- Tauranga Memories

MARCH
NZR
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MOU
18TH-20TH,
SOUVENIR
1988
BOOKLET
TAURANGA
DISTRICT LIBRARIES
NEW ZEAL AND COLLECTION
FOR U SE IN LIBR ARY
ON LY
The 75th Jubilee was a great party.
This Souvenir
Booklet tries to recreate a little of what was there: the
school, thepeopleand the memories.
It is no history. Much is missing. Many
peopleare not
mentioned who helped weave the fabric of the school.
This collection of names, faces and happenings from
the Jubilee may kindle memories of your own and
allow you to derive pleasure from your stay at Mount
Primary.
The datesmay be wrong, the names may be wrong,
even the stories may be fanciful, but they sound as if
they could have happened to
someoneat our school.
THE SCHOOL
1913 "Mount Primary" as the school was
known then and as i still
t
affectionatelyknown was completed this year
at a cost of£415. One classroomwith porch (still alive andwell at the TaurangaHistorical Muse um), together
with sheltershed and toilets.
1925 What surely must have been the
first in manyyearsof prefabs was erected. A corrugated
iron sided, prebuilt in sections was added alongside the single classroom.
1938 Four openair classrooms were
built, starting what was to becomeline
a of classrooms stretching
from Totara
to Tawa Street, the school residence was also
built.
1947 Eighthousesections were purchased and the school site comprise the whole block bounded by Totara,
Puriri,
Tawa and Matai Streets.
1949 Two further classrooms were added. The sheltershed pressed
was into service as a classroom and was used
as such for many years.
1950
The School Dental
Clinic was built.
1951 The Original school plus the "Prefab" were removed and resited to the rear o f the main school and the School
Learners Pools was constructed.
1952 The ma in school block of
five classrooms and administration
areawas completed and the school now had
a line of nine classrooms plus sheltershed and
original classrom and "prefab".
1954 The areai n Orkney Roadknown as the MonroeBlock was purchasedwith a view to building another school
between Mount Primary and Omanu due to open in 1955.
1962
Classrooms now number 15
with extra prefabs dotting the rear area.
1970 Dismantling and transfer of the nine permanent buildings, administration block, andClinic
Dental
to Orkney Road. Ten extra prefabs brought in serve
to as classrooms for the time being.
1971 (Ap ril) School transfers to Orkney Road. The nine classrooms plus double relocatable plus (yes) prefabs,
now housethe school.
1973 Three classroom Ruatoki
High School block re-sited at school and re-designed and adapted for Primary use.
Prefabs removed and
Mount Prima ry is now a "permanent" school, together
with Library and Swimming Pool.
1978
Amphitheatrebuilt adjacent toswimming pool.
1988
Carpeting of ma in classroom block.
1982/3 The two relocatable classrooms removed and area
the beautified.
1983/4 Upgrading o fadministration facilities, and the Library Provision o f Resource R oom.
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SOME OF THE TEACHERS
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1913-14GeorgeF. Stephenson,Sole Teacher,
Roll 40.
1915 Miss JanetteCoe-Smith (Head) and Miss
Mary Hutchings, Roll 50.
1917 Miss E .M . McLou gh lin,Sole Teacher,
Roll 42.
1918-19M r Claude Stuart (Head) with Miss Kate
Shanahanand Miss Nita Nich ols.
1920-24 Mr ThomasMcKay (Head), Miss C.
Tanner, Miss Ruth Moore, Miss L . A . Chell,
Roll 40, 56, 78.
1925-30 M r A . L . (Pbnty) Jones(Head), Miss K .
Keane, Miss M . Payne,Roll 107 in 1925, 59
and 1929.
1930-32 M r J.D. Patterson(Head).
1932-38Miss H . O'Donnell (Head).
1938-46 M r A .H . Hilfor d was appointed
Headmaster,much o f this p erio d was spenton
Active Service and the school staffed by
relieving heads.1946 showsMiss Chell, Miss
Sinclair and Mr Stewart on the staff.
1946-55M r S.G. Cliffor d (Head), Roll went from
158-500 and staff from 4 to 12 teachers.Some
teachersdu ring this p eriod
1947 Miss D ickie, Miss Dashwood,
Miss Cunningham
1948 M r Chappie, Miss Thorpe, M r Ces Rainey
w ho taught until 1961.
1949 Miss Corston, Miss Archer, MrShepherd,
Mrs Cliff ord.
1950 Miss Anderson, Mrs G ordon , MrsNeame.
1951 Mr Winks, MissGw illiam, M r Whaley, Mrs
Paton (who taught for another 19 yearsat
school), M r Henderso n.
1952 Mr J.L . H owie, Miss O'Hara, M Stanley.
r
1953 M r Du nn, Miss Carson, M r G erry Brown.
1954 M r B. Anderson, M r & M rsHeise, M r
Pilbrow.
1955 Mrs Stott, MissBennett, Miss Corlett.
1956-61 M r J.S. (Jim) Don ald - Headmaster.
