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Marlborough Express Photo Collection April 1961 -- Oct 1961 : From the Archives of Marlborough Heritage Trust

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4037
- Mr R. T. Laidlaw Retires From A. & P. Committee
- Mr Laidlaw, who has missed only one show since 1895 - and that sometime in th 1930s when the horse I was preparing to take to the show kicked me the night before.
He showed Clydesdales in a small way, but once established on his Fairhall Valley fa... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4038
- Repertory Society's Production Now In Final Stages
- Barrie Ford (M. Cot), Kae Congdon (Angelique) and Graham Smart (Police Inspector Bouchard), relax with a cup of tea during rehearsals... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4039
- Licence Plate Numbers
- An assortment of new number plates in the series which are being issued by the motor registration branch this month. They have black lettering on a yellow background. For comparison the plate t right, L93113, is of the current issue series.
It has... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4040
- Motels Middle Renwick Road
- Rapid progress is being made on the construction of a block of luxury motels on the corner of Murphy's and the Middle Renwick Roads.
The photo shows the first block of five units. The second block of four units will be sited at right angles to the... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4041
- Repertory Societies Production Now In Final Stages
- Janice Matthews, Christine Williams and Pauline Sutherland as the three daughters of M.Martin in "Hotel Paradiso"... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4042
- Repertory Societies Production Now In Final Stages
- Nolene Dennis, as Marcelle, and Bill Mitchell as M. Boniface in "Hotel Paradiso"... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4043
- Rugby at Lansdowne Park
- Barry Miller, Town, gets in a quick kick for touch as Peter Bryant, Country closes in.
The photo was taken during Saturday's senior Rugby representative trial match at Lansdowne Park.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4044
- Better Finish Gives Wellington 18-9 Rugby Win Over Marlborough
- M. Bugler (Marlborough) crashes to a tackle by T. MacGibbon during the Marlborough v Wellington Rugby Match at Lansdowne Park yesterday. At left is M. Surgenor (Marlborough). Wellington won 18-9... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4045
- Wairau Hospital's Boiler
- Installation of the Wairau Hospital's new 8750lb per hour steam bolier is well advanced. It was moved onto its specially prepared foundations a week ago and it is hoped to have it ready for use within six weeks. Work remaining to be done includes fit... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4046
- Wairau Hospital's Boiler
- Installation of the Wairau Hospital's new 8750lb per hour steam bolier is well advanced. It was moved onto its specially prepared foundations a week ago and it is hoped to have it ready for use within six weeks. Work remaining to be done includes fit... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4047
- Mr King's Wild Boar
- These freak trotters are from a young wild board shot by Mr A.R. King on his property at Canoe Bay recently. Both front feet, the trotter at left has two fully developed hoofs, while the back portion of the trotter at right has one more horn "toe" th... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4048
- Better Finish Gives Wellington 18-9 Rugby Win Over Marlborough
- Waitohi beat Old Boys to win the senior seven-a-side Rugby tournament yesterday.
The winning team comprised (back row from left) W. Karaitiana (emergency), L. McLeod, K. Jones and T. MacDonald.
Front Row: B.Norton, W.Satherley, T.Watson and N.W... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4049
- Waikawa Road construction
- Gill Construction Co. Ltd. workmen erecting a crib wall to support fill on the Waikawa Road. Several of these walls will be constructed to give steep but safe batters from the road to private property below.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4050
- Waikawa Road construction
- Players taking part in the Marlborough Indoor Bowls Association's Queen's Birthday weekend tournament photographed at the Grovetown Hall on Saturday.
The tournament was conducted in three halls - Grovetown Hall, Springlands Hall and Triple Links H... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4051
- Better Finish Gives Wellington 18-9 Rugby Win Over Marlborough
- T.J. Jefferies (Wellington) sends the ball clear to K. Mettrick during yesterday's Rugby match between Marlborough and Wellington at Lansdowne Park.
Marlborough players behind Jefferies are J. Diedrichs (left) and B. Dalliessi. Wellington won 18-9... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4052
- Alabama Road
- The Marlborough County Council is carrying out extensive road improvements on the eastern section of Alabama Road.
This photo gives an idea of the dangerously narrow raod, flanked by deep drains.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4053
- Alabama Road
- The Marlborough County Council is carrying out extensive road improvements on the eastern section of Alabama Road.
A bulldozer demolishing the abutments of an old wooden bridge which is to be replaced by a culvert.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4054
- Two Boy Entrant Courses Graduate At Woodbourne
- Top prize winners from the two courses which graduated were Corporal Boy J. W. Eayrs and Boy J.W. Starkie, winners of the Air Board Trophy in courses 16 and 15 respecrively and also winnders of oether prizes for academix subjects and general service... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4055
- Two Boy Entrant Courses Graduate At Woodbourne
- Inspecting the graduating Boy Entrants at the R.N.Z.A.F. Station, Woodbourne, yesterday is Group Captain T.J. McL. de Lange, D.F.C., director of training at Air Department.
He is shown here with the parade commander, Flight Sergeant Boy P. T. Week... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4056
- Eltham Road
- Huge quantities of spoil are being removed from Eltham Road and replaced by shingle fill to provide a firm foundation before the street is resealed.
A Blenheim Borough Council truck is shown in this photo tipping shingle into the deep excavation m... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4057
- The Queen Acknowledges Birthday Greetings
- Eight year old Elizabeth McKinney, of Picton, proudly displays a letter she received from Buckingham Palace acknowledging her birthday greetings to Queen Elizabeth II.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4058
- Marlborough Gun Club
- Happy at their success, these three shooters won the Marlborough Gun Club's championships at Swansdowne on Saturday.
From left: Messrs C. F. Gunn (Hastings), double rise champion, R.G. Brown (Geraldine), skeet champion and J. C. Streeter (Amberley... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4059
- Marlborough Gun Club
- The Blenheim Borough Council's new refuse collection truck will be put into service shortly. Shown here, soon after its arrival in Blenheim is the GBP3500 unit, which features a fitting for compressing the rubbish.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4060
- Full Weekend For Scottish Country Dancers
- Over 100 Scottish country dancing enthusiasts from as far afield as Hastings and Christchurch are taking part in a dancing school at the Waterlea Racecourse hall this weekend.
Mr E. Wilkie (left) the Marlborough Country Dance Club's instructor, Mr... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4061
- Full Weekend For Scottish Country Dancers
- Over 100 Scottish country dancing enthusiasts from as far afield as Hastings and Christchurch are taking part in a dancing school at the Waterlea Racecourse hall this weekend.
A group of dancers practising one of the routines... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4062
- Picton Ferry Terminal
- This steel pontoon, shipped from the North Island on the Parera last week, will carry the pile driving rig for piling works on the ferry terminal at Picton.
Owned by the contractors, Wilkins & Davies Ltd., it is 33ft wide by 57ft long and is made... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4063
- Kaikoura
- The commercial heart of Kaikoura, photographed from the railway overbridge by an Express cameraman yesterday morning. The business area, a scene of steady activity, was typical of commercial life in another of Marlborough's growing and progressive t... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4064
- Kaikoura
- A distant background of mountain ranges and the sea whipped by a southerly wind combine to make an impressive picture of this section of the Kaikoura Coast. The photo was taken from South Bay... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4065
- National Indoor Bowls Championship
- These two local indoor bowling teams are to take part in the national championship starting at Dunedin on Saturday.
The Omaka Club rink is (from left) Mesdames E.K. Dowling and D. Murdoch and Messrs D.Murdoch and E.K. Dowling (skip).... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4066
- National Indoor Bowls Championship
- These two local indoor bowling teams are to take part in the national championship starting at Dunedin on Saturday.
The combined Hibernian and Triple Links Clubs rink is Mesdames M. Harris and L. Gee and Messrs M. Harris and L. Gee (skip).... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4067
- Kaikoura Woman Makes Toys at 88
- Mrs Caroline Webster displays a selection of the soft toys which she makes perfectly in spite of her severe handicap. She leads a fairly active live in spite of her blindness.
... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4068
- Kaikoura School Buildings
- This new classroom block at the Kaikoura District high School is rapidly nearing completion. Additional accommodation has been badly needed for some time to cope with the steadily increasing roll and as with a number of other Marlborough Schools, tem... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4069
- Marlborough Gun Club
- An enthusiastic supporter of the Marlborough Gun Club, much of whose work goes on behind the scenes, and certainly without the noise heard from other members, is Mr J.A. Johnston, the secretary.
He is shown in the photo with his son Douglas (righ... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4070
- Hockey Challenge For McCarthy Cup From Nelson
- The Rawhiti five-a-side team which won the Queen's Birthday senior hockey tournament at Horton park on Monday. The team was undefeated.
From left: D. Petherbridge (captain), V. Chandler, C. Olsson, N. Weetman and G. Bascland... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4071
- "Operation Layette" Keeps Red Cross Women Busy
- Members of the sewing circle of the Blenheim Sub-centre of the Red Cross Society photographed at one of the sewing afternoons making new garments and mending older ones for the needy overseas and in New Zealand. In the background of the photo are Mrs... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4072
- "Operation Layette" Keeps Red Cross Women Busy
- Mrs D.R. Lockheart has a brief rest from her ironing activities.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4073
- Kaikoura's New Gospel Hall Almost Finished
- The new Gospel Hall at Kaikoura which is fast nearing completion. It is being built almost entirely by volunteer labour.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4074
- Woodbank School Students
- Snow on the mountains, puddles frozen solid, the air crisp and frost on the playground. It's cold as the pupils of Woodbank School, Clarence Bridge, make their way to school these winter mornings. The sight of the snow-covered Kaikouras is enough to... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4075
- Correspondence School party.
- The Correspondence School children's party held yesterday in the National Party Rooms, Blenheim, was a marked success. Here a sudden quiet settles as children attack the real business of the function.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4076
- Correspondence School party.
- Parents obviously enjoyed the Correspondence School's children's party as much as their off-spring. Some of the adults are seen here chatting during luncheon.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4077
- Businessmen Mobilise To Beat Flooding Problem
- Normally placid, shallow and slow-running, Lyell Creek is a constant menace to the Kaikoura business centre. Three weeks ago it again broke its banks and flooded many business premises.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4078
- Long Service As County Engineer
- Mr Basil Hundleby, who receives his M.B.E. for his services to the Marlborough County Council as its engineer for 36 years. Prior to taking up this position he was employed by the engineering firm which planned the construction of the Waihopai, hydr... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4079
- Centennial Assn. Chairman is Disappointed - but far from undaunted
- A ratepayer records his vote in the Centennial Hall rating proposal poll on Saturday. Staffing the Town Hall booth are Messrs C.R. Gibbons and L. R. Charters.
... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4080
- Marlborough Kennel Club
- Christchurch competitors took the main awards in every section at the Marlborough Kennel Club's all-breeds championship show, held at the Showgrounds on Saturday.
The section winners from left: Mrs A.K. Bayne's Ch. Gold sunset of Burwood, best Toy... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4081
- Ballard singers in Farmers
- William Clauson, the popular ballad singer and Mrs Clauson listening to a tape recording of a New Zealand folk song in the Farmers' record department yesterday.
The tape was sent along by The Express at the request of the local man who made the re... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4082
- Blenheim Firm Changes Hands
- Mr W.J. Girling, governing director of Girlings Ltd today announced that today became a part of the expanding firm of Wright, Stephenson & Co. Ltd.
The business of Girlings Ltd. came into existance in 1877 when the late Mr William Baker Girling (f... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4083
- Blenheim Firm Changes Hands
- Standing beside his Skylark 3F glider shortly after he landed at Omaka Airfield yesterday afternoon is Mr Tony Elworthy of Wellington.
Mr Elworthy was piloting the glider behind a Wellington Aero Club Auster on its delivery flight from Harewood to... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4084
- Mr Frank Bateson
- Mr Frank Bateson, who is gauging the merits of a possible observatory site at Black Birch, explains the mechanics of the telescope installed for test purposes to a few of Sunday's visitors.
The telescope, which has a five-inch objective lens, ha... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4085
- Eltham Road
- Blenheim Borough Council earthworks equipment was in trouble at times in this Eltham Road "bog hole" yesterday. Several patches of blue-grey jelly like pug have been encountered in the Eltham Road reconstruction and are being consolidated by excavat... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4086
- Black Birch
- A day in the snow was thoroughly enjoyed on Sunday by 40 Marlborough people who visited the observatory test site at Black Birch, Awatere Valley.
Visitors enjoying a picnic lunch in the warm sunshine. Nearest the camera are Mr and Mrs R. K. Harve... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4087
- Black Birch
- A view across the snow to Awatere Valley. The hut in the foreground is the living quarters of Mr and Mrs Frank Bateson, who are condusing the site research.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4088
- Black Birch
- The test observatory building which houses a GBp10,000 telescope. The roof slides back for observation purposes..... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4089
- Black Birch
- Mr Tom Airey, a member of the Marlborough Catchment Board, launching a snowball attack.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4090
- Black Birch
- Delegates to the annual general meeting of the New Zealand Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs hard at work this morning. The annual meeting began last night and concludes tomorrow.
It is being held in the Triple Links Hall, Blenheim.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4091
- Correspondence School
- Three people whose untiring efforts bring happiness to many country children - Mesdames J.F.M. Stinear, Blenheim (treasurer), T.H. Evans, Stronvar (president) and J. Dalziel, Mahakipawa (secretary), of the Marlborough Correspondence School Parents' A... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4092
- Correspondence School
- "Let's get away from the crowd for a while!" These four-year-olds, Allyson Gardner of Medway Hills and Ian Maddever, of Altimarloch, were having fun on the stairs at the National Party Rooms, where a party was held last week for Marlborough pupils of... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4093
- Well Known Artists here on Saturday
- Glenda Raymond, the Australian Soprano... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4094
- Blenheim Olympic Pool
- What appears to be extensive repair work at Blenheim's Olympic Pool is nothing more than off-season maintenance, the Borough engineer, Mr J.C.G. Watt, told the Express yesterday.
Paving blocks have been lifted and deep holes dug right around the p... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4095
- Mr Edwin Evans
- Mr Edwin Evans, a keen follower of horse racing, who died recently in Blenheim. Me Evans was a well-known athlete and footballer in his youth and was on the committee of the Marlborough Trotting Cup for nearly 40 years.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4096
- Mr Edwin Evans
- One of Marlborough's keenest cyclists, John Holloway was photographed early Sunday morning miles up the Awatere Valley on a training run.
He frequently trains in the Awatere Valley, enjoying clear roads and an impressive mountain vista.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4097
- New Zealand Federation of Young Farmers
- A few minutes break was welcome during yesterday's busy session at the annual general meeting of the New Zealand Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs, being held in the Triple Links Hall, Blenheim,
From left: Mr M.C. Anderson (Wanganui), incoming pr... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4098
- New Zealand Young Farmers Club
- Farming matters are of interest to womenfolk, as evidenced by the keen attention paid by this group at the annual general meeting of the New Zealand Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs.
Many wives of delegates chose to listen in on proceedings and... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4099
- New Weighbridge For Blenheim Rail-Air Depot
- Mr J. Brown (left) of Christchurch, Railways weighing inspector, is shown the electronic system of the new weighbridge installed at the Blenheim Rail-Air depot. Pointing out the equipment's features is Mr E. Carver of Wellington, who supervised the i... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4100
- Marlborough Intellectually Handicapped Children's Association
- The president of the Marlborough Intellectually Handicapped Children's Parents' Association, Mrs M. J. Heagney, speaking at the official opening of the Association's school in Eltham Road yesterday.
Others in the official party are from left: Mr G... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4101
- Tua Marina Immortalised By Eileen Duggan
- New Zealand born at Tua Marina, Eileen Duggan is of Irish descent. Her father came to NZ, from County Kerry, in 1876 and settled in Marlborough. his family of 4 were born and brought up in Tua Marina, Eileen being the youngest.
When Eileen was in... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4102
- Local Men Win Under Testing Conditions
- Messrs W. Corlett (left) and C.E.C. Fairhall (right) judges of classes B and C at the Marlborough Ploughing Associations ploughing match yesterday, examine winning plots.
At centre is Mr E.A.E. Fairhall, the Association's president.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4103
- Local Men Win Under Testing Conditions
- C. Q Corlett, winner of the premier event at the Marlborough Ploughing Association's ploughing match at Lower Wairau yesterday, He took home three cups and one special prize.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4104
- Local Men Win Under Testing Conditions
- Mr L. Lovell, of Woodbourne, taking part in the class B section (plain ploughing shortboards, two or more furrows, option of feering) at the Marlborough Ploughing Association's ploughing match this morning.
The match was held on Mr Noel Jones's pr... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4105
- Black Birch Living
- Living for three months in a one-room hut in the snow at 4500ft is not every women's idea of good fun. Mrs Frank Bateson, however, is thoroughly enjoying her spell of "high living" at the Black Birch, Awatere Valley, where her husband is conducting s... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4106
- Marlborough Road Cycling team.
- Twenty-five miles of hard slogging were in prospect for the Marlborough road-cycling team when photographed seconds before their start in the Wellington Centre Hope Gibbons Shield event on Saturday.
The Marlborough team showing consistent form, re... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4107
- Girls' Life Brigade Week
- To mark the end of Girls' Life Brigade week, the 2nd Blenheim Company and the Girls' Life Brigade Cadets yesterday attended a church parade of St. Ninian's Church Hall, Alabama Road.
After the service the Rev. R. S. Miller inspected the girls and... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4108
- Telephone Cable Installation
- Post Office workmen are installing telephone cable ducts across two of Blenheim's main streets - Scott Street and Main Street - at their junction with Market Street - Maxwell Road.
The task is being done at the weekends to avoid interference with... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4109
- Half Way Mark On New Tennyson Inlet Road
- Men and machines on the Tennyson inlet road-making job.
