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Canterbury
Times - 1 October 1913
Photo - Captain
A.P.Bennett - 020
The newly appointed Boy Scout Commissioner for Auckland South.
Photo - The
Late Mr George
Selbie - 021
The late Mr George Selbie, of Claremont, who died recently age 76
was born in Berkshire. He landed in New Zealand in 1862 and was a
shepherd
for the late Sir John Cracroft Wilson of Rangitata.
Photo - Geraldine -
Mr J.MacKay - 022
Geraldine Golf and Cricket Clubs bid farewell to Mr J.MacKay
Secretary of both clubs
The members of the Geraldine Golf and Cricket Clubs gathered recently
at the golf links to make a presentation of a gold watch and sovereign
case ---- to bid him farewell -- leaving for Levuka,
Fiji. ----
Photo - The Late Mr Henry
Anderson - 023
Obituary in another column in the paper
Canterbury
Times - 25 March 1914
Photo - Committee
Men at Cycle Trades Picnic at Motukarara - 011
Group of Committemen at Cycle Trades picnic at Motukarara -
photo of 26 men and 1 girl --- no names.
Photo - Cycle Trades
annual picnic held at Motukarara on Saturday 14 March
- 012
a photo of all who were at the picnic - no names.
Photo - Porirua and They
Who Settled it - The Taming of the Wild land
- 013
Ngati-toa village at Taupo (Plimmerton) Porirua Harbour
1884.
Photo - Plan of Paramatta
Barracks - 016
Plan of Stockade, old Forts at Paramatta Point, Porirua
Harbour in 1852.
Canterbury
Times - 22 March 1916
Photo Full page -
"Anzac Day" in Christchurch, The soldiers' queen demonstration Hagley
Park - 025
On Sunday 11 March the returned soldiers and Citizens' Defence Corps
organised a great demonstration in connection with the Queen election
to raise funds to
help sick and wounded NZ soldiers ---- lady members
of the St John Association, Christ College cadets, Boy
Scouts, and others marched through the city
--- The soldiers' Queen (Mrs Geo. E.Rhodes) headed the procession
----
pictured His Excellency Lord
Liverpool, Messrs George
Harper (President C.D.C.) L.M.Isitt M.P. J.J.Dougall (Commandant C.D.C.)
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
28 May 2010
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