Omanu School has opened reducing the r oll to 423
rising to 519 i n 1961. Staff and classroomsstayed
at 13-14. Someteacherswere
1956 J.L. Howie — First Assistant, MissG william
— Infant Mistress, Mrs B.J. Gordon —Senior
Lady, Gerry Brow n, Ces Rainey, M r & M rs
Melvin , Mrs HeatherWhite, Mrs Bi dPaton.
1957 Mr Robin Brickell, Miss Bull, Miss Roberts.
1958 Mr Harry Baker, M r Geo. H awkins, M rs B.
Elliot, Mrs Les Davies, M r E . Fuller.
1959 Mrs Gladys Davies, Mrs Belle Hughan.
1960 Mrs FlorenceK endall, Miss Heather
Mugridge, Miss FrancesBest.
1961 Miss Nan Tiddy - Senior Lady, Mrs Val
Neilson (who taught for a further 22 yearsat
the school).
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1962-66 M r H.C. (Bert) Cu llen -Headmaster.
Roll stayed aro und 530with 13-15 on staff
including Mr Blair Manners — First Assistant,
Mrs M . E. (Eth el) Cu llen — Infant Mistress,
Peter
Raymond, Gord on Best, M iss H. Dyer.
1963 Mrs NgaireD ickie, M r R.S. Mowat, M r
A.O. Big w ood.
1964 M r FredGiblin — First Asstistant, Miss Les
Ch atwin — Senior Assistant Mistress, Miss
Heather Do nald, M r I.D. Hughes.
1965 Mrs JuneSaunders,Miss Stevenson, M r
Mcln tyre.
1966 Mrs J. Hawkins Miss E. Bid ois, M r Dobney.
1967-83 M r Keith Wilson - Head Teacher.
Roll stayed around 490-530until the opening o f the
Intermediate School in 1970 and the
roll dropping
to about 400-460.Changesto regulations governing
the size o f classeskept the staff between 13-16until
about 1980 whenpupil and staff numbers steadily
decreased.Someteachersduring this period were
1968 Mrs No ella Somerville-Ryan - Senior
Assistant Mistress, M rsErin Matuschka, M r
Lance Fitzgerald , M r George Gray, Mrs
Dianne Cunliffe.
1969 M r Ron Dickey - First Assistant, Mrs Fae
Deal.
1970 M rs Jill A itk en, Mrs PauletteCumm ing, M r
Bernie Coveny.
1971 Miss Joan Qu in lan — Senior Assistant
Mistress, Mrs Kathy Crossman.
1972 Mrs Les Davies, Miss
Avis Anderson, M iss
Joan Norton , S.T.J.C.
1973 M r Evan Baxter, Mis s Les Howat, M rs
JustineNeal .
1974 Mrs Mary Chamberlain, M r Pat Keenan.
1975 Mrs Ch ristine Davey, Mrs Celia Ward.
1976 Mrs DonnaParsons,M r Bernie Find lay Deputy Principal, M rsJenny Griggs.
1977 Miss Sue Bushby, Miss Margaret
Mitchell,
Mrs Wendy Murray.
1978 M r Greg Milne, M r Brian Whitlow.
1979 Miss Phyllis JurdS.T.J.C,M r Colin
Cochrane.
1980 M r Guy Phillips, Mis s Veronica Dwyer.
1981 Mrs Pam Martin, M r Gerry Bid well, M rs
Jenny Griggs.
1984 M r Allan M ills appointed Principal.
1988 Staff in the Jubilee Yearwith a r oll of 242
children. Mr Allan M ills — Prin cip al , M r
Bernie Findlay - Deputy Principal, M
Peter
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Th ompson - Assistant Principal, Miss Lesley
Howat — Senior Teacher,M r David Nesham,
Mrs Margaret Cresswell, Mrs Ann Daniels,
Mrs JustineNeal, Miss Wendy Hedley, Mrs
Beth Gavey, M rs Jenny Grigg s, Mrs Vera
Tapiata.
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THE MEMORIES
THE MEMORIES
1929-38
Child ren's chant .. .
Ponty Jones,a bag o f bones, abelly full o f fat
Wh en he dies heshutshis eyes, and what do y ou
think o f that.
... Fame takesmany forms.
M olly Walters made cocoa o n th e small Primus.
Never done before, so she proceeded fill
to the
primus with water —henceno hot water nor
co coa. M rJoneswas the headmaster.
Black's family lived half mile from the school. The
children had mumps, measlesand chick en pox al l
at once. W hile Miss Payne(-??sp el ling) was
teaching the boys managed to shinemirror
a
from
their sick bed while the teacherwas writing on the
board ... Confusion???
Jennie Blade(Black) helped her mother clean the
floors o n her handsand kneesand also the
"Dunnies".
Baker family (Gillian and JaneFinlayson ) were
d irect descendants
o f Samuel M arsden.
