..... Charlotte Adsett, Elsie Adsett, ........ Strawbridge, Bolton, Teacher – Miss Howan. 3rd Row – Bill Henson, Wood, Prior, ? , Wood, ? , Akenson, Sis Welby, Rhodes, ? , ? , ? , Sid Welby, Eti Riki, , B. Strawbridge. Front Row – Chas Williams, Strawbridge, Fred Ferris, Hurst, Charles Welby. Names given by Chas Welby, Mavis Whiley & handed on by Mrs Mavis Whiley.

Children fromHorowhenua,when the school was temporarily situated at the Weraroa Town Hall c.1898. 48 pupils fromthe school which was normally operated from a Beach Road site, are pictured with their lady teacher Miss Howan. The school at Weraroa was built in 1896 and demolished around 1914, and was situated where the Cosmopolitan Club carpark now has its entrance in Ward Street.

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One common, wooden butter churn.

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Kimberley (Country) Womens’ Institute Honour Board (Presidents 1933 – 1990) Large wooden panel with Gold lettering in timber frame. Attached to back – 2 metal eye-hooks with multi-strand copper wire, allowing board to be hung on wall.

Resided in Kimberly Hall until the hall was sold (2001).

See also – Acc.# 2002.038 Kimberley CWI records. also – Acc.# 2002.032 Kimberly Hall Records.

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Sign on machine says: “Belonged to Ivy Cochrane, daughter of George and Martha Hughes.”. Accession register says: “Belonged to Mr Colin Cochrane’s mother, Ruby Hughes. She married ion 1912 but may have owned the machine before that”.

One treadle Singer sewing machine. Table has two drawers to the left and an extension which can be lifted up. The machinary has a wooden cover which sits over the top. The machine itself is black with red and white flowers painted on it.

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1 handmade wool winder, brought from Scotland in the 1850s.

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Made by Mother Brigid who came to the Foxton convent in 1911.

Dark wood carved chair, featuring maple leaves on seat and chair back.

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This collection was owned by Mrs Holland, previously Mrs Low (see notes on Ernest Low) and was given by her daughter, Mrs Penny Overton (nee Low).

1 set of fireplace bellows (domestic use).

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One castiron iron, with detachable wooden handle.

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1 briar pipe featuring an angled stem engraved with “A Peterson product. Made in Ireland”..

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One electric iron with wooden handle. The iron base and tip of the handle are crafted in an angular, art deco style.

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1 ‘Triumph’ pine washboard.

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One glass washboard.

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It is believed this scythe was owned by Mr Halligen.

One scythe: wooden handle and metal blade and strut..

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Mrs Allen used to own the drapers shop in Foxton.

One wooden hat stretcher.

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Thynne, Linton and Co. had a building about where the law office is now and a large bulk store, standing back from Main Street, where the garage is now. (C. Cochrane).

One brass bell with a turned, ribbed, wooden handle. Iron clanger. Used by Thynne and Linton Auctioneers. Written inside (in black ink) : J. Scott, Oroua Downs.

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Gift coathanger probably given to customers at christmas, 1910 by P.Hennessy and Co. Grocers and Provision Merchants

One wood and metal hanger (possibly tie, hat). Promotional gift from P Hennessy & Co, Grocers and Provision Merchants, Foxton. 1910.

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One plain, wooden stereoscope with brass rivets around edge of viwer. Some pictures.

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1 handheld, white handled, Hjertegarn stitcher. Possibly used for upholstery.

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One brawn press.

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Owned by Watchorn Family Palmerston north. Used at Foxton Beach house. Original house burnt down and this was put in new house in Carter Cresent next to West End Store in Palmerston North.

One promotional thermometer / barometer, distributed by Walker & Furrie Grocers, Foxton. Two gauges: 1 thermometer on the left and 1 barometer on the right.

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Given to Mrs Simpson as a child in Eketahuna over 70 years ago (1999)

One miniature toy iron.

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One tobacco plug cutter, designed to be bench mounted. Used to cut/shave chewing tobabacco.

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One black silk and reed parasol, with black ribbon trim at top, and a brown wooden handle with an engraved trim and a metal chain-loop.

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Material inside the box is packing only, to stop box lining from subsiding.

1 walnut sewing box, featuring an inlaid wood pattern with mother of pearl insert on the lid. Given to Mrs Yorke by her daughter Mrs Olga Burns.

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One white china coffee grinder with a blue Dutch scene on the front.

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One carved, dark brown wood, collapsible stereoscope.

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