Two Bulldozers working towards each other 50 yards from the top of the Opouri Saddle.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4110
- Half Way Mark On New Tennyson Inlet Road
- When he reached the Opouri Saddle with his giant bulldozer late last week, Mr Arnauld Jones, of Pelorus Contractors Ltd., shown in the photo obtained a unique view of Tennyson Inlet and the lower Pelorus Sound.
The central feature is the 2770ft M... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4111
- Half Way Mark On New Tennyson Inlet Road
- A typical section of the road through to the thick bush. The big trees form an arch over the road in many places. The average width of the road is 16ft.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4112
- Half Way Mark On New Tennyson Inlet Road
- Three men doing the job; Messrs Ken Bar (left), Arnauld Jones (centre) and Jim Jones (right)... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4113
- Hobby Class at Marlborough College
- These local women passed up the dressmaking class in favour for woodwork when it came to choosing a hobby. They are among the keenest members of the evening hobbies class at Marlborough College and have shown considerable ability with saw, hammer, ch... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4114
- St. Mary's Girls' School Mothers' Auxiliary
- A Monday cut lunch service organised by the St. Mary's Girls' School Mothers' Auxiliary has proved most popular.
Preparing lunches are (from left) Mesdames J. Clunies-Ross, E. Bishell, C. Schroder, B. Cameron and A. Martella.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4115
- St. Mary's Girls' School Mothers' Auxiliary
- Pupils from the Convent schools with the lunches which will be taken to their classrooms for distribution.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4116
- The new Havelock School
- The new Havelock School is rapidly taking shape. The photo taken at the end of last week shows the new building at the stage where the exterior walls are up and the flooring completed. It is now ready for the inside linings to go in.
The school, f... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4119
- Well-Known 86-Year-Old Blenheim Woman Keen And Active Community Worker
- Mrs P. Stephens, of Howick Road, photographed baking for a church social yesterday. Now at 86 years of age, Mrs Stephens is busier and more active in community service than most women half her age.
The youngest of a large Gloucestershire family, M... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4120
- Tua Marina Bridge Construction
- Bridging activity at Tua Marina and Para, long overdue, has been welcomed by residents in the area.
The new high level bridge at Tua Marina spanning the Tua Marina stream. In use for about two months, it replaces an old wooden structure.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4121
- Tua Marina Bridge Construction
- A concrete bridge under construction at Para. Also spanning the Tua Marina Stream, it was started early in march and construction should be finished in another month or so. Both bridges have 12ft carriageways. The one at Tua Marina was built by T.H.B... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4122
- Wartime Aircraft Carrier Called At Picton in "Disguise"
- This dramatic picture shows a fighter plane landing on the flight deck of H.M.S. Nairana after engaging and destroying a German plane which had attacked the convoy. A split second after the photo was taken a flight deck rating (centre) was cut to pie... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4123
- Wartime Aircraft Carrier Called At Picton in "Disguise"
- H.M.S. Nairana on escort duty in the Mediterranean, This photo was taken from the air by one of the Swordfish torpedo bombers which maintained a protective and continuous 24-hour air patrol over the convoy.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4124
- Wartime Aircraft Carrier Called At Picton in "Disguise"
- Planes took off to save a convoy from this deck. The flight deck of H.M.S. Nairana, escort carrier, heaves up like a hill side on one of her voyages to Russia in which he helped to protect an important convoy carrying supplies to the Red Army. In s... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4125
- Wartime Aircraft Carrier Called At Picton in "Disguise"
- This aircraft was destroyed by fire after an emergency landing on the carrier's flight deck. Anything salvagable was quickly stripped from the wrecked aircraft before it was jettisoned overboard.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4126
- Castle Creek Bridge
- The last of 12 piles for the new Castle Creek bridge are being made by Awatere County Council workmen. Each measuring 16 feet, they will be driven to a depth of 12 to 13 feet and the tops stripped of concrete to reveal the heavy steel reinforcing.
... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4127
- Picton ferry Terminal Project
- With sheds, machinery and huge stacks of hardwood piles on the reclaimed area, the Picton ferry terminal project is the site of great industry. The first rake of piles for the car-rail ferry wharf is completed and the floating pile-driving rig, seen... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4128
- Petrol Tank for Storage Depot in Kaikoura
- Two heavy-duty trucks were required to shift this huge petrol tank from the railway to an oil company storage depot in Kaikoura yesterday.
The 15,000 gallon tank was taken by road from Nelson to Dashwood Station and then loaded onto railway wagons... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4129
- Marlborough Ploughing Association match
- Class winners at the Marlborough Ploughing Association's match at Lower Wairau included:
J. Bruce of Rapaura, winner of class B, (shortboards, plain ploughing, two or more furrows) (last year he took second place)... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4130
- Marlborough Ploughing Association match
- Class winners at the Marlborough Ploughing Association's match at Lower Wairau included:
Ten year old Tom Neal, of Blackball, West Coast, who won the special prize for the best feering on the ground. He was placed second equal in the farmers class... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4131
- Marlborough Ploughing Association match
- R. Jones, of Grovetown, winner of the farmers' class and special prize for the best first-year competitor and a cup for the best plot by a three or more furrow plough... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4132
- Picton Girls Made Attractive Mannequins
- Seven attractive Picton girls acted as mannequins in the mannequin parade in the Navy League Hall, Picton, this week, for the purpose of swelling the Picton Drama Club funds.
Mrs Monica Dalliessi, wearing a "V-Line" swimsuit with wide V front cons... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4133
- Picton Girls Made Attractive Mannequins
- Seven attractive Picton girls acted as mannequins in the mannequin parade in the Navy League Hall, Picton, this week, for the purpose of swelling the Picton Drama Club funds.
Here Mrs Robinson wears a soft feminine blouse in pale beige wool with r... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4134
- Picton Girls Made Attractive Mannequins
- Seven attractive Picton girls acted as mannequins in the mannequin parade in the Navy League Hall, Picton, this week, for the purpose of swelling the Picton Drama Club funds.
Mrs Jimenez in a Wedgwood blue suit - blue and white polka dot lining.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4135
- Picton Girls Made Attractive Mannequins
- Seven attractive Picton girls acted as mannequins in the mannequin parade in the Navy League Hall, Picton, this week, for the purpose of swelling the Picton Drama Club funds.
Mrs Anne Duke wearing a rayon shantung sheath line frock with contrastin... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4136
- TV appliances in Blenheim
- Blenheim electrical appliance shops which had television sets operating for the test transmission from Wellington last night drew "bumper" crowds. Almost every late-bight shopper must have taken at least a few minutes out to watch TV.
Considerable... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4137
- TV appliances in Blenheim
- Blenheim electrical appliance shops which had television sets operating for the test transmission from Wellington last night drew "bumper" crowds. Almost every late-bight shopper must have taken at least a few minutes out to watch TV.
TV images li... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4138
- Mr G. W. Skellerup
- Sited on Lookout Hill, Grassmere, this memorial to the late Mr G.W. Skellerup, founder of New Zealand's solar salt industry, was completed this week.
It was erected by his family and close friends. A son, Mr P.J. Skellerup, of Christchurch, is man... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4139
- Victoria League Winners
- Victoria League awards to winners of the annual essay competition were presented by the president, Mrs H. Miller, at a function in the League's rooms in Blenheim The students here received prizes.
Back row from left: Elizabeth Morgan (highly comm... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4140
- Nelson win McCarthy Cup Match 5-2
- C. Olsson (left) and D. Plumb, Marlborough, flank Nelson's driving centre-forward, C. Robinson, during Saturday's McCarthy Cup hockey fixture at Horton Park.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4145
- Social Guests Taken For "World Cruise"
- Guests paddle furiously in the novel boat race competition at Saturday's social evening held in the Blenheim Town Hall by the Marlborough branch of the New Zealand Institute of Electricians. With decorations and programme based on a nautical theme,... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4146
- Tractor And Giant Discs Salvaged From Sounds
- Lost six months ago when a punt foundered off Blackwood Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound a tractor and a set of giant discs were brought ashore at Waikawa yesterday. The work was carried out from Mr W.A. Kenny's launch, Ramona, and a punt.
The items wer... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4147
- Tractor And Giant Discs Salvaged From Sounds
- Lost six months ago when a punt foundered off Blackwood Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound a tractor and a set of giant discs were brought ashore at Waikawa yesterday. The work was carried out from Mr W.A. Kenny's launch, Ramona, and a punt.
The items wer... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4148
- Woodbourne Beaten In Service Rugby
- B. Williams, the speedy Woodbourne winger, clears the ball an instant before he is lowered by thundering tackles by two Shelly Bay forwards.
The photograph was taken during yesterday's R.N.Z.A.F. inter-Station Rugby match at Woodbourne. Shelly Ba... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4149
- Correspondence School Exhibition Week
- For many of the local children attending the Correspondence School exhibition week their flight to Wellington yesterday was their first. To mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Correspondence School Parents' Association.
It was a two-... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4150
- Marlborough Chamber of Commerce Awards
- The three medallion-winners in the Chamber of Commerce commercial examinations, who were presented with their awards at a special function last night arranged by the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce.
From left: Marion A. Oldridge (bronze medallion... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4151
- St. John Ambulance Cadet Competitions
- Competing in the Wellington district St. John Ambulance Cadet competitions at Wellington today is this team if Cadets from Grovetown.
In front is Barry Thompson, while behind are (from left) Michael Edinger, Mark Gill, Alan Boddington and Peter Ri... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4152
- Hope Gibbons Shield
- With several teams well in the running for top honors the Marlborough Hope Gibbons Shield road cycling team will be working hard at Levin today to retain the trophy.
Photographed at Woodbourne last night shortly before taking off for Wellington th... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4153
- New Air-Drop Containers Pass Test: Designed By Woodbourne Men
- New air-drop containers for car batteries have been designed at the R.N.Z.A.F. Station, Woodbourne, for the Army.
Cpl. H.W. Howell (left) and Sgt. R. Smythe who assisted in their manufacture, carrying a container which is loaded and ready for a su... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4154
- New Air-Drop Containers Pass Test: Designed By Woodbourne Men
- New air-drop containers for car batteries have been designed at the R.N.Z.A.F. Station, Woodbourne, for the Army.
W.O. R. Jones demonstrates how a container is packed. In his hands is a battery acid bottle.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4155
- They're Lucky - They Don't Feel The Cold
- Negatives on animals kept at Riverside Park Aviary
1) monkey
2) Kea
3) Rabbit
4) Budgies
5) Cockie... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4156
- Improvements Needed To Scenic Drive Before Traffic Increases
- The Marlborough Automobile Association exhorts motorists to protect Queen Charlotte Drive.
The Driveway is designed for leisurely driving and enjoyment of the scenery, not for speeding.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4157
- Improvements Needed To Scenic Drive Before Traffic Increases
- For spectacular scenery the Picton-Havelock Road takes some beating. The photo shows Picton from across Shakespeare Bay.
The Driveway is designed for leisurely driving and enjoyment of the scenery, not for speeding.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4158
- Improvements Needed To Scenic Drive Before Traffic Increases
- A view of the popular seaside resort of Moenui, not far from Havelock. There are scores of beautiful bays on the 20 miles of scenic highway between Picton and Havelock.
The Driveway is designed for leisurely driving and enjoyment of the scenery,... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4159
- R.N.Z.A.F. Command and Staff School
- Cadet officers and newly commissioned officers attending the R.N.Z.A.F. Command and Staff School, Whenuapai, visited the R.N.Z.A.F. Station at Woodbourne in the course of a broad familiarisation tour of R.N.Z.A.F. establishments.
Here some of the... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4160
- Snow at Lake Rotiti Attracts Big Weekend Crowd of Malburians
- A souvenir of a visit to Lake Rotiti - many motorcars returning to Blenheim yesterday carried snowmen mounted on their fronts.
They did not last long, however. Either they fell off or the motorists encountered a traffic officer who had them remove... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4161
- Snow at Lake Rotiti Attracts Big Weekend Crowd of Malburians
- Fairyland scenes such as this were common in the Top House region yesterday and Saturday, when hundreds of cars from Marlborough and Nelson made trips to the snow which was down to low levels.
Graders were used on Friday to clear the road, and all... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4162
- Snow at Lake Rotiti Attracts Big Weekend Crowd of Malburians
- The glistening snow against blackened stumps of the burnt-out forest area near Top House made an impressive sight for hundreds of Malburians who made the trip to Lake Rotoiti at the weekend.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4163
- Blenheim Borough Council Staff
- A presentation of a GBP50 gratuity and a wristlet watch was made to Mr J. Kelly, who recently terminated his contract as Borough refuse collector after 40 years, by the Blenheim Borough Council and staff yesterday.
The Mayor, Mr E. P. Meachen, mak... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4164
- Blenheim Borough Council Staff
- AT the same function, a GBP25 gratuity was presented to the Borough Foreman Mr R.M. Dermody who has been with the Council since 1922.
Mr Dermody still in working clothes, photographed at the function. Earlier in the day a similar gratuity present... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4165
- Supply Dropping to Hunters In Clarence Valley
- Mr "Tex" Smith, pilot of the Dominie aircraft from which supply dropping was carried out in the Clarence Valley today.
Forest Service noxious animal hunters operating in the Clarence Reserve, 5 in all have been there for some weeks and are to rema... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4166
- Indian Wanderers Hockey Team
- The Indian Wanderers hockey team photographed at Woodbourne a few minutes after their arrival this morning. The tourists met Marlborough in a match at Pollard Park this afternoon... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4167
- Indian Hockey Team Leaves For Nelson
- The speedy Indian inside forward, B. Patil, gains position for a shot at goal. He scored three times against Marlborough in yesterday's game. The Marlborough players in this photo are from left:
N. Halse, B. Shewan and C. Olsson.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4168
- Indian Hockey Team Leaves For Nelson
- Marlborough's goalie A. Eatwell, runs out to meet an attack by Darshan Singh, but at such close quarters the Indian Wanderers player could not be stopped.
With nine goals to his credit Darshan was top scorer for the tourists. At right is Marlboro... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4169
- Indian Hockey Team Leaves For Nelson
- Darshan Singh, top scorer for Indian Wanderers with 9 goals against Marlborough, winds up to send the ball once again into the net.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4170
- Specimens Of Local Inventor's Genius
- Examples of inventions patented by the late Mr John Vorbach, of Renwick, which have been presented to the Renwick Library by his daughter, Mrs Ethel Williams, of Springlands.
At left is a pot hook with adjustable mid-bar, while at the top right is... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4171
- Formal Hair Styles
- Mr Rodney Goodman arranging a modern formal hair style for Miss J. Kilmartin at the demonstration in the Victoria League rooms, Blenheim, last night. Organised by the Marlborough College Old Girls' Association, the demonstration attracted a capacity... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4172
- Latest in hair Styles At Blenheim Demonstration
- Miss Christine Williams, whose longer hair was deeply waved down the back to the nape of the neck, with the bottom hair curling softly round the head. Loose curls were at the side and deeply waved onto the forehead.
A touch of glamour was added by... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4173
- Latest in hair Styles At Blenheim Demonstration
- Miss Jane Fissenden modelled a glamourous style for formal occasions names "My Fair Lady". A Mahogany rinse was used and the hair at the back was swept up to the crown with the bouffant front hair brought high to cover the top knot.
The winged si... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4174
- Latest in hair Styles At Blenheim Demonstration
- Miss Betty Mills' glossy black hair was styled in the bouffant line, very full at the sides and reminiscent of the style worn by Princess Margaret on her wedding day.
Sleek bangs wisping onto the forehead, sleek at the sides and a flip curl onto t... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4175
- Latest in hair Styles At Blenheim Demonstration
- Mrs Dell Lupton modelled the "little head look" a preview of the short, sleeker hairdos which are making news overseas.
This style had immediate appeal to the audience and is versatile but requires skilful cutting. The "little head look" is accent... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4176
- French Rugby
- The first points of the tour, J. Dupuy, the French winger, scoring the first try of the match against Marlborough-Nelson-Golden Bay-Motueka at Nelson on Saturday.
He goes down with M. Surgenor's aid and leaves a line of Combined players on the gro... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4177
- Marlborough Man's Enterprising One-Man Industry
- A selection of products in Mr R. W. Grafton's concrete tank-making yards at Clarence Bridge.
... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4178
- Marlborough Man's Enterprising One-Man Industry
- Working on one of his 2000 gallon tanks in his yard at Clarence Bridge is Mr R. W. Grafton. He is folding in steel reinforcing wire extending from the sides to form the top section.
In the background is a 3000 gallon tank.
... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4179
- Heraldic Crest For Marlborough Historical Society
- A colourful crest designed for the Marlborough Historical Society by the Registrar of Incorporated Societies, Mr W.B. Grieg has been officially adopted by the Society. The president Mr F.W. Smith and the secretary N. H. Brayshaw both sign the documen... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4180
- Frenchman Played Fast - And Unpredictable - Rugby In Opening Match
- His reach was not quite long enough! French captain F. Moncla reaches out in an attempt to halt J.L. Green's progress. Green managed to elude Moncla... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4181
- Frenchman Played Fast - And Unpredictable - Rugby In Opening Match
- Whose ball? Moncla sets himself to receive the ball but possession is going to be disputed by M. Surgenor (in headgear) and Combined fullback M. J. Delaney... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4182
- Frenchman Played Fast - And Unpredictable - Rugby In Opening Match
- Mercurial Jackie Bouquet making one of his characteristic runs down the sideline. Coming up on his right is the Combined Team's second five-eight, Bowater... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4183
- Frenchman Played Fast - And Unpredictable - Rugby In Opening Match
- After the Combined-French Rugby match at Nelson on Saturday souvenirs were freely exchanged between players. Here Marlborough's J.L. Green pins his badge on the jacket of the man her marked during the match, Henri Rancoule.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4184
- Palace Theatre
- Old folk were the guests of the management at a screening at the Palace Theatre in Blenheim yesterday of a film of the wedding of the Duke of Kent and Miss Kathleen Worsley. The old people, who were transported by members of the Red Cross, thoroughly... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4185
- Woodbank School
- Some pupils of Woodbank School, Clarence Bridge - the southernmost school in the Wellington education Board;s district - travel long distances each day. Some by car and other in the special bus provided by the Department. Here pupils are shown disemb... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4186
- Wairau River Diversion Is Taking Shape
- One of the associated works in the Wairau Valley Scheme is the construction of a pumping station to take water from the Grovetown drainage area into the Wairau at the Old River Loop. The installations have been completed and the photo shows the pump... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4187
- Wairau River Diversion Is Taking Shape
- First water into the Wairau River diversion pilot cut is not taken from the Wairau but from the Pipitea swamp, through which it will pass. This view of the pilot cut is taken about 14 chains from the sea end, on the Marshlands property.