JamesBlack was in the o ld schoobuilding
l
du rin g
the Napier earthquake. Th e ch ildren were taken
outside where they watched the water slo pping
back andforth i n two tankstands. The ch ildren
were very disap pointed that they were
still standing
at the end of the earthquake.
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Swimming tim e in the Harbour.
Classeswere marched down to the lup ins. Boys to
the left, girls to the right. However someo f the
boys crossed theline by tunneling th roug h the
lupins.
Durin g a returntrip acrossthe harbourwith the
well behaved Mo unt lads, wh o always took charge
of th e ferry while George Faulkner was collectin g
fares from the passengers,
"Wood y" as Hamer
Woodcraft was known managed (with a little help
from Stuart Wells, Frazer Girvan, Normy Lak e and
Co.) to fall overbo ard.
George on beinginformed told everyone i n his
gr uff voice yo u couldn'tfool hi m and that he kn ew
it was April 1st and con tin uedtelling his
passengersone of his many spicy stories
while
continuing to sailmerrily on down the harbour.
Eventually finishing his yarn and g lancing back i n
the receeding distance he caught sight o f a
considerable amount of splashing and was at last
convinced that maybe there was a "man overboard".
Turning the boat and returning to the
vicinity he
fished the culprit o ut, school bag, boots and al l,
with a boat h ook , remarkin g "blo ody good jo b and
can swim". This was a much better reception than
he receivedfrom his parentson arriving home.
Was there an earlier swimmer?
1938 Students' rights existed even then . Teacher
Miss O'Donn ell insisted that the boys of her
class
spend 12.30-1 o'clock d oing their gardens. Rex
Williams exerted his righ ts to his
full lun ch tim e by
packing up his bag and go ing home.
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THE MEMORIES
1939 - 1948
John Beaumontfell in a ho le at the back of the
primer block. The fact that yocould
u
see the bone
in his leg was so interesting that we al
forgot
l
to
go for help.
The mystery o f the disappearing lunches was
finally solved by the apprehension o f M
Hilford's
r
three year ol dtwi n.
Air raid shelter trenches were du g all around the
sch ool. It gave a new dimension to the usual
fire
and earthquake emergency
drill.
Mary Potts (Christiansen ) recalls the Forms 1 and
2 girls going to Tauranga Primary School by boat
for cooking lessons.Some yearsbefore the coo king
girls had made a particularl y doughy, but sticky
sconem ix and spentsome of the lesson firing
lumps up at theceiling. Mary recalls that four
years later when shefirst went to cook ing the
lumps were still there but they had been painted
over.
Mrs Harvey (M issShanahan)lo cked Mary Carson
in the cup board and then
forgot her. At about 5
o'clock moth er was becoming concerned as she had
not arriv ed home.Down to the school she went to
find her still lock ed in the cupb oard.
Father Flynn too k Catechism. MClifford
r
th e
headmasterwas ch attingwith M r Mellow George — and aftersome moments o f conversation
it was soon discovered th at
someo f the stories that
went home wereslightly changed. It was the time
of the Home Truths co ming ou t.
Talk about cosy ... the o ld
original sch ool room
with Noella Somerville-Ryan (Cunn ingham),
first
with Betty Dashwood and then Jim Chappie
sharing the ro omwith a cu rtain d own the middle
and sharing 70-75 child ren . Two cupboards and one
stove, the most successful subject ... togetherness.
Noella got lucky the next year an d got her very
own roo m ... the shelter shed next door.
Behind the school was ahill with huge old wattle
trees and the boys after a reading of the Wooden
Horse o fTroy, built great shelters and massive
tunnels. Thebest tunnels werebuilt by Michaey
Chesham, who laterbecamea drainlayer.
Marge Ashworth (Smith) wants toring the bell at
the 100th Jubilee. You're booked M arge. Get
practicing.
Every Friday was Proficiency test day. 98% to
pass.
M r Paterson put atick o n the childrens head
for things that wereright.
M r Hillford's violin bow used to attract quite a bit
of attention.
THE MEMORIES
1949 - 1958
I remember the FancyDress Paradethat was the
climax of the School FancyDressEvening held in
the Peter Pan C abaret.In particu lar a young
Presbyterian Min ister Rev. John Hodder who
came
as a Plunket baby complete
with giant napkin and
smoking a hugechin-warmer pipe, and M r
Clifford's male staff cho ir.
Mary Carson fell i n the swimming po oltr ying to
recover her earrings. Thedressshe wore clun g
rather tightly. Heather Wh ite drove her home to
change. Ces Rainey proceeded to
write a poem
about the inciden t, featuring i t on the
staff
noticeboard.
Dian ne Frith had a skinklizard that escaped.
Everyone spenta fair w hile hun tin g for i t. When it
was eventually found she grabbed it and was
left
with only the tail in her hand.
Mrs Gordon's class was strict, but very good.
Barry Cameron dropped a stink bomb through
connecting doors of thelibrary, it was retrieved
and thro wn back to the other room, mass
a
exodus
occured to thefront of the roo m.
During rad io broadcasttime Mrs Neame used to
stand on a chair. The ch ildren noticed that she was
a rather bu xom lady and every time they were
waiting for her to topple o ff the chair.
M r Brickell always stood by the piano (a blue
pedal piano) when taking the ch ildren for their
timetables.
I remember theclasstrips and visits ... thetrip to
the top of the M oun t at the begin ning of the
year,
leaving school at 9am and gettin g to the to p in
time to see the rest of the school coming out for
morning play.
To Magee & Schmidt'sSawmill in Terrace Ave.
To Bostock's Sandal Factory i n the
Main Road near
the school.
To the M ount Police Station where
SergeantSandy
Courts finger p rinted us, and stuck us in the cells.
I hope it put someo f us off a life o f crime.
To the Post Office where Frank Dyer, the
Postmasterreally turned it on forvisiting Mou nt
Primary classes.
I n the early yearswhen Blake Park was to be
levelled after being a rubbish tip the school
children were used to plant the rugby groun d. A l l
children 1 stepapart - 1step forward plant
kikuyu (headmasterwas M r Cliff or d).
Children used to di g holes in theiron sandsand
ammo fights developed.Du ring the school holidays
it was bulldo zed and levelled o ff for the rugby
field.
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Playtime involvedwith "marble" confrontations.
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THE MEMORIES
1959 - 1968
As a conscientious form two school monitor, I was
asked by my teacher,M r Man ners, to go down to
the local baker and collectsomecakesthat had
been ordered by thestaff for a special VIP
staffroom function. I du ly b iked to the
cakeshop
and collected an enormous cardboard tray of
delicious-loo kin g, spongecream cakes,eclairs,
lamingtons etc. Dubious ly balancin g the tray
across
the front handlebars, I ever-so-carefully b iked back
to school. Just as I got to thefront gate, I said to
myself with relief, "Ahhh, thank heavensI got here
safely," and p ro mptly rode over a large
stone, lost
my balance, fell off my b ike — tray ofcakes
upending - s p l a t ! into the g ravel.
I pick ed myself up, brushed off the dust and
gravel, and throug h tear-stainedeyes,gathered up
the messy cakes, smothered in dush and g rav el.
Can you believe my extremeembarrassment
at
presenting such a sorrylooking tray of afternoon
tea to the staffroom?
We went by train to Port Waikato Camp.
Full of
nervous excitement and ten sion , on the
first night
we rose to the challenge o f a'dare' to raid the boy's
dormitory. To this day the memory isvividly
etched in my mind as quite a number o f 'brave'
girls slipped out o f bed andagreed to 'do it'. As we
progressedalong the pathway, a few turned back.
We nearedthe FORBID DEN brid ge and a few
more turned back. The remaining few ran
across
the bridge — threw open the wind ows o f the boys
do rm, and poking myhead through the win dow
yellow "We're here,"only to be hissed at by the
boys "Go away — get outtahere.".
We sprinted backacrossthe bridge, passedthe
teacher'scabins, and raced back into bed, panting
furiously while tr ying to pretend we wereasleep!
Having got the hi- jinks o ut of our system, we
settled down to thoroughly enjoy whatwould
I
describe as the high light o f my primary school
days.
When Miss Chatwin's classwent to swimming it
always looked in part a b it
like a wheelbarrowrace
as Greg Cochrane would come out of the dressing
shed o n his handswith one o f the boys h olding his
feet. Once in the water he was a good swimmer. I
remember he got his 220 yards certificate Pilot
in
Bay and in 1969 received a N Z Heralds Junior
Sports Award, po ssibly the first paraplegic athlete
to do so.
Edith Bido is'first year teaching heard a baby
crying and wondered what young child ren were
doing at school. Butalas it was Mrs Cullen's cat.
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Mt M aunganu i Primary Sc hool Senior ' B '
Bask etball
Taken at Cliff Road Courts,
Tauranga, 1962
Left to Righ t:—Dawn Florey, Maureen
Reid, Robin Gordon, Yvo nne Timmo,
Elizabeth Steer, Christine Parlane, Heather Stewart.
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THE MEMORIES
1969 - 1978
We were raising money to go to Port Waikato
Camp and M rWilson thought up anAnti Litter
Walk to raise money. We got sponsored for walk
a
that went up to the M oun t, then down the
beach
road to Arataki and up the Main Road to school.
There were b igLitter Bins on the way and we all
had rubbish bagsand we cleaned up theroads and
beach o n the way. We got a write-u p i n the
paper
and the lions shareof the money weneeded.
In the Third Term when the buildings were being
taken to Orkney Roadthere were rows and rows o f
prefabs for our classrooms. They were so alike and
so confusing that oftenlittle child ren after going
out to the toilet would return to the wrong roo m.