The pilot... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4188
- Rai Valley Post Office
- Rai Valley's "pothole alley'" an area outside the Post Offie where heavy traffic is cutting up the road badly. It is a hazardous area for pedestrians going to the Post Office or nearby shops, because every time a car pulls in they run the risk of a... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4189
- Seddon Red Cross
- The supper room at the Awatere Memorial Hall, Seddon, was a scene of activity yesterday as a dozen or so members of the Seddon sub-centre of the Red Cross sorted hundreds of articles of clothing and footwear in their annual project of packing and dis... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4190
- Waitohi Dairy Company
- Mr L. Gardiner, who retired as factory manager of the Waitohi Dairy Company, Tua Marina, at the end of last month was farewelled by staff members, directors, suppliers and associates of the Company at a function at the Tua Marina Memorial Hall yester... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4191
- Y.F.C. Farm Machinery Demonstration at Rapaura
- The Jordan ploughing tradition is still being carried on by his son, Ian, who will compete at the New Zealand championship at Dunedin at the end of this month.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4192
- Highest Red Cross Award For Blenheim Woman
- Sir Alexander Gillies, president of the New Zealand Red Cross Society, presenting Mrs W.G. Rudd with the Florence Nightingale Medal at last night's function.
A former matron at Wairau Hospital, Mrs Rudd gave outstanding service on hospital ships d... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4193
- Seddon Red Cross Helps The Needy
- A great assortment of clothes, in good condition has been collected in the Awatere district by the Seddon sub-centre of the Red Cross for distribution to the needy.
In the photo, taken at the Awatere Memorial Hall this week, members of the sub-cen... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4194
- Local Firms' Generous Support
- When the Marlborough Y.F.C. District Committee was planning its farm machinery demonstration, it called a meeting of local firms to get their interest.
This was achieved to a large degree, here are some of the firms' representatives with Y.F.C. Of... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4195
- Sports Tournaments
- Marlborough primary school sports teams met in Rugby, hockey, soccer and basketball tournaments in Blenheim yesterday.
Here the Blenheim A team, playing Redwoodtown A, is seen on attack in the final of the junior basketball series. The Blenheim te... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4196
- Photographic Record Of Province's History
- Mr Brayshaw compiling one of the 8ft x 4ft display boards for the Renwick School centennial exhibition. He has several of these school centennial projects on hand.
Mr Brayshaw of Howick Road, is recording for posterity the documents and photograph... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4197
- Photographic Record Of Province's History
- An old handbill advertising W.S. Watson's "woodware, including turnery" which has been photographed is being sorted into its envelope by Mr N. Brayshaw.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4198
- Blenheim Post Office Savings Bank
- Bright and attractive with its "new look" the Blenheim Post Office Savings Bank introduced the "teller-ledger" system last week.
The change has brought not only quicker service but counter rearrangement and re-modelling which have vastly improved... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4199
- Marlborough Fifth Grade Rugby
- Marlborough fifth grade rugby players leap for the ball in a lineout in the representative match against Golden Bay-Motueka at Lansdowne Park on Saturday. Marlborough emerged decisive winners in the match.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4200
- Brooklyn Harrier Event
- Nelson runners well to the fore on a steel hill shortly after the start of the Brooklyn Trophy harrier event between Marlborough and Nelson, held on the Woodbourne course on Saturday.
Nelson won comfortable with four of their runners in the first... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4201
- Brookyln Trophy Harriers
- K. Williams of Nelson, first home in the Brooklyn Trophy harrier event between Marlborough and Nelson, held on the Woodbourne course on Saturday.
Nelson won comfortably with four runners in first, thrif, fourth and fifth places. Williams, who open... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4202
- Starborough Hunt point-to-point
- Miss J. McDonald, with Mudlark, winner of the open hunter trial, ladies hunter trial and the wire jump at the Starborough Hunt's point-to-point meeting at Fairhall on Saturday.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4203
- Starborough Hunt point-to-point
- Among the prominent competitors at the Starborough Hunt's point-to-point meeting at Fairhall on Saturday were Miss J. Campbell, of Nelson, on Beau Valet who won the open point to point and the open flat race.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4204
- Starborough Hunt point-to-point
- J. McLauchlan, on Captain Scott, winner of the members' point to point.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4205
- Licensee Doing Big Reconstruction Job At Canvastown
- The former Pelorus Hotel at Canvastown, now renamed The Trout, is under going a great transformation in outward - and internal - appearance. The new licensee, Mr W.C. Davies, formerly a master builder in Blenheim is doing most of the work single-han... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4206
- Licensee Doing Big Reconstruction Job At Canvastown
- The man himself - Mr W. C. Davies, licensee, carpenter, designer and handyman. He has been in the hotel only 6 months but in that time has carried out a considerable amount of work in re-construction
... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4207
- Go For A Walk -- Just For The Fun Of It
- Walking on a Marlborough road - winter scene on Maurray's Road, Spring Creek... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4208
- Blenheim Youth Club Wrestling
- These four lads, members of the Blenheim Youth Club, are to compete in the South Island wrestling championships at Invercargill on Saturday. They will be accompanied by their coach, Mr Hugh Kerr, who will be a championship judge and referee.
From... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4209
- The Tuna, Kaikoura fishing launch
- Efforts to drag the Kaikoura fishing launch, The Tuna, from the beach were it had stranded, to the road failed yesterday afternoon. Further attempts will be made later.
The Tuna, owned by Mr W. Bowie, of Kaikoura, was extensively damaged when it b... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4210
- Port Underwood Road, Waikawa
- This extensive slip on the Port Underwood Road, immediately past the Waikawa Store, had a series of Marlborough County Council trucks, a grader and a loader engaged on clearing operations yesterday. The slip came down with Monday night's heavy rain... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4211
- Another Jet-Boat For Kaikoura Fishing Fleet
- Mr R.S. Allan, of Kaikoura, with his recently completed jet-boat which he uses for commercial fishing.
The new boat, a 19-foot ply built cabin cruiser, christened "Kaikoura", the hull was purchased ready built from J.W. Radcliffe and Co. Ltd., the... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4212
- New Bridge Over Waikawa Stream
- Marlborough County Council workmen preparing a timber abutment for the temporary bridge over Waikawa Stream.
When the temporary structure is completed the existing bridge will be demolished and a permanent concrete and steel bridge with a 240foot... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4213
- Dutch Ship Loads Whale Oil
- Whale Oil being pumped into the Dutch cargo vessel Tjitarum (piloted by Captain W. A. Morris, Picton) off Whenenui yesterday. Alongside the Tjitarum lies the "Sputnik" the huge storage tank, almost completely submerged, its feeding hose running into... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4214
- University of Canterbury Marine Station, Kaikoura
- A start has been made by Robin Palmer Ltd., of Kaikoura, on the first stage contract of the University of Canterbury's marine biology station.
Being built on a site near the wharf area, provided by the Kaikoura County Council, the building will co... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4215
- Tribute to Mr R.T. Laidlaw's Long Service
- Mr J. B. Hickman (right) president of the Marlborough A. & P. Association. presenting Mr R.T. Laidlaw with a decanter set and tray on behalf of the Association.
The presentation took place at a function marking Mr Laidlaw's retirement from the Ass... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4216
- Decorative Shrub Garden A Kaikoura Masterpiece
- A section of the outstanding decorative shrub garden developed by Mr and Mrs R.E.W. Barker, of Mill Road, Kaikoura. The project has taken 40 years to bring to its present stage.
One of the trees first planted was a totara taken from the bush as a... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4217
- Decorative Shrub Garden A Kaikoura Masterpiece
- Mr R.W. W. Barker trimming an ornamental totara which he took from the bush as a foot-high sapling almost 40 years ago.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4218
- Traffic accident Weld and Hospital Road
- An elderly woman, Mrs Mary Jane Hatton, of Blenheim, was killed and her husband Mr John Edwin Hatton, critically injured in a road accident at the intersection of Weld Street and Hospital Road yesterday afternoon.
Here is the light van in which th... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4219
- Blenheim Rotary Club Auction
- Brisk bidding reflected the keen public interest in the Paddy's market conducted at the Youth Club Hall on Saturday by the Blenheim Rotary Club. Here the auction is seen in progress.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4220
- Customer Officer Allison
- The Customs officer at Blenheim Mr R.G.S. Allison, boarding the Tjitarum by rope ladder from the mostly submerged floating tank "sputnik" while the crews from the whaling ships and the Tjitarum gleefully watch proceedings and offer ample "advice".... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4221
- Whale Oil Shipment
- Mr Cairo Huntley, whaling station manager, watching operations off Whekenui, as 62,500 gallons of whale oil are pumped from the floating tank "sputnik" into the Dutch cargo vessel Tjitarum last Friday. Mr Huntley has been at the station for 33 years.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4222
- Whale Oil Shipment
- The 3500 ton Dutch cargo vessel Tjitarum riding her anchor off Whekenui when she loaded whale oil for transhipment to Sydney... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4223
- Bulldozer submerged off Blackwood Bay
- Submerged off Blackwood Bay, Queen Charlotte Should for 6 months, this bulldozer was in remarkably good condition when salvaged by Mr Jock Thomson of Picton.
Here the equipment is seen being steam-cleaned after the successful salvage job.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4224
- H.M.N.Z.S. Rotoiti At Picton
- Some of the Picton School pupils who visited H.M.N.Z.S. Rotoiti yesterday photographed with a Botors anti aircraft gun. The children were conducted around the upper deck and bridge in parties of 10 and were shown many of the vessel's features, inclu... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4225
- Mr K. N. Reardon's Property, Momorangi
- The frontage of Mr K.N. Reardon's property at Momorangi which has fallen away with recent heavy rain. This photo was taken from the road. It shows Mr Reardon's house, which has been evacuated, sited precariously over the slip.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4226
- Levin & Co. Ltd. Open New Premises
- A "full face" view of Levin & Company's new premises in Alfred Street. The building has some unusual architectural features.
The old building which was demolished to make way for the new was over 50 years old. It had been constructed in 1912 for L... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4227
- Mr R. Summers Pet Lamb
- A motherless lamb found by Mr R. Summers, of Picton, a cartage contractor, during his rounds quickly became attached to its "foster mother" when Mr Summers tucked it into the front of his shirt.
With only its head showing, the orphan rode around i... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4228
- Partially Blind, 92 Years Old and Still Knitting for Lepers
- Mrs L. Christie, 92, of Blenheim, loaded with woolen scarves which she has knitted during the year for leper colonies.
Married in Scotland, Mr and Mrs Christie emigrated to Australia and about 50 years ago came to Marlborough, where Mr Christie to... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4229
- H.M.N.Z.S. Rotoiti
- "Fancy finding your way around with this" - Wayne Docherty and Graeme Mohekey inspect a compass on the bridge... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4230
- H.M.N.Z.S. Rotoiti
- Wendy Ireland, Kevin Cantwell and Annie Love try naval headgear for size. Conducting the fitting is A.B. K. Mercer (of Tuakau) and A.B. E. Tapara (of Harawera)... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4231
- H.M.N.Z.S. Rotoiti
- A visit to H.M.N.Z.S. Rotoiti, where they were shown many features including armaments on the top deck, and bridge, was a grand thrill for these Picton School pupils. A party of youngsters is shown the anti-submarine mortars... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4232
- Rugby Match
- Marlborough's M. Surgenor (left), challenges for the ball as Horowhenua forward A. Shaw takes at his toe during Saturday's Rugby representative fixture. Marlborough won 13-3... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4233
- Church Of The Nativity Scout Den
- A milestone in the building of the Church of the Nativity Scout Den on Saturday was the raising of the steel girders for the roof. With the use of a tractor, the roof frame - which had been constructed within the four walls and on the floor joists -... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4234
- Medal Of Merit Presented To Scout Officer
- Mr S. O. Field, headquarters executive commissioner, congratulates Group Scoutmaster Flight Lieutenant A. W. Rodgers (right) after presenting him with the Medal of Merit at last night's annual meeting of the Marlborough Boy Scouts Association.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4235
- St Mary's Convent High School Choir
- Thirteen girls from St Mary's Convent High School at Woodbourne this morning at the start of a great adventure. Shown with the Rev. Father P. P Cahill, of Blenheim, they are about to board a N.A.C. Friendship for Wellington. The girls will join with... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4236
- Y.F.C. Machinery Demonstration Attracted Big Crowd
- The chisel plough is being used more extensively as a means of cultivation. This mounted implement at the Y.F.C. farm machinery demonstration is drawn by a tractor operated by Mr I. Cronin, of Christchurch.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4237
- Moving House
- This four-roomed house built two years ago on Thomas's Road, Marshlands was shifted yesterday to a new site on the Rarangi Road. The house, owned by Mr R. Watson, is being transferred to Mr A. J. Cresswell's property a spart of the Wairau River diver... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4238
- Representative Rugby
- "Out of my way, lad," this Horowhenua forward might be saying as he appears to push Marlborough's M. Bugler aside during the Rugby representative fixture last Saturday. Marlborough proved to have the edge, winning, 13-3.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4239
- Farm Machinery On Display
- It floats through the air with the greatest of ease... A bale of pea straw gets a help along by a special attachment to this baler and sends it back into the trailer behind. The light bales at times flew right over the back of the trailer.
See als... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4240
- Farm Machinery On Display
- Timber!!! Mr W. Barbarel, of Christchurch, demonstrates his chainsaw's capabilities by felling an 80-foot pine on Mr G. E. Dowling's property at Rapaura on Wednesday. It was part of the Y.F.C. farm machinery display.
See also neg #4823, 4825, 4826... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4241
- Farm Machinery On Display
- The Agrotiller was one of the many implements demonstrated by local firms at the Y.F.C. demonstration this week. Here a crawler tractor of the smaller variety goes through its paces with a mounted and hydraulically operated rotary hoe attachment.
... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4242
- Farm Machinery On Display
- One of the early starters in the fencing competition at the Y.F.C. farm machinery demonstration was Mr D. Goulter, photographed here starting to fix the assembly to a standard.
See also neg #4823, 4824, 4825... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4243
- Life-saving At Springlands School
- Mr J. Wratt, of the Rarangi Surf-Lifesaving Club, demonstrated the latest method of mouth to mouth resuscitation at Springlands School with the aid of a life-sized model yesterday. Here he lectures school pupils on the system's advantages.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4244
- Health Stamp Souvenir First Day Covers
- Every day after school this week at least a dozen Blenheim Girl Guides have worked at the Blenheim Post office pre-stamping Health Stamp souvenir first day covers and enveloping miniature sheets. The first day covers will be distributed to local scho... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4245
- Hobby Through Handicap Makes Blenheim Boy Aviation Expert
- Robert Montgomery, of Dillon Street, Blenheim, with a small part of his collection of model aircraft. All assembled by him from kit sets, the collection includes such well-known planes as the Spitfire, Japanese Zero, the Friendship and a Bristol Frei... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4246
- Large Aircraft At Woodbourne
- The R.N.Z.A.F. DC6B aircraft which brought 60 Air Force personnel to Woodbourne for the inter-Station indoor basketball tournament yesterday. The aircraft is one of the largest ever to land at Woodbourne.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4247
- Valuable Knowledge At Local Wool Handling Classes
- Mr J. L. McLean points out the features of a piece of wool and the reasons for its particular classification to pupils of his wool classing group during a practical demonstration.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4248
- Educational Visit By Taita Children
- Pomare School (Taita) pupils photographed shortly before they left on a visit to the Tory Channel whaling station this morning. They are in Marlborough on an educational visit as the guests of Grovetown School families.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4249
- New Role For R.N.Z.A.F. And N.A.C. "Old-Timer"
- Not jet engine tail pipes but canisters for housing target drogues, the odd-looking equipment on the tail of this R.N.Z.A.F. DC3C aircraft has fooled even service personnel at Woodbourne. This aircraft, recently returned to the R.N.Z.A.F. by N.A.C.,... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4250
- Rose Pruning Demonstration
- Rain did not deter rose enthusiasts who turned out in force for Saturday's pruning demonstration by the Marlborough Rose Society at the Centennial Rose Garden. About 50 people, only a third of whom were Society members, watched as Messrs A. M. Hale a... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4251
- Conditions Mar Rep Basketball
- Marlborough and Kaikoura teams basketball teams are to take part in the New Zealand championships to be held this year at Dunedin late in August.
The Marlborough team is (back row, L-R): J. Busch, K. Rutherford, P. Mills, P. Gibbons, M. Lynch, Mis... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4252
- Conditions Mar Rep Basketball
- Marlborough and Kaikoura teams basketball teams are to take part in the New Zealand championships to be held this year at Dunedin late in August.