I can recall the big shift wh en we all went to the
new school in Orkney Road. I was about eight
years o ld and can remember that all the
work of
packing and shifting tables and chairs and books
and equipment wasdoneby the big children and
the teachersand parents.Truck s took someo f our
stuff the day before and on"shifting" day we al l
brought our lunches to the old school. We packed
up ou r own things and were marshalled by
classes
and we all walked down to the new scho ol.think
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we had lunchthere but certainly we went to one
school in the mo rnin g and then went home
from a
different one in the afternoon.
The first little gir l to come to school in the new
green check uniform frock that her mu mmade for
her was Mi ch ell eHil l. M r Wilson was so delighted
with her that he took her around the
classroomsto
show her o ff.
My favourite teacherwas Miss Avis Anderson. She
was just like the kids , and reallytried to
understand us.
A moment not forgotten was the day
teacher
George Gray caught them watchin g the girls
changing in the swimming
shed. The boys
concerned remember (and sodoesM r Gray).
Andy H ill, having had enough o f scho ol,
sneaked
out o f class and hid under a frame outside. His
teacherMiss No rto n, watched by
Andy and his
classmateswho knew where he was,spent a
fruitless time searching the grounds for hi m.
My favourite teacherwas M rs Neils on. Wewould
leave our m um at home in the morning and go to
school to our second mum M rs Neilson, who we
loved and who loved us back. She taught us our
A, B, C and about love and caring and cleanliness.
God blessher.
Principals concern. Alway s keeping ch ild ren at
heart and their behaviour proper, as
Keith Wilson
drove along Orkney Road he ventured to check the
playground and as he watched the children p laying
he then proceeded to drive into the power pole.
How far doesa principal's d uty go?
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THE REUNION GETTING READY
Preparation for the 17th Jubileebeganearly in 1987
with this small but dedicated committee.
Ian Boyce — Formerpupil
Malcolm (Taffy) Davies - Formerpupil
Les Davies — Formerteacher
Bernie Findlay - Teacher& parent
Anne Goodlet - Parent& School Council
Jenny Griggs —Parentand teacherand School
Council
Chris Hill — Former pupil
Les Howat —Teacher
Allan M ills - PresentPrincipal
John O'Do nnell - School Cou ncil Chairman and
parent
Mavis Plank —Parentand former pupil
Jenny Potts - Former pupil (and Sec. 50th Jubilee
Committee)
Keith Wilson —PastPrin cipal
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THE REUNION FRIDAY 6TH
THE REUNION SATURDAY AFTERNOON
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THE REUNION SATURDAY NIGHT
The marqueeproved ideal, the n ig htalso prov ed th at you canhavea great party i f you 've
got a mix ture o flovely people with common interests, goo d music,
songseveryo ne k no ws,
spaceto mix ming le anddance,a first classmeal, and th eright l ubricatin g refreshment. It
certain ly wen t with a bang.
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THE REUNION SUNDAY
THEY CAME TO THE 50TH
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THEY CAME TO THE 75TH
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FR ONT ROW:
Mol ly D ye r, Do rot hy Cre an, E ile en Car son , A rthu r A rm st ro ng , Jo seph Wi ll i am s, Cl em ent Ki abe r, K eith Aristrooig
Dap hne Sa nbr id ge , S hir ley Stil l
S ECON D R OW: A lbe rt Rip pon , Tui
T HIRD ROW:
FRON T ROW :
S ydn ey P eer s,
HcS ill , La ur a Mag ee , Trev or Hal l,
Walt er B est
Jim Wi lso n, Dunc an Sha nk lan d, Le nnar d Bla ck, Ja ie s Blac k, Jea nn ie B lade
Mary St ev en s, Ice lla L ang to n, Pa tr ici a Je nn in g s, Daw n En no r, A lic e Ha rv ey , Pa tr ic ia R id de r, H ele n Mc Mas te r,