The Kaikoura team:
(Back row L-R): J. Blomquist, F. Adams, J. Jacobs, F. Clemett,
(Front row): F.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4253
- R.N.Z.A.F. Indoor Basketball Tournament
- A Te Rapa player watches flatfooted as a Wigram forward scores in classic (?s)tyle during the R.N.Z.A.F. inter-Station indoor basketball tournament at Woodbourne on Saturday. Wigram's win was more than convincing with an 85-19 score.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4254
- Pomare School Visit Whaling Station
- Ivan Sutherland (centre) and Philip Sherwood, of Pomare School, Taita, about to leave on a visit to the Tory Channel whaling station together with 40 others from their school yesterday. The Pomare School children are here on an educational visit as g... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4255
- Wigram Win Inter-Station Basketball
- The Wigram indoor basketball team which yesterday won the R.N.Z.A.F. inter-station tournament held at Woodbourne.
The team is:
(back row L-R): M. Bach, R. F. Barson, P. J. Wilkins, S. G. Tunnicliffe, K. Fern.
(front row): G. L. Harris, B. S. Be... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4256
- Church Of The Nativity
- The past few months have seen dramatic progress on the new nave and tower of the Church of the Nativity. This photograph shows the tower basic construction completed. It is to be capped by a tall copper-sheated spire.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4257
- Country Women's Institute Drama Course
- Mr W. Easterbrook-Smith, senior tutor in charge of the Community Arts Service, Wellington, conducted the second phase of his drama course for Country Women's Institute members in Blenheim yesterday. Here he demonstrates use of stage cosmetics. His mo... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4258
- Basketball Competition Drawing To A Close
- P. Mortimer (left), Marlborough, and a Nelson forward both lose the ball during Saturday's principal basketball fixture at Blenheim. Nelson won 28-26.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4259
- Visit From Scots College Teams
- The Marlborough College first fifteen scored a win, 13-6, over Scots College in yesterday's Rugby match on the Marlborough College field. Here the Scots College captain, R. Chrystall, sends the ball cleanly to his backs. The game was typically bright... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4260
- R.N.Z.A.F. women's Indoor Basketball
- The victorious Ohakea team which won the R.N.Z.A.F. women's indoor basketball tournament held last weekend at Woodbourne. The team went through the entire tournament without a loss.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4261
- Pt. Underwood-Rarangi Road Will Open Up Beautiful Bays
- Robin Hood Bay, one of the many bays and coves which will be made accessible when the road is opened up to the public. In the background is the start of the road to White's Bay, some six miles away.
See also neg #4846, 4847, 4848, 4849... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4262
- Pt. Underwood-Rarangi Road Will Open Up Beautiful Bays
- Construction work in progress on the road leading into Robin Hood Bay. This section is one of the easiest, but as it leaves the summit on the Ocean Bay side it becomes tougher.
See also neg #4845, 4847, 4848, 4849... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4263
- Pt. Underwood-Rarangi Road Will Open Up Beautiful Bays
- "Lunch on the roadside" but with a difference - the road is still being formed. Photographed during the break are Wilf Ham (tanker driver host), and Dennis Shanahan and Doug. Smith (Gill Construction Co.).
See also neg #4845, 4846, 4848, 4849... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4264
- Pt. Underwood-Rarangi Road Will Open Up Beautiful Bays
- There hasn't been so much activity around this lad's place for as long as he can remember. Seven-year-old Charles Newton, son of the only settlers at Robin Hood Bay, Mr and Mrs G. H. Newton, takes a keen interest in what goes on.
See also neg #484... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4265
- Pt. Underwood-Rarangi Road Will Open Up Beautiful Bays
- Down at Robin Hood Bay awaiting the mechanic to finish his check on their vehicle are (from left) Brownie Macdonald and Anthony Smith (of Gill Construction Co.), and Lester Hebberd (State Hydro Department).
See also neg #4845, 4846, 4847, 4848... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4266
- Lyell Creek Stopbank May Solve Kaikoura Problem
- The stopbank to give protection to business premises at the West End of Kaikoura has now been completed. It extends from the railway overhead bridge some 15 chains around the back of the commercial area. After consolidation, it will be sown down.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4267
- Air Force Hockey Team To Play Marlborough
- The Woodbourne A team which won the R.N.Z.A.F. inter-station hockey tournament which concluded at Woodbourne yesterday. The team went through the tournament undefeated.
Back row (L-R): P. S. McAllister, G. Lyndon, L. Stone, H. Wheeler, R. Smythe, E.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4268
- Church Of The Nativity
- Considerable progress has been made in recent months on the new nave and tower of the Church of the Nativity, Blenheim. Subject to availability of materials the contractors, T. H. Barnes & Co. Ltd., expect to complete the job in November. Work remain... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4269
- Church Of The Nativity
- Considerable progress has been made in recent months on the new nave and tower of the Church of the Nativity, Blenheim. Subject to availability of materials the contractors, T. H. Barnes & Co. Ltd., expect to complete the job in November. Work remain... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4270
- Church Of The Nativity
- Considerable progress has been made in recent months on the new nave and tower of the Church of the Nativity, Blenheim. Subject to availability of materials the contractors, T. H. Barnes & Co. Ltd., expect to complete the job in November. Work remain... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4271
- Church Of The Nativity
- Considerable progress has been made in recent months on the new nave and tower of the Church of the Nativity, Blenheim. Subject to availability of materials the contractors, T. H. Barnes & Co. Ltd., expect to complete the job in November. Work remain... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4272
- Improvements To Post Office Installation At Ward
- This seemingly haphazard array of aerial poles on the 1200-foot high Weld Cone supports the highly-directional aerial system serving the radio-telephone relay station housed in the building. P. & T. workmen are seen completing the final stages of the... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4273
- Abbatoir Dispute Heard By Commissioner; Decision is Reserved
- Blenheim master butchers manned the floor at the Blenheim Municipal Abbatoir on Saturday to ensure a supply of meat for the start of this week after slaughtermen had walked off the job following a dispute over the dismissal of one of their members. T... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4274
- Otaki Scholar Says - New Zealanders' Hospitality Is Overwhelming
- Otaki Scholar, David J. Barron, photographed at Marlborough College after addressing college pupils in the Assembly Hall this morning. With him is his host during his stay in Blenheim, Marlborough College head boy, Patrick Burke. David left for Welli... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4275
- Start Of Laying Of Sewers In Farnham
- Equipment for sewerage reticulation work in Farnham is being assembled by the contractors, Canterbury Pipelines Ltd.
Borough Council workmen off-loading concrete pipes which will be used in construction of man-holes.
See also neg #4864... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4276
- Start Of Laying Of Sewers In Farnham
- Equipment for sewerage reticulation work in Farnham is being assembled by the contractors, Canterbury Pipelines Ltd.
Mr J. E. Hamilton, an employee of the firm, preparing equipment in McLauchlan Street this morning.
See also neg #4861... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4277
- Marlborough Open Road Cycling
- Successful competitors in the Marlborough open 50-mile road cycling championship held on Saturday were John Williscroft (Nelson), left, who was first home, and John Holloway (Marlborough) who recorded the fastest time.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4278
- Weld Cone Views
- A view north from the Weld Cone radio-relay station near Ward. In the foreground flows the Flaxbourne River and at the top left can be seen Lakes Elterwater and Grassmere. In the centre, behind the hills of Cape Campbell, are Cloudy Bay and the Cook... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4279
- Raising Funds For New Hall At Rapaura
- Built 54 years ago, the old Rapaura Hall is to be demolished and replaced by a larger hall constructed in concrete blocks. Settlers are geared to a high pressure fund-raising project with a target of GBP5500.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4280
- Benyon Finds His Audiences Do Not Change
- The Great Benyon practising one of his acts in the Town Hall, Blenheim, this morning. His show, which first visited Blenheim 42 years ago, opens a three-night season tonight.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4281
- Pollard Park Gardens Get A Face Lift
- Messrs M. Stagg, C. Smit and G. Woolley, head gardener, constructing new retaining walls on the banks of Fulton Creek in Pollard Park. During the winter months existing retaining walls have been repaired and approximately 1200ft of new wall has been... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4282
- Church Built By Voluntary Labour
- Pastor H. H. Terrill at work on the new church of the Assembly of God Fellowship in Main Street.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4283
- Marlborough Rugby Senior Selectors
- Messrs E. P. Dwyer and E. R. Buddicom, the Marlborough Rugby Union's senior selectors. Their efforts to date have been mainly directed towards assembling the strongest team possible for the Seddon Shield challenge match on August 26. In this they app... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4284
- Mr Beverley
- Mr Beverley... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4285
- Black Birch Observatory
- A distinguished visitor to the Black Birch observatory test site during the week was Dr A. R. Hogg, D.Sc., assistant-director of the largest observatory in the Southern Hemisphere, that at Mount Stromio, near Canberra. In the top (neg #4874) picture... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4286
- Black Birch Observatory
- A distinguished visitor to the Black Birch observatory test site during the week was Dr A. R. Hogg, D.Sc., assistant-director of the largest observatory in the Southern Hemisphere, that at Mount Stromio, near Canberra. In the top (neg #4874) picture... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4287
- Girl's Brave Act Rewarded With Bronze Medal Award
- Eleven-year-old Margaret Whyte, of St. Andrew's, is presented with the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal by Mr C. T. Leov, chairman of the Marlborough County Council yesterday afternoon. The medal was awarded to Margaret for her bravery in preventi... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4288
- Gill Construction Scraper-Tractor Unit Salvaged
- The scraper and tractor unit, owned by Gill Construction Co. Ltd., which plunged 300ft from the road into the sea at Karaka Point on Wednesday was salvaged yesterday.
(neg #4875) The tractor unit being dragged on to a track bulldozed out for the o... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4289
- Gill Construction Scraper-Tractor Unit Salvaged
- The scraper and tractor unit, owned by Gill Construction Co. Ltd., which plunged 300ft from the road into the sea at Karaka Point on Wednesday was salvaged yesterday.
(neg #4875) The tractor unit being dragged on to a track bulldozed out for the o... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4290
- Long, Storm-Interrupted Tow Ends Yesterday: M.V. Tuhoe At Wairau Bar
- First time into the river: The Tuhoe coming up the channel from the Wairau Bar to the pilot station yesterday evening under command of Captain T. S. Eckford.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4291
- Marlborough Beaten By Wairarapa In Free-Scoring Match
- M. Surgenor (left) and a Wairarapa player tussle for possession during Saturday's representative Rugby fixture. Wairarapa won 18-13.
See also neg #4879... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4292
- Marlborough Beaten By Wairarapa In Free-Scoring Match
- J. West (right) closes in but is not quite quick enough to prevent a Wairarapa player from clearing. The photograph was taken during Saturday's Rugby representative fixture at Lansdowne Park. Wairarapa won 18-13.
See also neg #4877... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4293
- Nelson Team Deserved Pope Shield Victory
- S. Robertson (left) Marlborough's left-wing, loses the ball to a Nelson back during Saturday's Pope Shield hockey representative fixture. Nelson won 5-0.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4294
- Blenheim Fireman Receives 25 Years Gold Star
- Third Officer R. G. Rose, of the Blenehim Volunteer Fire Brigade, has completed 25 years' service with the Brigade. On Saturday night, at a function in the Fire Station attended by firemen from the Blenheim and visiting Brigades, local body represent... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4295
- St. John Ambulance Brigade
- The St. John Ambulance Brigade, which gives service on sports fields every week-end, indulged in a publicity and recruiting campaign at Lansdowne Park on Saturday. Signs, displays and demonstrations brought the Brigade's valuable work into sharp focu... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4296
- Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Ex-Fireman E.R. Norgrove, on behalf of himself and ex-Fireman R.V. Bythell, is shown handing a photograph of themselves to the Chief Officer of the Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade, Mr G.C. Stephens, at a function at the Fire Station.
Both have out... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4297
- St John. Ambulance
- What appears to be a nasty accident is, in fact only the St. John Ambulance Brigade having a practice session under simulated emergency conditions. Concern on the faces of a number of passers-by showed they thought it was "the real thing".
The cyc... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4298
- Picton News
- A policeman with an unusual hobby in his leisure hours is Constable C. Hill of the Picton Police. Three years ago Constable Hill became interested in the number of pencils given away each year as gifts at Christmas time by business houses, shops, gar... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4299
- Thomas's Showroom
- New spring and summer fashions are being modelled today and tomorrow at Thomas's showroom by four Wellington mannequins.
Shown arriving at Woodbourne yesterday, they are(top left) Mrs Pamela Brasted, compere of the fashion parades, Mrs Anne Gardne... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4300
- Picton Wharf
- From the vantage point on top of the new 104ft lighting tower on the main wharf an excellent view is obtained of the ferry terminal construction work and Picton Foreshore. ABout the same elevation as Look-out Point on the Grove Scenic Drive, the tow... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4301
- Machine Speeds Up Railway Line Maintenance
- The Matisa ballast tamping machine in operation near Spring Creek. The equipment which operates throughout the south Island, effects a considerable speed-up in line maintenance work. Previously the job was done by hand, It took 4 men from 20 to 30... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4302
- Minister of Defence at Picton
- Some of the Picton businessmen and National Party officers who met the Minister for Defence, the Hon. D.J. Eyre at a luncheon in Picton yesterday organised by the Picton Branch of the National Party.
They are from left: Messrs R.R. Hargreaves (Pi... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4303
- Minister for Defence at Picton
- The Minister for Defence, the Hon. D.J. Eyre, after addressing a luncheon of businessmen yesterday, made a short inspection of Picton harbour works.
Here he is(at right) viewing the main wharf extensions in company with Marlborough Harbour Board... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4304
- Noel Mangin Is Rising Among The Opera Stars
- Noel Mangin, alighting from the Friendship aircraft at Woodbourne yesterday. Breathing "this lovely fresh air" and smiling at the "sunshine at last,". Mr Mangin will be in the district for about 10 days "strictly on holiday".
Mr Mangin started h... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4305
- Technical Training Section R.N.Z.A.F. Woodbourne
- Four Harvards from Wigram were lined up on the first tee of the golf course at the R.N.Z.A.F. Station at Woodbourne yesterday.
Trainees of the Number 4 Technical Training Section were testing the performance of the Harvard engines. In the last wee... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4306
- School boy Soccer
- An incident from last Saturday's schoolboy soccer game between Marlborough and Nelson played at the Blenheim Showgrounds. Marlborough centre-forward T. Blackmore (front) and a Nelson defender both move for the ball in front of the Nelson goal.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4307
- Representative Rugby
- L. Green, Marlborough, puts his brakes on an flops down as the ball beats him on the bounce. The Wairarapa player looks gratified at the situation.
The photo was taken during Saturday's Rugby representative fixture in which Marlborough was beaten... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4308
- St. Mary's Basketball Team
- They went through unbeaten - the St. Mary's team which won the Marlborough Primary School Sports Association annual basketball tournament.
The tournament was played on the Bohally School courts and attracted 6 teams, two of them from Kaikoura.
... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4309
- St. Mary's Basketball Team
- The ST. Mary's primary school basketball teams "scooped the pool" in this season's competition matches. Not only did they win the Marlborough Primary School Sports Association's tournament, in whcih 6 teams from all over the district took part, but... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4310
- St. Mary's Basketball Team
- B Section Winners: From left:
Susan Roche (capt.) Julie Roughan, Suzanne Ward, Marion McGoldrick, Judith Stretch, Helen Barry, Vivien Newman... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4311
- Formica New Zealand Ltd.
- Mr N.R. Forno, technical service manager for Formica (N.Z.) Ltd., explaining stages of manufacture of the veneer sheet shortly before the start of last night's demonstration evening.
From left: Mr W.B. Bendall (Hopwood-Bendall Ltd.), Mr Forno, Mr... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4312
- Redwoodtown Boy Scouts Hall
- The Redwoodtown Boy Scout Group's new prefabricated hall at an advanced stage of erection. At the extreme left is part of a stack of rectangular wall and floor panels of which the building is comprised.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4313
- Primary School Rep. Rugby Team for Annual Tournament
- The Marlborough primary schools' representative rugby team which is taking part in the Seddon Shield districts Rugby tournament at Nelson.
Back row: From left"
T. Lucas (Seddon), R.Glover (Bohally), I. McKenzie (Seddon), P. Large (Bohally, R. Su... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4314
- Bridge Over Diversion Should Be Stock Proof
- The much discussed bridge which is to be placed over the Wairau Diversion at Marshlands came up for further discussion at Blenheim Federated Farmers on Friday night.
A full scale model of a section of the side rails, constructed by Mr J.L.C. Chayt... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4315
- Visiting Table Tennis Players Take Marlborough Titles
- Two Nelson players - Misses A. Eden and J. Sara - contested the women's singles title at the Marlborough Table Tennis Association's open tournament in the Blenheim Town Hall on Saturday.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4316
- Good Start To Children's Book Week
- A seat in the sun and an engrossing story about how the elephant got his trunk kept these children entertained and happy yesterday afternoon.
Reading the story as part of children's book week activities is Mr J.H.T. Curnow, Municipal Library libra... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4317
- Blenheim Post Office
- Under a new "try-us-out" recruiting system a party of Marlborough College pupils are working their holidays out with the Blenheim Post Office. Assigned to various departments they are working on projects with experienced staff.
Here the lads are s... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4318
- Card-Vanishing Expert Put On Free Show
- A pack of cards becomes animated in the hands of Mr David Rosemergy, a Motueka man, now working in Blenheim. A skilled entertainer, he has appeared on Australian television.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4319
- Marlborough Table Championship
- Three players who met with reasonable success in the Marlborough Table Tennis Association's open championship on Saturday were, J. Taylor (Marlborough), runner up in the mixed doubles with Miss J. Ward Holes (Motueka). Miss Ward Holmes (centre) was a... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4320
- South Island School Boy Soccer Tournament
- The 14 players to travel to Christchurch on Saturday to take part in next week's South Island schoolboy tournament.
Back row: From left:
C. T. Woodhouse, W. E. Ewart, R.H. Mitchell, A.R. Blackmore (capt.), A.R. Jones, P.R. Sutherland, O.M. Gibbs... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4321
- Woodbourne N.C.O. Training Course
- A.T.C. Cadets taking an n.c.o. training course at the Woodbourne R.N.Z.A.F. Station photographed at a lecture yesterday. In the front row (from left) are Cadets R.J. Weir, N.O. Wills and J.P. Coulson (Marlborough College), while behind them are Cadet... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4322
- Mr G.R. Simpson
- Mr G.R. Simpson, of Simpson Bros. Grove Road, checking his mechanical pitsaw as it nears the end of a nine-hour cut on a giant Wellingtonia pine log which experts thought was too large to mill.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4323
- Blenheim Airport
- Nerve centre of operations at Blenheim Airport, Woodbourne, is this glass-walled room on top of the control tower. It is fitted with radio-telephones, gauges, meters and other equipment designed to facilitate the safe movement of aircraft in and out... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4324
- Blenheim Airport
- Mr Craig Steven gives the "clear for take-off: message to a pilot waiting at the end of the runway.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4325
- Marlborough Representative Rugby
- The Marlborough representative Rugby team and officials photographed this mornign shortly before leaving for Westport. The team will play a challenge match against Buller for the Seddon Shield tomorrow.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4326
- Kaituna Freak Lamb
- Freak lambs are reported an odd occasions during the lambing season, but this one with 6 legs is a fairly rare occurrence. This 6 legged ewe lamb, although it did not stand, lived for about three hours.
The additional rear legs were set between t... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4327
- Police Cadet On A Busman's holiday
- Police Cadet Stan Gee that under special arrangement he is working at the Blenheim Police Station watch house. 8 months at the Police Training School at Trentham has far from sullied his taste for the work.
He is one of 38 cadets on his course and... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4328
- Famous Pianist "Determined To See N.Z."
- Mr Minden Katz, the acclaimed Rumanian pianist who is to give a recital in Blenheim tonight, photographed at Woodbourne shortly after his arrival yesterday.
From left: Mr Colin Littler, of Kerridge-Odeon Theatres, Mr Katz, Mrs P. Fogarty and Mr L... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4329
- Vegetable Plants By The Million
- Mr D.J. Bensemann among the seeding beds at his Riversdale nursery where he cultivates vegetable plants exclusively for home gardeners as far afield as Auckland and Christchurch. In the background can be seen stacks of plastic and glass cloches cover... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4330
- Vegetable Plants By The Million
- Life in the nursery comes to a charming end for the vegetable seedlings grown in Mr Bensemann's Riversdale nursery.
Here Miss L.A. Robinson, one of the six or seven women harvesters, is lifting, sorting, grading, counting and wrapping onion plants... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4331
- Blenheim Jaycee Asian Relief Fund
- Four members of Blenheim Jaycee's spring cleaning gang at work at Burleigh dump on Saturday morning unloading a truck of scrap and rubbish. The project, organised by the Borough Council and Jaycee, was intended as a cleanup for the Borough to help ra... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4332
- Seddon Shield Winners Given Warm Welcome
- M. Surgenor (left) captain of the Seddon Shield-winning team, and N. Vercoe, vice-captain, taken pride of place with the trophy on the roof of the bus as ot slowly makes its way theough the crowd which welcomed the team home at Market Place yesterday... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4333
- Seddon Shield Winners Given Warm Welcome
- Welcoming the Seddon Shield. The Marlborough Scottish Society's Band leading the bus into Market Place. Heading the "parade" was the Regimental Band.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4334
- Seddon Shield Winners Given Warm Welcome
- A section of the crowd, estimated at about 1000, which welcomed the team home.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4335
- 10-9 Seddon Shield Victory To Marlborough: Grim Fight To Hold Lead
- Supporters crowd around the bus carrying the triumphant team as it enters Market Place. On top are the captain, M. Surgenor (left) and the vice Captain, N. Vercoe... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4336
- 10-9 Seddon Shield Victory To Marlborough: Grim Fight To Hold Lead
- Mr Pat Dwyer, manager-coach, expressing gratification and relief - at the Rotunda reception. At left is the Mayor, Mr E.P. Meachen, who welcomed the team home.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4337
- 10-9 Seddon Shield Victory To Marlborough: Grim Fight To Hold Lead
- Maurice Surgenor, captain of the victorious Marlborough Rugby team, chaired from the field at Westport on Saturday afternoon by enthusiastic supporters.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4338
- 10-9 Seddon Shield Victory To Marlborough: Grim Fight To Hold Lead
- A Groucho Marx character, one of a group on a horse-drawn trap who accorded the Seddon Shield - winning team musical honours... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4339
- Composite Team Set Up New Race Record
- The Marlborough composite harrier team put up an outstanding run on Saturday to win the round-Blenheim event in record time. Comprising Dave Karl, Brian Peterson and Geoff Pyne, the team had an easy win over the Wellington Prebysterian.
The photo... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4340
- Antarctic Clothing Photos in Local Exhibition
- No, it's not the "Abominable Snowman" come to visit Blenheim's sunny streets, but its what U.S. Navy men and scientists wear in the Antarctic to ward off the bitter cold of ice and snow.
The clothing is from a collection being displayed in a local... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4341
- Town Hall Balcony Renewal
- The balcony of the Blenheim Town Hall will shortly be re-opened. Final repairs are being made to the flooring and newly upholstered seats are being re-assembled. Here Mr R. Macdonald (foreground) and Mr N. Lawson, Blenheim Borough Council carpenters... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4342
- Hockey Match at Pollard Park
- D. Petherbridge (centre), Marlborough, takes the ball from in front of Queensland's K. Dolphin (left), during yesterday's hockey match at Pollard Park. At right is I. Wratt, Marlborough. Queensland won 3-0.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4343
- Bartlett Fund Now £105
- Officials counting money subscribed to the Gary Bartlett appeal. From left:
Mr A.H. Jellyman (president of the Marlborough Cricket Umpires' Association), and Messrs F.M. Faulding and E. Shattock, secretary and treasurer of the Marlborough Cricket... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4344
- Port Underwood Trawler Kathy
- The Port Underwood trawler, Kathy, which has been sold to Messrs I.M. and E.J. Anderson, to a former Nelson fisherman, Mr Tullov Johanson.
The new owner will operate Kathy from Napier. See here is the trawler berthed at the lower town wharf with... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4345
- Fast Progress On Farnham Sewerage Work
- The 25-ton bucket chain excavator at work on the Farnham sewerage reticulation project. In McLauchlan Street 15 chains have been laid from Old Renwick Road to McCallum Street and about 4 or 5 have been laid or have been excavated ready for laying in... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4346
- West Coast Will Test Seddon Shield Holders
- Limbering up at Murchison. Some of the Marlborough Rugby players during a practice run before lunch on the day the team travelled to Westport... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4347
- West Coast Will Test Seddon Shield Holders
- R. Sutherland had a practice kick or two at Murchison. His role was to take the "long shot" penalties during the match... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4348
- West Coast Will Test Seddon Shield Holders
- Relaxing after the game are, from left, the team captain M. Surgenor and H. Smith and G. Lowe.
... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4349
- A.T.C. Cadets Hear From Air Commodore
- Air Commodore I.G. Morrison, C.B.E., Air Member for Personnel (left), shown yesterday with some of the youngest (and smallest) members of the Air Training Corps course at R.N.Z.A.F. Woodbourne.
The youngsters are (front) Graham Neal and Richard Br... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4350
- Methodist Church Family Reunion
- The official party at the Methodist Church "family reunion" held in the Marlborough College Hall last night.
From left: Mr R.H. McCallum, Mrs McCallum, Mrs R. Beringer, Mr Ballinger, Mrs A.H. Jellyman, Mr C.G. Parker, Mrs Parker and Mr Jellyman.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4351
- Wright Stephenson & Co. Ltd
- The modern and spacious lubriction bay at Wright Stephenson & Co. Ltd.'s new garage on Main Street. Equipped with latest appliances, it is designed for clean efficient and speedy service... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4352
- "Hot" Blenheim A35 For Renwick Race
- Jack Biggs (left) and his helper, Harry Kemp with the hotted up A35.
Jack, a young mechanic, of Warwick Street is hotting up his Austin 35 with an eye on this year's Renwick Road Race. Before the modifications the Austin had a top speed of 71m.p.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4353
- Canterbury B Rugby Team
- The front row of the Canterbury B Rugby team to meet at Marlborough at Lansdowne Park tomorrow.
From left: E. Veal, J. Sheehan, W.J. Thompson... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4354
- South African War Veteran Is 85 Years Old Today
- 85 years old today and still able to get into the garden every day is Mr William Dick, of Dillons Point Road. But he admits his age is starting to catch up with him and is experiencing a little trouble with this eyesight.
With a lifetime of local... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4355
- Pacy Backs, Solid Forwards In Canterbury Team
- G. J. Waterreus, fullback, for the Canterbury B team which meets Marlborough tomorrow, getting in some goal kicking exercise at Lansdowne Park yesterday.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4356
- Salvation Army Officer Transferred
- Captain R.S. Richards, officer in charge of the Salvation Army in Blenheim for the last 3 years has received notice of his transfer to Invercargill. Captain and Mrs Richards will have their farewell meeting on October 1, in the Salvation Hall in Wyne... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4357
- New Anglican Church Now Taking Shape
- The main entrance facing north, in its present stage of construcation. When completed it will be an imposing sight as the massive doors have been constructed of beautiful grained meranti timber. Both doors will be swung on special heavy bronze hing... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4358
- New Anglican Church Now Taking Shape
- One of the 12 huge windows which have been so designed to provide the maximum of natural light in the interior of the church.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4359
- C.B.A. Bazaar Opens
- Although there were possibly fewer people at the official opening of the Come to Blenheim Association's annual baxaar than usual trading was far from slow last night.
One of the stalls which had no lack of customers.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4360
- C.B.A. Bazaar Opens
- Somewhere in this crowd is the ever-popular chocolate wheel which spun every bit as briskly as in past years.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4361
- Whitebaiters on the Wairau River
- Whitebaiters on the Wairau River yesterday, the opening day of the season, had only token catches for their efforts. Mrs D. Coward and Messrs D. McLeod and D. Coward put their time to rather more practical use building a fire for a warming up.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4362
- Whitebaiters on the Wairau River
- Mr K. Hensen tries blind dipping - you never know your luck.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4363
- Mrs William Broughan Still Does Daily Housework
- Living with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs Claude Hoult, of Graham Street, where she went 19 years ago following the death of her husband, 93 year old Mrs Broughan is "one of the family".
She was born at Rapaura on September 1, 1868, her... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4364
- New Power Line Is Progressing
- New high tension power line construction being carried out in the Redwoodtown area by the Marlborough Power Board has produced several unusual sights.
A double row of poles "marches" down Alabama Road.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4365
- New Power Line Is Progressing
- One of several poles in Howick Road which apparently transgress on private property. There is a roading set-back on this section making the "trespass" permissible.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4366
- Hurunui Beat Marlborough B In Disappointing Match
- B. Miller (Marlborough) gets the ball away a split instant before crashing to a tackle by J. Strand, Canterbury B captain.
To the right of Miller is M. Dunne (Marlborough). Canterbury won the game, played at Lansdowne Park on Saturday, 24-0... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4367
- Hurunui Beat Marlborough B In Disappointing Match
- G. Raynor (Marlborough) looks a trifle sour as he takes the ball during Saturday's Rugby match against Canterbury B. Possibly he caught a glimpse of the score board which finally read Canterbury 24, Marlborough 0. Supporting Raynor is B. Gleeson.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4368
- S.A.F.E. Men At Work On New Freighter
- S.A.F.E. technicians at work on the Bristol Freighter which arrived at Woodbourne on Sunday from Pakistan. Formerly a "V.I.P." aircraft, it was quickly stripped of its trimmings yesterday.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4369
- Ballet Examinations
- Mr Edward Kelland-Espinosa, president of the British Ballet Organisation, speaking to young local dancers who were taking examinations in Blenheim yesterday. Behind the group is Miss Ruth Berney, also of London, the Organisation's senior examiner.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4370
- Marlborough v Canterbury Rugby Match
- Incidents from the Marlborough v Canterbury Rugby match last Saturday.
J.H.P. Strang, Canterbury Captain, has a good handful of J. West's jersey as the forwards fight for possession. Strang , by the look on his face, is determined that West will n... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4371
- Marlborough v Canterbury Rugby Match
- Incidents from the Marlborough v Canterbury Rugby match last Saturday.
H. Smith, Marlborough, flank forward, and J.R. Adams, Canterbury five eighth, execute ballet steps as they both seek to kick through.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4372
- Tributes To Service Of Mr J.B. Barnett
- Guests of honour at a presentation ceremony at Tua Marina yesterday afternoon were Mr and Mrs J.B. Barnett, photographed here with Mr J.S. White (left) chairman for the occasion. Mr Barnett recently retired from the chairmanship of the Waitohi Co-ope... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4373
- At The C.B.A. Bazaar In Town Hall
- The C.B.A. bazaar is remarkable for what is achieves, the support it wins from town and country residents alike.
Always ready with refreshments, Mesdames G. Hodson, W. Steele and D. Hutchison, staff the afternoon tea stall.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4374
- At The C.B.A. Bazaar In Town Hall
- The C.B.A. bazaar is remarkable for what is achieves, the support it wins from town and country residents alike.
Mrs M. McNabb (left) and Mrs I. McNabb dispensing reading matter from the ever popular book stall.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4375
- At The C.B.A. Bazaar In Town Hall
- The C.B.A. bazaar is remarkable for what is achieves, the support it wins from town and country residents alike.
Mesdames H. Hadfield and P. Rees, bargain stall, trying for a sale.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4376
- At The C.B.A. Bazaar In Town Hall
- The C.B.A. bazaar is remarkable for what is achieves, the support it wins from town and country residents alike.
Mrs A. Russell busily writing out raffle tickets at the produce stall.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4377
- At The C.B.A. Bazaar In Town Hall
- The C.B.A. bazaar is remarkable for what is achieves, the support it wins from town and country residents alike.
Men about the place yesterday were Messrs S. Barrett, W.W. Tylor and H.J. Jellyman, photographed here in the bazaar "bank".... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4378
- At The C.B.A. Bazaar In Town Hall
- The C.B.A. bazaar is remarkable for what is achieves, the support it wins from town and country residents alike.
Experts at writing raffle tickets are Mesdames M. Ashton, R.G. Holdaway and M. Kenny.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4379
- At The C.B.A. Bazaar In Town Hall
- The C.B.A. bazaar is remarkable for what is achieves, the support it wins from town and country residents alike.
Mesdames S. Wemyss and J. Merrifield, clothing stall.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4380
- At The C.B.A. Bazaar In Town Hall
- The C.B.A. bazaar is remarkable for what is achieves, the support it wins from town and country residents alike.
Happy among the blooms of the flower stall is Miss I. Cameron... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4381
- At The C.B.A. Bazaar In Town Hall
- Many people are busy at the Come To Blenheim Association's bazaar, the annual effort which provides funds for Blenheim's beautiful Riverside Park.
Mesdames L. S. Shannon and W. E. Rutledge on the cake stall.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4382
- At The C.B.A. Bazaar In Town Hall
- Many people are busy at the Come To Blenheim Association's bazaar, the annual effort which provides funds for Blenheim's beautiful Riverside Park.
The produce stall is an important one and here Mesdames E. Sheard and N. Muir are seen packaging ite... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4383
- Ballast railway tamping machine
- Loading the Matisa ballast tamping machine on to a railway wagon yesterday was light work for the steam crane brought from Christchurch for the purpose.
The ballast tamping machine has been at work for some weeks in the Blenheim area, where extens... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4384
- Marlborough Go Karting
- The prowess of Marlborough's go-karting fraternity is reflected in the selection of four local men for the 12-strong South Island team to compete against a North Island team at Mana (near Wellington) tomorrow.
They are Bob Thoms (top), Ron Loader... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4385
- Naturalisation Ceremony held Last Night
- Three local residents were granted New Zealand citizenship last night after taking the oath of allegiance to the Crown at a public function before the Mayor, Mr E.P. Meachen.
From left: Mr Meachen, Mr and Mrs E. Wong Ming and Mr Pieter Johan Stree... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4386
- Preliminary work on temporary bridge over Waikawa Stream.
- Preliminary work on temporary bridge over Waikawa Stream.
No news papers article... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4387
- Shield Procession Highlights
- A section of the crowd which gathered at Market Street Norton to watch the parade lead off.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4388
- Shield Procession Highlights
- A tableau of youngsters on the Old Boys' float. The placard was fairly typical of the ideas expressed.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4389
- Shield Procession Highlights
- Costumed children to their place in the parade. This Section, which was competitive, showed careful preparation and was a feature.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4390
- Regent Theatre Demolition
- The first stage if demolition of the parapet of the Regent Theatre (which was badly damaged by earthquake in May, 1959) is now rapidly nearing completion.
Both the interior and exterior of the whole theatre front have been specially rigged and bra... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4391
- Annual Music Festival
- Blenheim area primary school children rehearsing for the annual music festival which is to be presented in the Marlborough College Hall next week. This year it features instrumental vocal and massed choir items.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4392
- Penknife Used In Successful Heat Massage Surgery
- Mr Norman James, 74, of Blenheim, is a lucky man. The presence od mind of a young house surgeon and a miniature pen knife saved his life when his heart stopped beating.