Mary Th or nto n, Be tty Tro tian
S ECON D RO W: Su san Do yle , Ma ry R aym ond , Bev erl y G rif fi n, D or oth y K ell y, Nor een Wi lh elm , M ar ga re t La ke , R ac he l H ig gi ns
THIR D R OW:
Alla n Buc ha nan , Mal col m Da vi es , Ian St ew ar t, Bil l Wi lhe lm, C ur ti s Mex ha m, Jim Da vi es, Jim We ll s
F OURT H RO W: Al ex P et ers on , Thu rl o Wat so n, John C ly de Ca rso n, Kei th W il l iam s , J ose ph Ra ym on d, Ch ar les Su mm er s
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FR ONT ROW:
An ne O 'Br ien , B ev Pe nt ec os t, Mar y Ch ri st ens en , Bar bar a P ot ts , Be v Ca rr o ll , Au dre y B at es , P am ela Per ts on , R ae K ing
L ois W hit ing
SE CON D ROW : Av er ill e S ch mi d t, Joc ely n B ry an t, Da ph ne F ri is , Ki ri P oro a, R angi T ait e, Ra ma W il li am s, K ath lee n Ma rs ha l l,
B onn ie S top fo rd , J oyc e Cl arr y
TH IRD ROW :
Colin Sc h mi dt , Jen nif er P ot ts, Je ss ie M cG re gor , H ono re B arc la y, Jill Jo ne s, A udr ey 6 unn , Wi lli am Go odw in
FOU RTH RO W: Tom C oc hr an e, Ray B ea um on t, Tom M uru , Ne vi lle Cu rry , Tom W ood , Ala n B at es
FRO NT ROW:
Jo cel yn B r ya nt , Mur iel Pa ton , Ce s R ain ey, Ma bel Nea me , Joy L orr ig an , L ind sa y T ap pe r, Va i St ana wa y, I ren e Do ug la s
P at M or ri s
SEC OND ROW : Jea n Go od win , Yvo nn e Ha rri so n, Nan G aqe n, F ra nc es Pu ck ey , Je nni fer P ot t s, Hel en McL ou gh li n, Ol wyn Ro ge rs ,
Ma rj or ie S mith
TH IRD ROW:
Ac e N ea me , Gr aha m P oco ck , Don Mun ro, Bre nd yn e de s B ar re s
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F RONT ROM:
Ca rol Cos se y, R oby n P ar ke r, Ce s R ain ey, Mab el N eai e, Ann e
Jon es,
He ath er Ha rt sto ne , R os em ary He at h, Mary M or ri so n,
Ed ith Bi do is
S ECO ND ROW: S us ann e D ixo n, Dawn
Hil l,
Ly nne Ca mp be ll , J udi th
Br an dho j,
Ba rba ra Bia nc hi n, Sa lly Che sha m, Kay
M ax we ll,
R os ali e C le av er , Leo ni e B la ckm or e
THIR D RO W:
Tor ra nc e S cot t, M al col m G ord on, All an Dal e, Ba rry Dun wo od y, John Gr ea ve s, P eter S tev en son
F OUR TH ROW: L ou C am pb el l , Gr aha m B arc la y, J ohn
FRO NT ROW:
Ha rry J on es,
Bes t,
Pe ter War d, T ony Bar del 1, Gor don
Bl ack mo re
Ma rg are t Pe tch , Ce s R ain ey , Ka thl een S tei ne r, J es sie V ul eti ch , Erin Ma tus chk a, Bet ty
Ro sal in d C ha rma n, El ain e Ga rn ett
SEC OND ROW: Ma vis Pl ank , Ga il St e ev en s, Kat hry n
Bal l,
P at ric ia Bull ,
Del l,
Ju di C och ra ne , Jan Mo ran ,
Fr an ci s T on kin , Ma rg ar et Th omp son T HIRD R OW: P eter Ait ke n, Don Mu nro , Jud y Ha lli na n, Hel en P uh a, Ly nne Dee , Garr y Co ok e, Ro y Ste ele
FO URTH ROW: Alf S tan le y, John War d, G rae me Wa nno p, Ros s P at er son , D ave T ho mps on, B arr y Ma ge e, Ll oyd I nne s
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FR ONT ROW: Ro se ma ri e Ca nn, Jen ny G ibs on, Ma uree n B ru ni ng, Ch ris ti ne F is he r, Be ryl T u rn er , Su Ho dk in so n, Sa ndr a Po tter
S ECO ND ROW: H eat her C he yne , Sa nd ra Wi lc ock , J udy Is ted, E liz ab eth T ay lor , Bern-ice Car na ch an , D ian ne Fr ith , Soriya Co rbe t,
J os eph in e P rud de n, Pau li ne S hed da n
T HIRD ROW :
L yn ne Ke ogh , R obyn Er ick so n, J oa nn e Ho dde r, L es Da vi es , K ath le en
Koh i,
G er al di ne Hun te r, Le sle y H ol li s,
Je an et te Wil li am so n, Nola Spe nce r
F OUR TH ROW: G eo rg e Ha wk in s, Ken P ur se r, B arry Wil son , Ann
F IFTH ROW:
F RON T RO W:
Dan iel , M ick L loy d, Paul G ir ve n, Barr y Plan k
Bill C had ba n, Ric har d S oi er vi ll e- Ry an , Tony W ebb , Da vid C ar te r, Va il H ub ne r, Ro ber t Mi ller
J udi th Ma st er s . Ma rg are t Po ll ar d, Nga ir e Gib so n, Susan S ch mi dt , J uli e Ba rlo w, Ti na Be ck et t , Ra ewy n Tu rn er ,