Mr James finds the world a bright and beautiful place from his hospital bed.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4393
- Penknife Used In Successful Heat Massage Surgery
- The knife which opened his chest for successful cardiac massage... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4394
- Waitohi 7-a-side Rugby Team
- Waitohi 7-a-side Rugby Team
No newspaper article with this photo... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4395
- Half-back dive passing
- Half-back dive passing
No newspaper article with this photo... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4396
- Mr B. Bendall
- Mr B. Bendall
No newspaper article with this photo... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4397
- Pile driver (steam) at Picton
- Pile driver (steam) at Picton
No newspaper article with this photo... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4398
- Junior Cycling Race Winners
- Junior Cycling Race Winners
No newspaper article with this photo... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4399
- Table Tennis Players
- Table Tennis Players
No newspaper article with this photo... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4400
- Junior Harriers Team successful at Wellington
- Junior Harriers Team successful at Wellington
No newspaper article with this photo... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4401
- Picton Wharf lighting tower
- An unusual view of the Picton Wharf and Sounds taken from the top of the new 104ft tower erected by the wharf extension contractors, Flecther Construction Co. Ltd. The Tamahine is berthed at left.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4402
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No newpaper article with this photo... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4403
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- Marlboroughs M. Bugler scores in the corner during Saturday's Seddon Shield match... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4404
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- N. McAra scores the try which clinched Saturday's Seddon Shield game for the West Coast. It was converted to make the final score 14-6. Tackling here is B. Miller.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4405
- Instrument and Choral Work At Ward School
- The Ward School instrumental group, comprising just on 40 members who play a number of instruments ranging from recorders to cymbals and ukuleles. They will be heard at the Primary Schools' music festival at the College Assembly Hall tomorrow night.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4406
- Another Milestone For Kaikoura D.H.S.
- Tony Fowlie (at microscope) and Bill Hynam "try out" the new science laboratory at Kaikoura District High School shortly after it had been formerly opened by the Minister for Labour, the Hon. T.P. Shand, on Saturday afternoon.
The new buildings co... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4407
- Another Milestone For Kaikoura D.H.S.
- Headmaster of the Kaikoura District High School Mr A.A. Harrison (left) and the Minister for Labour, the Hon. T.P. Shand, discuss a point during an inspection of the new classroom block at the School, which Mr Shand formally opened on Saturday.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4408
- Seddon Shield
- The Seddon Shield changes hands as the Marlborough and West Coast captains and vice-captains meet after Saturday's match.
From left: N. McAra (West Coast vice-captain), S. Morton (West Coast Captain), M. Surgenor (Marlborough Captain) and N. Verc... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4409
- Plunket Society
- The Marlborough-Nelson_west Coast provincial conference of the Plunket Society opened in Blenheim this morning with delegates from as far afield as Kaikoura, Hokitika and Takaka.
The official party at the opening ceremony included (from left), Dr... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4410
- Seddon Shield
- A feature of Saturday's Seddon Shield parade was the children's costume section which was strongly supported and reflected considerable industry by imaginative parents.
The winners were see #4994 and Kevin Fenemor, son of Mr and Mrs Fenemor, an am... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4411
- Seddon Shield
- A feature of Saturday's Seddon Shield parade was the children's costume section which was strongly supported and reflected considerable industry by imaginative parents.
The winners were see Murray Spivey, son of Mr and Mrs D. Spivey and Michael Ca... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4412
- Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade
- High pressure water jets made a spectacular sight against a backdrop of light cloud when the Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade's new fire-fighting appliance was tested in Nelson Street yesterday. Here four hoses play and wind carries the spray to make... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4413
- Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade
- The Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade's new Karrier-Gamecock fire appliance under test yesterday. On the ground is a portable unit which is part of the machine's equipment.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4414
- Primary School massed choir
- Primary school children rehearsing last week for the massed choir items which will be presented at the annual music festival in the Marlborough College Hall tonight and tomorrow night.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4415
- Market Street South
- Not the heart of Wellington but Blenheim's own bustling business area, photographed this week by The Express telephoto camera. The long focus lens causes the "compacted" effect.
The shot was taken from an upstairs window in Millers Drapery Ltd. l... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4416
- Mr Percy Thomas
- Mr Percy Thomas, who is walking the length of New Zealand on crutches being interviewed on the march this morning by an Express reporter, Mr H. W. Turvey.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4417
- The Church of the Nativity
- The reconstructed section of the Church of the Nativity is assuming added dignity every day as the spire which caps the tower progresses.
This photo, taken this morning, shows a start made on sarking the structure.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4418
- Blenheim Dentist Honoured
- Mr Horace E. Suckling, 71, who is believed to be the oldest New Zealand-graduated practising bachelor of dental surgery, has been elected an honorary life member of the New Zealand Dental Association.
After graduating Mr Suckling practised in Chri... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4419
- Plunket Society
- Some of the delegates attending the Marlborough-Nelson-West Coast provincial conference of the Plunket Society in Blenheim yesterday.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4420
- Marlborough Catchment Board Members
- Marlborough Catchment Board members, Messrs A.W. Dick, T. Airey and W.H. Jackson inspect a full sized model of the railing for the proposed bridge over the Wairau River diversion at Marshlands.
The model was constructed to show members that sheep... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4421
- Where Marlborough's Shield Defence Fell Short
- H. Smith, M. Dunne and J. Diedrichs, Marlborough, follow up the play as A. Goodall, Coast half-back, puts his boot to the ball during Saturday's Seddon Shield match. At right is J. West... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4422
- Where Marlborough's Shield Defence Fell Short
- M. Bugler, Marlborough, looks like an avenging fury as he shoulder tackles during Saturday's Seddon Shield match against West Coast.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4423
- Old Boys' Football club
- Original team members and officers of the Old Boys' Football Club present at the annual reunion on Saturday night. They are:
Top Row (from left) Messrs J.M. Litchfield, E.R. Clarkson (first treasurer and now president of the Club), H. hall, J.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4424
- Memorial Clock Tower
- The Memorial Clock Tower in Seymour Square has dominated the scene in that area for many years, but before long it will share prominence with the new Church of the Nativity and spire which is at an advanced stage of construction. This photo shows t... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4425
- Mr Brian James Gray
- The driver of this car escaped with his life after it had wrapped itself round a telegraph pole at Wairau Valley last evening. He was Mr Brian James Gray, of Wairau Valley, who suffered a fracture of the collarbone and several ribs.
The impact lif... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4426
- Canvastown School
- The pupils of the Canvastown School were just going back to their classrooms after the afternoon break when The Express called and then gathered for this photo in a corner of their sun-bathed building.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4427
- Waikawa Road
- After doing valuable work, this bulldozer was salvaged by Mr Jock Thomson, of Picton, after seven months at the bottom of Queen Charlotte Sound.
Formerly owned by Gill Construction Co. Ltd., it is being used by the firm on temporary lease. It was... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4428
- Picton Ferry Wharf Extension
- Surprising progress has followed the completion of the base section of the new ferry terminal wharf at Picton. For many months the work seemed to advance at a snail's pace, but in recent weeks the contractors. Wilkins and Davies Ltd., have vastly cha... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4429
- Picton Ferry Wharf Extension
- Construction workers with chainsaws and other power equipment trim the hardwood piles to take the wharf decking members. Although they are fully confident working high above the water on narrow cat-walks, their job is not recommended for non-swimmer... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4430
- Picton Ferry Wharf Extension
- A truck mounted crane carries out a heavy lifting job. Well organised mechanisation has contributed greatly to the fast progress achieved.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4431
- Four win prize to Australia
- Their destination - Surfers Paradise, Australia. Shown in the photo are three of the four people who have won a New Zealand wide contest for which the prize is a fully-paid week at the famous Australian holiday resort.
They are: Mrs K.H. Patters... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4432
- Secondary School Facilities Wanted For District
- Enjoying the sunshine at the Rai Valley District High School are these primary department pupils. In front are (from left) Anne, Robinson, Susan Oakley and Alison Burnett. Behind are Maurice Templeton and Jonathan Croawell.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4433
- Secondary School Facilities Wanted For District
- This is the secondary department of the Rai Valley District High School. The buildings were brought to Rai about 15 years ago from Ronga and Opouri where they had served as schools for many years. Their future life, it is believed, is not long. The R... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4434
- Blenheim Missionary for Japan
- Mr and Mrs G.M. Sprange here with two of their daughters, Daphne (17) and Helen (5)
Mr Gordon M Sprange and his family left Upper Scott Street today for Japan. He has been building in Blenheim in recent years and also ministered the Elim Church, h... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4435
- Battle Of Britain Commemoration Service
- Representatives of the Services and local bodies parade before the Seymour Square memorial before the wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the Battle of Britain.
From left: Cr H.E. McKinley (Blenheim Borough Council), Group Captain K.W. Trigance... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4436
- Battle Of Britain Commemoration Service
- Two representatives of the ex-Waafs, Miss K. Enright (left) and Mrs M. Wilson approach the Seymour Square memorial to lay a wreath in the Battle of Britain commemoration ceremony yesterday.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4437
- de Castro Family
- Mrs Emma de Castro, of Blenheim, with her son, two grand-children and two great-grandchildren, representing four generations of the one family. The photo was taken on Saturday, when Mrs de Castro was celebrating her 90th birthday, at the home of her... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4438
- C.B.A. Talent Quest
- The judges and winners of the C.B.A. talent quest final held at His Majesty's Theatre last night.
From left: Mr and Mrs G. Keir; Shirley Etheridge and Allen Dabinett, third equal; Malcolm Lilley and Malcolm Marshall (the Caroline Ramblers), first... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4439
- C.B.A. Talent Quest
- Pictured are 2 very happy Timaruvians who left Blenheim this morning for their homes. They are Malcolm Marshall and Malcolm Lilley.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4440
- Blackwood Bay Mail Launch
- Mail call in Queen Charlotte Sound, Mrs R.E. Swanson, of Matata Cove, Blackwood Bay, exchanges mail bags with the Sounds "postman" and launchman, Mr Reg Taylor. Mr Taylor, who drives the launch Rio Rita, is a popular caller at the numerous Sounds bay... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4441
- C.B.A. Talent Quest
- Ten year old Brain Brodie of Christchurch, second prize winner of the C.B.A. talent quest final held at His Majesty's Theatre on Monday... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4442
- C.B.A. Talent Quest
- Third prize of the talent quest was shared by Shirley Etheridge, vocalist and Allen Dabinett, pianist both local entrants.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4443
- C.B.A. Talent Quest
- Third prize of the talent quest was shared by Shirley Etheridge, vocalist and Allen Dabinett, pianist both local entrants.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4444
- Correspondence School project day
- Guests at the Correspondence School Parents' Association project day held yesterday in Blenheim were the teacher and pupils from the tiny Dryden Bay School, near the entrance to Endeavour Inlet.
They are back row from left: Gillian Fishburn, Miss... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4445
- Lone Guides' Enrolment On Saturday
- Mrs L.A. Weaver, provincial lone secretary, displays the Lone Guide Standard and the Brownie's "Magic Carpet." The Standard and the Carpet travel the length and breadth of New Zealand to be used at functions for Lone Guides and Brownies.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4446
- Spartans Senior Soccer Team
- The depleted Spartans senior soccer team which on Saturday won the Ewart Rosebowl knockout competition. This completed the double for the season, the team having won the weekly inter-club competition a few weeks earlier.
The team is, back row fro... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4447
- Cap Domingo in Picton
- The Cap Domingo, a West German refrigerated cargo vessel of 1974 tons, alongside the wharf is commanded by Captain R. Klemm. The vessel loaded 43 tons of boneless beef for the American market.
The ship was brought up the Sounds under the comman... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4448
- Picton Schoolgirl wins Road Safety Quiz
- Marie O'Callaghan, aged 12, of Picton, who gained second place in the New Zealand road safety quiz for schoolchildren, was presented with her prize - a stereophonic radiogram - at a special function at the Picton School yesterday afternoon.
In the... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4449
- Ugbrooke Station Sale
- A scene at the well attended auction sale of surplus farm machinery and furniture at Ugbrooke Station on Wednesday. In the foreground, people interested inspect an assorted array of china and household utensils, many of which found new homes scattere... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4450
- Marlborough Horticultural Society Show
- A study of concentration as Mr J. Stalker, Hutt Valley, judging the daffodil section of the Marlborough Horticultural Society's show yesterday afternoon, seeks the most perfect bloom for championship honours.
He is assisted by the steward, Mrs B.A... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4451
- Marlborough Horticultural Society Show
- The champion daffodil at the Marlborough Horticultural Society's show, held in the Town Hall yesterday. It is a re-seedling (un-named) exhibited by Mr O.R. Marshall, of Blenheim.
The judge had great difficulty in making the final choice between th... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4452
- Lone Guide and Brownies
- One Lone Guide and three Lone Brownies were enrolled and a warrant as captain of the 2nd Marlborough Lone Guide Company was presented to Mrs H.C. Gosling, of Ward, at a ceremony outside the Blenheim Guide Den, in Eltham Road on Saturday.
This phot... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4453
- Tua Marina Rodeo
- A good crowd saw entertaining events at the annual Tua Marina rodeo on Saturday.
Winning riders were (from left) John Thomas, Kaikoura, runner-up in the single-hand ride; Charlie Martin, Westport, winner of the single-handed ride; and Graham Scias... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4454
- Tua Marina Rodeo
- A competitor finds his seat a trifle precarious during the finals of the single-handed event.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4455
- J.S. Roxburgh Wins Provincial Open Tournament
- The finalists of the Marlborough open amateur championship, played at the Fairhall Links yesterday. The championship was won by Mr J.S. Roxburgh, of Nelson (left). Runner-up was Mr U.J. Jeffries, of Marlborough.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4456
- J.S. Roxburgh Wins Provincial Open Tournament
- Mr D. Herd, of Marlborough (right) won the junior championship. Runner-up was Mr B. Schwass, of Awatere.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4457
- J.S. Roxburgh Wins Provincial Open Tournament
- The intermediate championship was won by Father A. McHale, of Awatere (left) and second came Mr R. F. Stenhouse, of Nelson.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4458
- Accident at A. &. P. Showgrounds
- A car driven by Mr P.O.T. Topp, of Girling Avenue, Blenheim, hit the brick wall at the Maxwell Road side of the A.& P. Showgrounds - resulting in this neat rectangular hole in the wall.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4459
- Blenheim's Newest Church Building Opened
- Pastor R.R. Read, of Christchurch (right), Dominion chairman of the Assemblies of God, leads the singing at the opening of the Blenheim Fellowship's new church-hall in Main Street on Saturday.
In the centre is Pastor H.H. Terrill, of Blenheim, whi... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4460
- Boys Brigade Inspection
- A proud moment for these small members of the Life Boys was when they were inspected by Mr F.B. Patchett, captain of the 1st Blenheim Company Boys' Brigade. The occasion was the visit to Blenheim on Saturday of Life Boys from Nelson and Motueka to co... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4461
- Riverlands Centennial Hall
- Started a little over a month ago, the Riverlands Centennial Hall, sited just south of the railway line is fast taking shape. The prefabricated steel wall and roof trusses are already erected and pile foundations laid.
The hall is being constructe... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4462
- Marlborough Junior Red Cross Rally
- These three girls, from the St. Joseph's (Picton) and Picton Borough Junior Red Cross Circles, admire some of the dolls and handiwork from other lands displayed at the Marlborough Junior Red Cross rally in the R.S.A. Hall on Saturday morning. Members... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4463
- New Zealand Ballet Performance
- A capacity audience of school children attending the second morning performance by the New Zealand Ballet Company in His Majesty's Theatre, Blenheim, yesterday.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4464
- t.s.s. Tamahine
- The days of the t.s.s. Tamahine on the Picton-Wellington ferry service are numbered. She is to be sold next year when the new car rail ferry, Aramoana, now under construction, comes on the service.
The Tamahine, shown in the photo rounding Dieffe... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4465
- National Party Luncheon
- At the official table at yesterday's luncheon for Blenheim businessmen were from left, the guest speaker Mr B.E. Talboys, M.P. for Wallace and Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Industries and Commerce, Mr R. T. Scott, chairman of the... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4466
- College Gymnastics Club
- Graeme Morgan, a member of the College Gymnastics Club, grimaces in concentration as he executes a "long fly vault" in the College gymnasium. Other members of the club are lined up to follow him through. The boys practise during the lunch hour.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4467
- Omaka Electricity Department Camp
- A view of the Electricity Department camp which is being established at Omaka. War-time buildings provide the main cooking, dining, office and store block.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4468
- Buyers Sense Bargains At Auction Sale
- These silver bells were sold at auction in Blenheim yesterday. A collector's item, they were used in the early days to adorn the hames (two curved pieces of iron or wood forming or attached to the collar of a draught horse, to which the traces are a... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4469
- Recruitment Officier Tells Of Measures To OVercome Teacher Shortage
- An idea of a career as a school teacher was given to senior pupils of Marlborough College and St. Mary's Girls' College yesterday afternoon by Mr L.R. Middleweek, the Education Department's recruitment officer. Here he is at right photographed with a... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4470
- New Zealand Cricket
- Gary Bartlett, who is shortly to tour South Africa with the New Zealand cricket team, chatting with Mr Basil Hundleby (left), president of the Marlborough Cricket Association and Mr Fenwick Cresswell a former New Zealand representative cricketer, at... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4471
- Improving Farm Efficiency Contribution By Local Advisory Club
- Farm adviser David Nicoll (left) and Geoff. Holdaway, of Dillon's Point, discuss the future of a lucerne field. Much of the discussions between adviser and farmer are held as they walk around the farm.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4472
- Improving Farm Efficiency Contribution By Local Advisory Club
- One of the services provided by the Farm Improvement Club is the gathering of soil for tests by the Department of Agriculture. Mr Nicoll here drills for a sample.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4473
- Marlborough Missionary On Leave From Solomons
- Miss Beryl Grice, 27 years and her sister Audry were teachers at Spring Creek in the mid-fifties when their father served as a Methodist Minister there. While in Blenheim Miss Grice stayed at the home of Mr and Mrs A.H. Jellyman, of Main Street.
... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4474
- Commonwealth Postal Shoot Winners for 1961
- The Commonwealth Postal Shoot winners for 1961 were the Marlborough team comprising:
Back Row from left: A.J. Hadfield (president), K.C. Anderson, B.A. Maxted, E. Stacey, C.J. Lovell (coach)
Front Row: J.W. Samson, E.M. Taylor, A.F. Paynter,... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4475
- Rapaura Gala Was An Unprecendented Success
- A section of the crowd of 2000 which attended the highly successful Rapaura gala on Saturday... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4476
- Rapaura Gala Was An Unprecedented Success
- The sole marring factor at the Rapaura gala on Saturday was an unfortunate accident when a member of the Blenheim Judo Club, Mr Keith Hall, fractured a leg above the knee during preliminary warm-up break-falls. He was attended by St. John Ambulance... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4477
- Rapaura Gala Was An Unprecedented Success
- A highlight of the Rapaura gala was a demonstration by Blenheim Judo Club photographed here during the performance.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4478
- A.A. Head In Great Britain Visits Blenheim
- Mr K. L. Kelly, secretary-general of the Automobile Association of Great Britain, and Mrs Kelly visited Blenheim briefly yesterday and were luncheon guests of the Marlborough Automobile Association.
Left to right: Mr F. W. Parker, president of the M... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4479
- T. Williamson Wins Golf Championship
- Tom Williamson (left), being congratulated by Reg. Dawkins after winning the Picton Golf Club's senior championship at Mt. Pleasant on Sunday.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4480
- Japanese Girls Start Tour Of South Island
- Two Japanese girls, 22-year-old Kuniko Okabe and Noriko Maeda, aged 23, are thoroughly enjoying a camping tour of New Zealand. Visiting the Blenheim motor camp, they were photographed this morning with their hosts, Mr and Mrs A. J. Andrews, of Pio Pi... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4481
- Hole In One
- N. V. Ewart, a 5-handicap player of the Marlorough Golf Club, who holed in one at the 207yd 12th hole at Fairhall on Sunday. It was Ewart's second perfect shot, the first having been achieved in 1953, also at Fairhall.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4482
- Four Month's Abroad For Women's Conferences
- Mrs Schroder
After three weeks of conference in the heat of Samoa, which followed extensive travelling and conferences earlier in Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada, Blenheim looked good to Mrs N. W. B. Schroder, of Rai Valley, when she retu... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4483
- Church Of The Nativity
- Daily the new nave and tower of the Church of the Nativity comes nearer to completion. Carpenters and plasterers are lining the interior, while at the factory of the contractors, T. H. Barnes & Co. Ltd., window and door joinery and furnishings are at... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4484
- Church Of The Nativity
- Daily the new nave and tower of the Church of the Nativity comes nearer to completion. Carpenters and plasterers are lining the interior, while at the factory of the contractors, T. H. Barnes & Co. Ltd., window and door joinery and furnishings are at... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4485
- High Standard At 1961 Art Exhibition
- Mrs T. Ballantine supervising the hanging of pictures for the Art Society's exhibition which will be officially opened in the Town Hall tonight. At left is Mr R. Chilvers and at right is Mr K. M. Fairweather. The 12 members of the Society's council s... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4486
- New Bank Manager
- Mr J. S. Todd, manager of the Armagh Street, Christchurch, branch of the Bank of Australia and New Zealand Ltd., who has been appointed manager of the Blenheim branch in succession to Mr A. B. Thomson, who is to leave shortly on transfer to the bank'... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4487
- Long Service In Marlborough Rifle Shooting
- Mr C. A. Hadfield
For Mr C. A. Hadfield, who at 79 is still an eager follower of rifle shooting in Marlborough, the win by the local rifle team in the 1961 Commonwealth Postal shoot was especially pleasing. Mr Hadfield, whose list of awards for ri... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4488
- Marlborough Girls College
- Huge laminated timber frames form the main members of wall and roof for the assembly hall of the new Girls' College at Bohally. Made in Auckland, they are curved for structural strength, but the walls and roof will follow orthodox lines. The main bod... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4489
- Cattle Sale
- One of the biggest single cattle deals of recent years is the sale to master butchers of 32 head of Aberdeen Angus three-year-old steers owned by Mr J. E. Harris, of New Renwick Road, at more tham GBP50 a head. The cattle were driven from Mr Harris's... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4490
- Sea Shell Fire-Screen Completed
- Mrs E. Wallace, of Middle Renwick Road, Springlands, with some of the sea shell ornaments, a fire screen, a vase and shell flower bouquets she has made.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4491
- Blenheim Operatic Society "White Horse Inn"
- With final rehearsals now being held, the Blenheim Operatic Societies production of "White Horse Inn" has developed into a bright entertainment.
Members of the ballet and chorus practise one of their scenes.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4492
- Blenheim Operatic Society "White Horse Inn"
- With final rehearsals now being held, the Blenheim Operatic Societies production of "White Horse Inn" has developed into a bright entertainment.
Discussing problems are (from left) Ray Houlston, stage manager; George Hope, musical director; Joyce... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4493
- Cricketers Open Season Tomorrow
- Members of the Picton Cricket Club have been busily engaged this week in getting their wicket ready at Nelson Square in preparation for the Club's opening day tomorrow. The club will play its first fixture of the season, a friendly game against a tea... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4494
- N.Z. Team Leaved Christchurch
- Gary Bartlett's family and friends turned out in force to farewell the New Zealand Representative cricketer when he left Blenheim on the first leg of his six-month South African tour yesterday.
He is photographed here with his parents, two sisters... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4495
- Building Stocks Destroyed In Spectacular Sunday Fire
- A view of yesterday's blaze from the roof of a near-by shop. Corrugated iron storage sheds were gutted and materials in storage, valued about £1000 were destroyed.
Owned by Mr N.B. James and leased by Hopwood-Bendall Hardware Ltd and J.R. McKenzi... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4496
- Building Stocks Destroyed In Spectacular Sunday Fire
- Sub-Officer J.M. Bythell, whose wrist was badly cut on broken glass at yesterday's fire, bring assisted to a private car by Dr E.D. O'Donnell (left) and a St. John Ambulance member, Mr R.D. Yarrall.
He was taken to Wairau Hospital and treated as a... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4497
- Wairau Valley School Centennial
- The honour of cutting the Wairau Valley School centennial cake fell to the oldest ex-pupil present at Saturday's celebrations - Mrs Rush (nee Jessie Thomas), of Canvastown, who attended the school from 1884 to 1891.
Assisting her is Mr F.G. Baker,... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4498
- Queen Charlotte Drive
- The tourist agencies' representatives photographed outside the American Luxury Motels in Picton on Saturday morning just prior to their departure for a scenic drive along Queen Charlotte Drive.
From left: Mr A.C.J. Ellis (Wellington), Mr R. Payne... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4499
- New Church Of Good Shepherd Consecrated In Its Centennial Year
- the people's warden of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Wairau Valley, Me E.S.L. Timms, at right in centre, reads the petition to the Bishop of Nelson, the Rt. Rev. F.O. Hulme-Moir, praying that he will consecrate the new Church.
The Bishop is on... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4500
- Canterbury Rider Romps Home In Major Motor-Cycle Event
- The field rounding the first sharp corner at the start of the senior event at Hawkesbury on Saturday. Leading in this photo is the ultimate winner M. Daniel, of Christchurch, riding a Manx Norton.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4501
- Springlands School Gala
- Among the more spectacular displays by the girls of Buckett's Gym, of Christchurch, who performed at Saturday's Springlands School Gala, were the pyramids.
Although perhaps surpassed by some of the more spectacular revolving pyramids, this inverte... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4502
- Pine Valley
- A view of Pine Valley on the north bank of the Wairau River. The photo was taken near the homestead of Mr W. Button's farm and shows in the background the snowclad peak of the 5390-foot Mount Fishtail.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4503
- Marlborough Sounds School children in Blenheim
- Forty one children from schools in the Marlborough Sounds area are guest pupils at Blenheim primary schools this week. They settled down quickly and are thoroughly enjoying work in big school atmosphere. These photos were taken at Redwoodtown Schoo... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4504
- Marlborough Sounds School Children in Blenheim
- Peter Harvey (left) son of Mrs B. Harvey, Manaroa; and Allan Fishburn son of Mr and Mrs A.E. Fishburn, Dryden Bay, also demonstrate their handcraft ability.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4505
- Wairau Valley Celebrates 100 Years
- Wairau Valley settlers, ex-pupils and past and present members of the Church of the good Shepherd at the weekend celebrated their centenary of the district, school and church.
All the people in the top group photo attended the Valley School before... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4506
- Wairau Valley Celebrates 100 Years
- Wairau Valley settlers, ex-pupils and past and present members of the Church of the good Shepherd at the weekend celebrated their centenary of the district, school and church.
All the pupils in the second group attended between 1901 and 1911... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4507
- Wairau Valley Celebrates 100 Years
- Wairau Valley settlers, ex-pupils and past and present members of the Church of the good Shepherd at the weekend celebrated their centenary of the district, school and church.
One of the features of the School celebrations was the display of photo... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4508
- Wairau Valley Celebrates 100 Years
- Wairau Valley settlers, ex-pupils and past and present members of the Church of the good Shepherd at the weekend celebrated their centenary of the district, school and church.
On Sunday, the Church of the Good Shepherd was consecrated by the Bisho... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4509
- Wairau Valley Celebrates 100 Years
- Wairau Valley settlers, ex-pupils and past and present members of the Church of the good Shepherd at the weekend celebrated their centenary of the district, school and church.
Later, the Church centennial cake was cut at a luncheon in the hall and... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4510
- Wairau Valley Celebrates 100 Years
- Wairau Valley settlers, ex-pupils and past and present members of the Church of the good Shepherd at the weekend celebrated their centenary of the district, school and church.
Mr Heric Timms, now of Blenheim, but formerly of Wairau Valley, identif... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4511
- Sounds Children have A Day In Town
- Children from outlying schools in the Sounds watch intently as Mr Peter MacQueen, physical education instructor, talks to them about the expired air method of resuscitation at the Borough School on Friday afternoon.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4512
- Good Crowd At Second Night Of "White Horse Inn"
- Members of the male chorus perform the Schuhplattler ballet, one of the more spectacular dances in the Blenheim Operatic Society's production of "White Horse Inn" being staged in His Majesty's Theatre this week.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4513
- Mr C.R. Moore
- Experts say it cannot work, yet it does and most efficiently. This model catamaran yacht, made by Mr C.R. Moore of Blenheim, is powered by a large, free spinning propeller which, when turning in the wind, creates sufficient resistance to act as a sa... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4514
- National Council of Women
- Photographed at the regional conference of the National Council of Women this morning are (from left) Miss P. Chittenden, matron of Holmdale Maternity Hospital, who was one of the morning's speakers; Mrs J. Searle, of Wellington, Dominion president;... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4515
- Wairau Valley Has Efficient Band Of Volunteer Fireman
- Some of the volunteer members of the Wairau Valley Fire Brigade photographed with their two appliances outside the fire station.
From left: Messrs D. Timms, I. Gleeson, J.J.M. Samson, R.Woolf, A. Higgins, A.Baker, R.Ferris, K. Timms, J.W.M. Samso... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4516
- Summer Sports Getting Under Way
- A softball game in progress last Saturday on one of the Bohally Intermediate School's grounds.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4517
- Summer Sports Getting Under Way
- A general view of the courts in use at the Marlborough Lawn Tennis Club's grounds at Pollard Park after the opening ceremony on Saturday afternoon by the Mayor, Mr E.P. Meachen.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4518
- Winners at Hawkesbury
- Winners at the Marlborough Motorcycle Club's events at Hawkesbury on Saturday were: V. Rush ..... who took the junior event.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4519
- Winners at Hawkesbury
- Winners at the Marlborough Motorcycle Club's events at Hawkesbury on Saturday were: L. Williams (left) .... winner of the all-powers handicap... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4520
- Winners at Hawkesbury
- Winners at the Marlborough Motorcycle Club's events at Hawkesbury on Saturday were: M. Daniel ..... winner of the major event and the 250 c.c. lightweight race.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4521
- Winners at Hawkesbury
- Winners at the Marlborough Motorcycle Club's events at Hawkesbury on Saturday were: R. Murray (left) .... winner of the two-stroke division... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4522
- Apple Processing Factory Will Benefit Growers, Consumers
- A recent view of the interior of the Apple and Pear Board's processing plant under construction at Stoke, Nelson. The building is at the stage where the plant in being installed.... View Full Record

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- 2016.027.4523
- Mr and Mrs V. H. Ruffell Celebrate Golden Wedding
- Mr and Mrs V. H. Ruffell, of Meehan Street, whose golden wedding anniversary fell on Wednesday.
A well-worn leather-bound Bible is a prized possession of Mr and Mrs V. H. Ruffell, of Meehan Street, Blenheim. It was presented to them by the late Re... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4524
- New Lucerne Varieties Observed At Rapaura Trials
- Studying the growth of two varieties of lucerne in trials at Rapaura is Mr J. P. Beggs, farm advisory oficer, Department of Agriculture, Blenheim, who discusses the varieties in the accompanying article.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4525
- Church of the Nativity
- Massive louvres for the Church of the Nativity tower were lifted into position this week. Made at the factory of the contractors, T. H. Barnes & Co. Ltd., the four louvres weigh 15cwt each. here builders control one of the louvres with guide ropes as... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4526
- Local Mill's Flour Is Second To None
- Redwood Bros. flour mill in Park Terrace has for many years been a Blenheim landmark. The towering four storey building is subject to constant improvement designed to maintain and improve the quality of its product. The most recent change is the inst... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4527
- Local Mill's Flour Is Second To None
- Mr Jim Patchett starts a sack of wheat on its way through Redwood Bros. flour mill. approximately 78 per cent will emerge as flour, the remainder as bran and pollard. Mr Patchett shares pride in the mill's excellent record - for several years Redwood... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4528
- Local Mill's Flour Is Second To None
- Mr W. A. Hood, who manages the family-owned Redwood Bros. flour mill, checks the adjustment of a milling machine. With him is one of the operators, Mr Bob Carrick. Extremely critical in operation, the milling rollers can easily be blocked by flour mo... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4529
- Bread wastage Makes This Grocer Mad
- Mr T. V. Healy, a Blenheim grocer feels that many bread supply problems would be solved if the commodity was sold at a more realistic price.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4530
- Daily Bread Is Baked As Blenheim Sleeps
- The rest of the business area is quiet at the end of a busy day, but in Wynen Street outside Fisher's Bakery subdued noise indicates almost feverish activity as Blenheim's daily bread quota of 3900 loaves is produced.
See also neg #5119,5120, 5121... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4531
- Daily Bread Is Baked As Blenheim Sleeps
- A key man in bread production, Mr N. Keenan is responsible for preparing the dough. Here he sifts ingredients into a cauldron while another batch is thoroughly mixed by a mechanical paddle.
See also neg #5118, 5120, 5121, 5122, 5123, 5124... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4532
- Daily Bread Is Baked As Blenheim Sleeps
- A "live" dough, bloated with gas, is inspected by Mr Bob Fisher. In this state dough stretches like soft rubber and draws back into place when released. The preparation of the dough must be critically timed so that it is risen and ready for baking as... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4533
- Daily Bread Is Baked As Blenheim Sleeps
- A baker of over 40 years experience, Mr Baden Hodson can do any job in the trade. Here he places dough in the baking tins, a job which is not as simple as it looks. the rolls of dough must be tucked down in the centre otherwise the loaves will break... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4534
- Daily Bread Is Baked As Blenheim Sleeps
- Mr David Fisher checks the weight of a lump of dough as it starts on the production line. frequent weight checks are made during the bread run.
See also neg #5118, 5119, 5120, 5121, 5123, 5124... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4535
- Daily Bread Is Baked As Blenheim Sleeps
- Mr Ian Fisher, who is in charge of bulk deliveries to retailing shops, checks his tally of loaves.
See also neg #5118, 5119, 5120, 5121, 5122, 5124... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4536
- No Profit In Bread Sales Say Grocers
- Mr Jack France, a local grocer who estimates his weekly loss in bread dealings at a minimum of GBP12.
See also neg #5118, 5119, 5120, 5121, 5122, 5123... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4537
- Redwoodtown Kindergarten Gala
- For a small coin patrons at the Redwoodtown Kindergarten gala on Saturday received a "lucky" buttonhole and a cheerful smile from the kindergarten director, Miss Jennifer Stagg. Here Miss Stagg (right) makes a sale to Mrs A. D. Goodwin. the gala nett... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4538
- Boys' Brigade At Founder's Day
- Mr H. Holland, a former Boys' Brigade officer, judging the drill competition at the Founder's day celebrations at Nelson during the week-end.Being inspected is the St. Ninian's Platoon, 1st Blenheim Company. from the left the boys are John Sinclair,... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4539
- Blenheim Club Appeals For New Members
- An appeal was made to young men to interest themselves in the sport of rowing at the official opening on Saturday afternoon of the Blenheim Rowing Club's new season. The photograph shows officials at the opening ceremony - left to right: Messrs G. Wi... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4540
- Thirteen New Records At Boys' School Sports
- New champions at St. Mary's Boys' School sports on Saturday afternoon:
L-R: Egbert Smits (under 10 years), John McMahon (under 11), Roger Black (under12), Malcolm Macdonald (open), Peter Lynch (under 8) and Andrew Mackenzie (under 9).... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4541
- Good Start To New Cricket Season
- The new cricket season opened on Saturday, with players full of enthusiasm, but the weather not quite so co-operative. Messrs F. M. Faulding and A. H. jellyman were among the officials who turned out. They are shown here walking to the wicket at Awar... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4542
- Good Golf In Finals Of Women's Championship
- The senior, intermediate and junior finalists in the Picton Ladies' Golf Club championships, which were held at Mt. Pleasant on Thursday.