Lyn da H on dr e, Pa t Wa kel in, Rob yn Sha rro ck
S ECO ND RO W: Ro byn Jo hn sto ne , San di e We nd t-C or fe , .Shell ey
Mo wat , Ma ri lyn Cl ar ke , Ja nic e Ke ll y, T rac ie Ed wa rd s, Li nd a Alle n
M ela ni e Od ie, Vic ki M it c he ll , M ari e Dun can
THIR D RO W:
De nni s Wi ll i am s, Ro byn E ri ck son , J oa nne Hod de r, Jan Du bl er -J ac ob s, D ei dr e Wi ls on, Cath Fa lc on er , Mar y Mo lla rd
W ilm a F it zg ib bo ns , Na tal ie Ode y, A nne T urne r
FOU RTH ROW: B ry ce Wi ll s, M al co a Wil ls, Pete r J ac o bs , Gr ae me B ea r, Mik e Ode y, A ndr ew Wi lk in son , R od ney J err am, P aul
Tony L ar se n, P eter Llo yd, Ma lco lm Mc Oni e, K eith F orr es t
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J uke s,
FRON T ROW:
Lis a Bro wn, Ja nat D 'Au bn ey, Am and a T uli p, L au ra- Ma y S od in et , G al in a Co uve e, Ca the ri ne B ak er , Rac he l Ca rs on,
Leo ne Ca rso n, Mi che ll e Lis t
SE COND ROW : Nol a Pa ge, Geo rg e Gray , Vad N ei lso n, Kare n Sm ith , V ick i
Re ib el,
Dia ne S cot t,
Edit h B id oi s, Li nda
Wri gh t,
Che ryl Ma tt h ew s, Mar y Cul le n, M ur iel P ato n
T HIRD ROW;
A lis tai r Co lem an, Al lan Tu rne r, G reg
Mo ff at,
Kevi n Smit h, A lan J oh ns to ne , R os s J ens en , Paul C ar ru th er s
FRONT ROW : K err id an Llo yd, Ca rol in e Ai tke n, R eb ec ca Gr ig gs , T ania W i ll ia ms , Tony Pla nk, Ro ch el le P lan k, R yan P lan k, Zach Ait ken
S ECO ND ROW: Tin a W il co ck, Su e Tay lo r, Fl eur Hil l, Tra cey C ars on , Ma ria Mur ray , M oan a B ia nch in , Sh aro n F ort , D onn a Tu rma in e,
Mi ch el le H ill ,
TH IRD R OW:
Li nda M un ro, Mi ch el le H ems ley
Pen ny C on way , J enn ife r Ro bin so n, A nn D ool ey, Vad N eil son , J enn y G ri gg s, Ba rb ar a Wi lso n, Nan cy e Gra y, Les ley
Ann D an iel ,
F OUR TH R OW: Lyn Go ldi ng , Ke ith Wil son , G eo rge Gra y, D al la s C ou vee , Th er ese Tu rm ain e, He ath er
F IFT H ROW :
How at,
K ath ry n H aye s, H eat her S cot t
Cr aig Col e
B ria n Ro bi ns on . Wi ll iam So nn tag , An dre w
C hr is top he r H ill
H ill,
Sc ott , Ron D ic ke y, Ber ni e Fin dla y,
Sha ne S pe nce r, John Da vi es , Edw ard H ubb ard , C hr is top he r Sin cl ai r,
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j^rimary
from-
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YOUR PRINTER
on
your
YOUR PUBLISHER
William Hill
Printing Ltd
IN HULL ROAD, MT
MAUNGANUI. PHONE 53-772
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THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT
Here are someof the absentfriends who were in our thoughts at
Jubilee time.
Sue McNabb, 1961-68, Jackson, Queensland, 1 son, 1 daughter, husba
Canadian artist
Gregory Webb, 1959-62, Perth, Australia
Bronwyn King, 1958-63, Webb, Kohimarama,
Auckland
Nicky Webb, 1960-63, Kumeu,
Auckland
Neil King, 1965, Waihi
Marilyn Clarke, 1957-64,Wills, Auckland, married, 2 boys
Geoffrey Clark, 1959-64,Miami Beach, Australia
Bruce Falconer, 1968,Hamilton
Alan Falconer, 1968-71,
Auckland
John Falconer, 1968-72,
Hamilton
Heather Falconer, 1968-73, UK
SusanCooper, 1963, Odey, 16 Balance St,
Waiouru
TheresaSutten, 1961-70, Hodge, Mt Maunganui
Yvonne Odey, 1960, Gisborne
Richard Lloyd, 1962-69, Perth, West Australia, Captain
Honor Deane, 1962-69, SurfersParadise,Restaurant owner
Delwyn Watkins, 1961-68, Tauranga
Stefan Andreasson, 1966-71, Gisborne,
teacher
Donna Wills, 1960-67, Australia
1913-28
JessieMcDonald, 24-25, Shankland, 36
Kelvin Ave Meadowbank,
Auckland
Flora Swanson, 24-25, Shankland, Orere Point, Clevedon
1938-48
Robyn Parker, 45-53, Harding,
Auckland, Nurse
Norman McGibbon, 43, Glenfield, Auckland
Ray McGibbon, 47, Otumoetai,Auckland
Mervyn Hodge, 42, SurfersParadise,Australia
Graeme Hodge, 42, Sydney, Australia
Ivy Ellis, 44, Beaumont, Christchurch
Bruce Beaumont, 43,Auckland
John Beaumont, 43,Fairlie
Allan Beaumont, 42,Hokitika
Wendy Simpson, 43-49, Steeven, Brisbane, Queensland
Jacq Comley, 40-46,Steevens,Birmingham, England
JuneReynolds, 47-50, Schmidt,
Auckland
Tommy Schmidt, 47-50, Taupo
1969-78
1949-58
Moana Blanchin, 1975-78, PalmerstonNorth, Massey
Glen Neal, 1972-74,Wellington, married
Kim Josling, 1969-75, McGregor, Wanganui, Accountant
Heather Thompson, 1955, London (American Express)
PeneParke, 1955, Neilson, England,
teachermarriedwith twins
Vicki Neilson, 1956-64, Adelaide, Hospital Administrator
Campbell Neilson, 1954-62, Cambridge Rd, Tauranga, Harbour Bd
Security
JoanneHodder, 1956-62, Logan, Mangamatu
Susan Stapleton, 1955-62, Hansard, Tauranga, Accountant, mother of two
Raewyn Serivener, 1952-60, Cooke, Surfers
Paradise,2 girls, 1 boy
Val Archer, 1956-58, Jackson, Calgary,
Canada,hairdresser, 2sonsat
university, husband RobertBuilder
Andrew Wilkinson, 1957-63, Sydney, Australia, Area Manager
Mervyn Fairbairn, 1949-53, Queensland, Australia
Isobel Warwick, 1952-53 (staff), O'Hara, Queensland, married Doug, 3
daughters
Brian Batchelor, 1955, 7B Tarawera St, Epsom,
Auckland
Marli Young, 1952-58,Munro, India
Len Paton, 1957,Katikati
Leonie Dennison, 1950-54, McNabb, Brisbane, Australia,
writer, married
2 children
Milton Aiken, 1950, Christchurch
Wendy Burt, 1949-52,Kidd, Wairakei Taupo, married 4 children
Bryan Kidd, 1949-52, Papakura,Auckland
Gary Kidd, 1952-57, Papakura,Auckland, married 3 children
Harvey Mann, 1955-61, Sydney, recording studio
1959-68
Jacqui Walker, 1959-67, Fenton, Brisbane,
Flight service officer
Graham Forrest, 1961-68, 91 Raumanga
Valley Rd, taka Whangarei
Beverley Parker, 1962-69, Forrest, 7 Rishworth Place,
Tikipunga,
Whangarei
Jacqueline Kendrick, 1958-63, Hodkinson, Palmerston
North, Teacher,
mother of 3
Barbara Marriot, 1958-66, Lawrence, 15 Beverley Grove,
Wellingtn,
mother of 2
Glenda Penning, 1961-69, Jarrett, Brisbane, painter
Sheryl Fine, 1960-66,Saunders,Adelaide, mother of 2
Wanda Hopkins, 1958-66, Langhornes Creek, Sth Australia
SusanBartells, 1961-69, Amos, Smithton, Tasmania
Pauline Kirkham, 1956-60, Jackson, Monmouth, Wales, husband
Alan,
son and daughter
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FOUR GENERATIONS
K elly Car son
1962
Eil een Car son
- 1 96 8
J ohn C lyde Car son
1 91 8 - 1 92 0
1 9 29
Ti mot hy C ars on
19 83
And so on to our Centenary in 2013
You don't have to book now but a comparison
with the 50th Jubilee i n 1963 shows that you
may have to put your
sparecash asideso that you'll be able toafford t o. Working on the i ncreasesin costsover the last 25yearsthey could go somethinglike this.
Postage
Registration
2V4d
N il
1963
1988
2013
Afternoon Tea
Friday Eve ning
N il
5 shillings
(50c)
$5
$10
$40
$80
Saturday night
£1:17:6
$27
$200
40c
$10
$6.40
$80
See you in 2013.Saveup for it now.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Jubilee Commiteee
wish to thank thefollowing sponsorswhose donations helped to make
this
booklet
possible
.
Your patronage ofthesefirms and the advertisers throughout this booklet
would be appreciated.
A. R. & L .H . Calvert
Precision Engineering
Hul l Road Mount Maunganui
Ph. 57-834
Dennis Pocock
Architect
36 Wi llow Street, Tauranga
Ph. 80-811
Ken Bear
Central Stationers
Main Road, Mount Maunganui
Ph. 59-466
Alan Bates
New Book Club
Central Pde, Mt Maunganui
Barry Kidd
Mount Car Wreckers
Hewletts Road, Mt Maunganui
Ph. 53-413
Campbell Aitken
Mount Joinery
Newton Rd, M t Maunganui
Ph. 55-338
Midway Pharmacy
260 Maunganui Rd, M t Maunganui
Ph. 55-927
Allen Robinson
Retail Glass & Glacier
Hul l Road, Mt Maunganui
Ph. 55-776
Mount Beauty Salon
Main Road, Mt Maunganui
Ph. 53-437
Busy Bee Dairy
377 Main Road, M t Maunganui
Ph. 53-221
Sel Neal
Builder
Ph. 55-377
Bob Batchelor Toyota
Jellicoe Street
Te Puke
Ph. 739-781
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