L-R: Mesdames R. Dick (senior champion), A. Norton, W. Russell (intermediate champion), E. Dick, A. L. Cameron... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4543
- New Plymouth Launch Rawinia At Picton
- The Rawinia, the new pilot launch of the New Plymouth Harbour Board, re-fuelling at Picton. The launch was on her maiden voyage from Timaru to New plymouth when it called at picton last week. The launch was commanded by Captain J. Flett and had a cre... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4544
- St. Mary's Boys' School Boxing
- With the St. Mary's Boys' School boxing tournament scheduled for Thursday, in the Blenheim Youth Centre Hall, a few minutes sparring with the coach, Brother Raymond, is eagerly sought. Here Tom Taylor shapes up to his teacher, watched by John Cameron... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4545
- New Pool For St. Joseph's Convent School, Kaikoura
- A total of just on GBP350 was raised at a gala at St. Joseph's Convent School, Kaikoura Suburban, on Saturday to go towards the costs of a new swimming pool. With the returns from last year's effort, it is expected that the required 50 per cent. of t... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4546
- Express Founders Descendants
- Mrs Mabel R. Nicol, who was a Wellington area representative at the regional conference of the National Council of Women in Blenheim last week. Mrs Nicol is a granddaughter of Samuel Johnson, who founded The Marlborough Express in 1866. She recalls t... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4547
- New Captain For Salvation Army
- Captain and Mrs K. I. Hayes with their family of three children. Captain Hayes, who arrived in Blenheim last week from Onehunga, replaces Captain R. S. richards as officer in charge of the Salvation Army in Blenheim. The children are (left to right)... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4548
- Demonstration Of Hair-Styling And Colour Rinsing
- Local women's hairdressers turned out in force to see a demonstration of latest techniques at the Criterion Hotel on Monday night.
Photo: Some of those who found the demonstration of considerable interest and value.
See also neg #5138... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4549
- Demonstration Of Hair-Styling And Colour-Rinsing
- Local women's hairdressers turned out in force to see a demonstration of latest techniques at the Criterion Hotel on Monday night.
Photo: Miss E. Hammond, of Auckland, completing a hair set. Her model is Miss B. Hoy, a Blenheim hairdresser.
See... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4550
- Australian High Commissioner Visits Observatory Site
- The Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand, Sir John Collins, K.B.E., C.B., yesterday visited the Black Birch observatory site to meet Mr F. M. Bateson, a personal friend of his. The photo was taken when the party had returned to Blenheim.
L-... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4551
- Blenheim Rowing Club Keen For New Members
- The coxswain is an essential member of the rowing crew, any rower will readily concede. Clubs encourage these boys to learn all they can about their important job of "steering the ship". The above photograph taken at the Blenheim Rowing Club's openin... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4552
- Blenheim Rowing Club Keen For New Members
- Members of the Blenheim Rowing Club about to start a training run on the Opawa River this week. In the bow is John Windleburn, number two is Don Bennett, number three is Frank Bonnington, stroke is Peter Neilson and cox is Neville Hill.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4553
- Renwick's First School Was Established Over 100 Years Ago
- This plaque to the memory of the pioneers in the field of education in Renwick is to be unveiled on Sunday. It is placed outside the old church building which was first used as a school.
See also neg #5143, 5144, 5145... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4554
- Renwick's First School Was Established Over 100 Years Ago
- The new classroom block at Renwick, built along modern lines, was completed in 1953. The school is blessed with spacious school grounds and other recreational facilities.
See also neg #5142, 5144, 5145... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4555
- Renwick's First School Was Established Over 100 Years Ago
- This was Renwick's second school, erected in the 1890s and still in use. But the high-up windows have given way to bigger windows, and there have been other modifications, including the removal of a verandah. No picture, unfortunately, is available o... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4556
- Renwick's First School Was Established Over 100 Years Ago
- In this building, now over 100 years old, the first organised school classes were held in Renwick. It was the Rev. T. D. Nicholson's first church which he offered for week-day use as a school. It is still used, but now as a Sunday School.
See also... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4557
- New Awatere River Bridge
- The new three-span bridge over the Awatere River at the Jordan which is now being used by traffic. It replace the old wooden structure beyond the new bridge which will eventually be demolished. The structure, a fully reinforced concrete one, has two... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4558
- Decking The Car-Rail Ferry Terminal Jetty
- Decking of the car-rail ferry terminal jetty is progressing at a fast rate, as this phtograph shows. At right the low level section of the jetty, for use by launches, is in early stages of construction.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4559
- Road To Proposed Observatory Site
- On Monday a team of bull-dozers moved in to cut a new road to the proposed observatory site on Black Birch. By Wednesday the route had been roughed out and was navigable over most of its course.
Photo: Marlborough Catchment Board shot-firers drill... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4560
- Road To Proposed Observatory Site
- On Monday a team of bulldozers moved in to cut a new road to the proposed observatory site on Black Birch. By Wednesday the route had been roughed out and was navigable over most of its course.
Photo: A rocky section near the top of the road which... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4561
- Tag Wrestling's Disappointing Debut
- Oscar Governor prepares for a little dirty work as brother Buster firmly holds opponent "Red" Walker during last night's tag wrestling bout in the Town Hall, Blenheim. Oscar and Buster were beaten by Walker and Van Werhhoven, the "Flying Dutchman".... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4562
- Air Trip To Wellington For Picton Girl
- As a sequel to the invitation from the Prime Minister, Mr Holyoake, to visit him, 10-year-old Elizabeth McKinney, of Gravesend, Picton, has received an offer of a return air trip for herself and her mother to Wellington.
Elizabeth told The Express... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4563
- Oldest Taxi In Blenheim Is Still Going Nicely
- Mr Carl Smart
A taxi driver for more than 15 years, Mr Carl Smart operates a 1953 Chevrolet - "the oldest taxi in Blenheim but still going very nicely."... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4564
- Blenheim Rowing Club
- The fading light of early evening signals hard work for enthusiastic members of the Blenheim Rowing Club. They were photographed preparing one of their fours for a training run on the Opawa River this week.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4565
- Hair, Hat And Facial Demonstrations
- One of the models at the Victoria League demonstration, Miss Kae Congdon, is shown above in a deep cloche in imported Swiss straw.
See also neg #5155... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4566
- Hair, Hat And Facial Demonstrations
- Kae (Congdon) wears a black grosgrain trimmed in white and sweeping off the face in a very new line.
See also neg #5154... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4567
- Rifle Championships
- I. R. Ballinger (left) of Sydenham Club, winner of the short-range aggregate over 300, 500 and 600-yard ranges on Saturday, and the runner-up, H. Ward, of Masterton-Opaki.
Ballinger won the 300-yard match with the only possible of the day and won th... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4568
- Olympic Pool Has Record Attendances
- Keen swimmers taking a morning dip at the Olympic Pool, Blenheim, on Saturday morning. Others flocked to the pool in the afternoon to establish a record opening-day attendance. Yesterday and this morning the Pool was well patronised and a three-day a... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4569
- Hundreds Of Ex-Pupils Gather At Renwick School
- Four former pupils registered in the 1881-90 decade group at the Renwick School centennial celebrations.
They are: Mrs Margaret Mary Gee (nee Ryan), Mr Allan Vorbach, Mrs Mary O'Leary (nee Boyce) and Mr Harold Watson. At 86, Mrs O'Leary is the oldes... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4570
- Hundreds Of Ex-Pupils Gather At Renwick School
- Mrs J. Roberts (nee Nancy Chapple) was a pupil at Renwick School 42 years ago prior to returning to Australia with her parents. Her husband arranged, without her knowledge, that she should return for the School's centennial celebrations, and he came... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4571
- Renwick Centennial Celebrations
- The unveiling and dedication of a plaque to pioneer educationists in the Renwick district was a highlight of the Renwick School centennial celebrations.
The Rev. R.S. Miller, Presbyterian minister in the Wairau and the Rev. R.J. Hamlin, chaplain a... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4572
- Road to Proposed Observatory Site
- The team working on the rocky face are from left: Messrs M. Sproge, shot-firer; J. McKenzie, a Seddon earth moving contractor and B. Neame, assistant shot-firer.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4573
- Labour Party Gala Drew Good Crowd Yesterday
- West Coast axeman D. Gibson, chops his way into second place in the underhand chop at the Labour Day gala at the Showgrounds yesterday. The event was won by his brother T. Gibson.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4574
- Three Tennis Titles To Ray Herd
- Ray Herd (right) met with considerable success at the Marlborough tennis championships held at Pollard Park over the weekend.
In addition to winning the men's double with P. Steinmetz and the combined singles with Mrs S. Millard he took the men's... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4575
- Christchurch Marksman Wins Marlborough Rifle Companionship Belt
- E. Stacey, winner of the Auntsfield Cup as top Marlborough scorer in the A grade section of the Marlborough Rifle Association's tournament.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4576
- Marlborough Rifle Association Tournament
- I. R. Ballinger (right) of Sydenham Club, who won the Marlborough Championship Belt at the Marlborough Rifle Association's Labour Weekend tournament which concluded yesterday. With his is club mate R.B. East, who was runner-up... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4577
- Christchurch Marksman Wins Marlborough Rifle Companionship Belt
- Kaituna Club, won the Anderson Memorial Shield for coached teams at the Marlborough Rifle Association's tournament which concluded yesterday.
Back row from left: L.D. Pask, P.E. Davies, P. Jacques, T. Looms
From row: J.N. Hansen (captain), J.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4578
- Labour Day Gala
- Mrs L. Stafford, leader of the Wairau Maori concert Party, is greeted by the Leader of the Opposition, the Rt. Hon. Walter Nash, before he opened the Marlborough Labour Party's Labour Day gala at the showgrounds yesterday. With Mr Nash is Mr F. Devi... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4579
- Picton News
- Members of the Christchurch Amateur Skating Club are shown giving careful attention to their skates before the start of the South Island roller skating championships at Picton foreshore rink on Saturday.
From left, Dave Seddon, Ian Sinclair, Ian H... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4580
- Priddle-Currie Wedding
- A guard of honour of young ballet dancers was an unusual feature at the wedding of Miss Jennifer Priddle, daughter of Mr and Mrs C. Priddle, of Linton Street and Mr Terence Currie, son of Mrs R. Kennedy, of Bythell Street, at the Church of the Nativi... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4581
- New Yacht Launched At Picton
- Built by Messrs F. Darbyshire, the owner, and V.C. Jones, this 30ft shallow-draught yacht was launched at Picton yesterday. It is seen here being loaded on to a trailer which transported it from Spring Creek where it was built.
It was built out-of... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4582
- Cob Cottage believed to be at Riverlands
- Cob Cottage believed to be at Riverlands.
No article with this negative... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4583
- Highest Tree Nursery In New Zealand
- The Department of Agriculture's soil conservator in Marlborough, Mr J.L. Thomson, notes the variety of one of the willow cuttings he has planted at his trial nursery at Molesworth Station.
It is hoped to establish varieties of willow and poplar at... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4584
- Coleman's Road, Springlands
- Pumps, machinery, men and metal are all endeavouring to lay this section of the Springlands sewerage scheme in Coleman's Road and at the same time clear the trench of underground spring water which the contractors have encountered.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4585
- Marlborough Rifle Association Tournament
- R. Rogers (left), of Blenheim, winner of the C grade championship and C grade long-range aggregate and J. Anderson, Wairau Valley, winner of the B grade championship at the Marlborough Rifle Association's Labour Weekend tournament... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4586
- Underground Stream Gives Pipe Layers Trouble
- Water overflowing from the stormwater drain in Coleman's Road has flooded the front section of Mr George Saul residence to a depth of 4 to 5 inches. This is the second occasion since last Thursday that Mr Saul has had to pump his section clear.
... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4587
- Valley and Wairau Start Season Well
- T. Maffey, the young Wairau left-arm swing bowler, who returned his best-ever figures in the senior A cricket competition against Picton last Saturday.
He bowled exceptionally well to finish with the fine analysis of 6 for 23 runs from 10 overs, f... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4588
- Blenheim Girl Guide
- Alison Webster, of the 3rd Blenheim Girl Guide Company, was presented with the Queen's Guide badge by the provincial commissioner, Miss L. Clunes-Ross, at the Blenheim Guide Den on Wednesday night.
Alison is the daughter of Mr and Mrs L.H. Webster... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4589
- Picton School Celebrates Centennial Over the Weekend
- The year 1861 was a significant one for the tiny township of Picton. In that year Picton became a port of entry, the Provincial Government offices were removed to Blenheim, the Picton Railways Bill was passed by Parliament and the Picton School first... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4590
- Picton School Celebrates Centennial Over the Weekend
- The headmaster, Mr N.L. Foster (right) and his first assistant, Mr B.R. Wiseman... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4591
- Launch Kanona
- The fast new commercial launch, Kanona, which is being built at Havelock by Eric Johnson and Sons Ltd. It is expected to be completed and ready for service within three weeks... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4592
- Helicopter "Drops In" For Brief Visit
- Spectators crowd around the helicopter which landed on the Picton Foreshore yesterday afternoon. It called in to refuel on a flight from Wanganui to Nelson.
Flown by Mr F. E. Freestone, Nelson, the helicopter came in low over the town.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4593
- Life Brigade Camp at Meadowbank
- Drummer girls at the girls' Life Brigade camp at Meadowbank at the weekend were a novelty.
here Marie Dance and Christine Elvy beat time for a marching display put on for parents who visited the camp yesterday afternoon. The drums are the nucleus... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4594
- Noxious Animals Destruction Continuing War On Molesworth Station
- The loading truck fills the hopper of the Beaver aircraft with 1080 impregnated carrots which were being dropped in the upper reaches of the Wairau.
Casual observation has recorded 1000 dead deer in the Alma, Traverse Valley and Severn blocks.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4595
- Noxious Animals Destruction Continuing War On Molesworth Station
- The airstrip at Molesworth as seen from the Muller Station over the fence. In the foreground is one of the carrot-dicing machine sheds with a truck load of carrots on the ramp outside. The Beaver is taxi-ing down the airstrip ready for another load... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4596
- Noxious Animals Destruction Continuing War On Molesworth Station
- Operating the carrot-dicing machine are David Thomas (N.Z. Forest Service), left, and Tom Topp (station staff) while Molesworth manager, Mr M.M. Chisholm, at right, watches operations.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4597
- Oldest Pupil of Picton School
- Mrs E. Wakefield, Christchurch, the oldest former pupil present and Mr Lance Godfrey, Wellington, the oldest "boy" former pupil, cutting the Picton School centennial anniversary cake following the official opening of the celebrations on Saturday nigh... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4598
- Picton School Celebrates Its Centenary; Ex-Pupils Present In Hundreds
- A fine muster of early pupils attending the centennial celebrations of the Picton School. This photo is of first decade pupils, all of whom attended the school 60 or more years ago.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4599
- Picton School Celebrates Its Centenary; Ex-Pupils Present In Hundreds
- Messrs Gordon Ireland (Picton), Des Barron (Wellington), Doug. Barron (Christchurch) and Bill Hodgson (Timaru), laugh over school-boy recollections at the Picton School centennial function of Saturday night. At school together, they met many former... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4600
- Picton School Celebrates Its Centenary; Ex-Pupils Present In Hundreds
- Grandchildren of the late Mr John Godfrey, a controversial figure in the education field in the early days, these five travelled considerable distances to attend the Picton School centennial celebrations.
L-R: Mr William Godfrey (Wellington), Mrs K.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4601
- Picton School Celebrates Its Centenary; Ex-Pupils Present In Hundreds
- The Ireland family, scattered now, is well represented at the Picton School centennial celebrations. Those in this photograph attended the school between the years 1911 and 1931.
From the left: Messrs Les. (Waimate) and David (Picton) Ireland, Cath... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4602
- Grovetown School Adventures To Wellington
- Off to adventure are these 23 youngsters from the Grovetown School, who are to spend this week in Wellington as guests of the Pomare School children. With Mr D. Thomas (School Committee chairman), Mrs Stanaway, and Mr M. C. Stanaway (headmaster), at... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4603
- Picton School Centennial Celebrations
- Picton School pupils entertaining with Maori stick games at the centennial celebrations yesterday. This was one of several items presented by pupils for the benefit of those attending the anniversary activities.
See also neg #5178, 5185, 5187-5190... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4604
- Picton School Centennial Celebrations
- Mrs H. T. Robinson, of Paekakariki, the wife of a former headmaster who headed the staff of the Picton School from 1907 to 1932. She was photographed at the School's centennial celebrations yesterday.
See also neg #5178, 5185, 5187-5190, 5192... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4605
- Waterlea Women's Bowling Club
- The Waterlea Women's Bowling Club recently elected its first life members. They are (L-R) Mesdames L. C. Smart, F. Faulding and B. J. Cooke.... View Full Record

- Negative, Photographic
- 2016.027.4606
- Kaikoura Trotting Club
- Mrs V. L. Smith, wife of the president of the Kaikoura Trotting Club, presenting to Mr C. L. Rhodes (right) the trophy which accompanies the Kaikoura Cup. Mr Rhodes is the owner of Safe Return, winner of the principal race at yesterday's meeting. At... View Full Record