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from various newspapers - January -
December
1947 -
Auckland Star
- 2 January 1947
Christchurch Press 8 January 1947
Christchurch Star-Sun 9 January
1947
Christchurch Press 9 January 1947
Christchurch
Star-Sun 10 January 1947
Dunedin Evening Star 27 January 1947
Evening Star - 8 March
1947
Otago Daily Times - 8 March 1947
Dunedin
Star Sports - 12 June 1947
Dunedin Star Sports - 21 June 1947
Dunedin
Star Sports - 28 June
1947
Timaru Herald
- 19 November 1947
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Auckland
Star - Thursday 2 January
1947
Photograph - 043
Hats shine again at Ellerslie -
Mrs Eric Shorter, (Auckland), Mrs
Spencer Smith, (formerly of
Wales) Mrs M.G. Band
(Auckland) Mrs Cliff Haworth,
(Cambridge)
Ellerslie Fashions - 044
Hats shine again --- a list of names of those who attended
Ellerlie.
Engagement - 045
McKENZIE - ROSS - Jack
McKenzie, son of Mr & late Mrs J.McKenzie, Greymouth to
Pauline Eades, dau. of late Mr amd Mrs B.G.Ross, Auckland.
Christchurch
Press - Wednesday 8 January 1947
Inquest - Akaroa - BARBOUR - 048
Mrs Victoria Beatrice Barbour, of Colombo st, Sydenham, staying
at the hotel -- in Akaroa since 26 Dec. died suddenly on
Saturday, ------- inquest adjourned ---
Christchurch
Star-Sun - Thursday 9 January 1947
Golden Jubilee - 050
Sisters of Mercy at Westport, Sisters M. Claire,
M.Magdalene, M.Gonzaga and M. Ignatius ---
completed 50 years ---- lots more -----
Engagements - 052
BURKE - GIBB - Betty, dau. of
Mr and Mrs J.S.Gibb, New Brighton to George
Edward, 2nd son of Mr and Mrs G.Burke, Lauder, Central
Otago.
DUNCAN - BENSON - Maxwell
Robert, twin son of Mr and Mrs R.Duncan, to Margaret Ann,
dau. of Mr and Mrs J.B.Benson ----
Christchurch
Press - Thursday 9
January 1947
Engagements - 056
HARRIS - McFADZEAN - Phyllis
Doreen, dau. of late Mrs Harris, Akaroa to Jack, son of Mr and
Mrs John McFadzean --- Upper Hutt.
VOLCKMAN - O'CALLAGHAN - Betty,
dau. of ---- Geraldine to Sydney Richard, son
of ----- Kaikoura.
HURST - HELM - Thelma Jean,
dau. of ---BarrHill to Albert
William, son of ---- Ashburton.
PARSONS - CORNER - June,
ward of Mr and Mrs H.A.Ford -- ----- to
John, son of Mr and Mrs W.Parsons, Rangiora.
Westport - Sisters of
Mercy - Golden Jubilee - 057
Sisters M.Claire, M.Magdalen, and M.Ignatius,
yesterday completed 50 years as members of the Order of the
Sisters of Mercy ----- lots more ------
Obituary - 058
TAYLOR - John
Ashmore, of Wellington, managing director of Middows
Brothers and Taylor. ------ survived by his wife and
2 sons ---------
Inquest - 059
ORGAN - William John, of
Hastings, a barrister and solicitor, of
Wellington. born Westport, 71 years ago,
------- he was not married.
Christchurch
Star-Sun - Friday 10 January 1947
Photograph - Girls' Life Brigade - 061
13th annual conference at St Andrew's College ---
Major P.L.Good (Commandant 1st
Christchurch Battalion) Captain B.M.Nuttall
(Adjutant 1st Christchurch Battalion)
Miss F.E.Green (Dominion Field
Organiser) Captain F. Macdonald
(Dominion Secretary)
and Major D.Earle (Dominion President)
Dunedin
Evening Star - Monday 27 January
1947
Accidents & Deaths - 002
NEAL - 2
brothers, Francis Daniel, aged 22 and Philip
John, aged 21 were drowned while bathing in the Wairoa
Gorge River--- 13 miles from Nelson.
JARRETT - Dennis
Raymond, age 13mths son of Mr A.G.Jarrett, of
Kaitaia. was killed when he was knocked over by a truck. ------
FITZGERALD - Walter, age
29 a workman, working on the new Nurse's Home, residing
at Potobello Road, injured when an oxygen plant blew up.
----
Fire Engine crew in crash
- 002
Senior station officer T.E.Reid,
station officer R.Davidson,
Driver M.Proctor, Fireman
C.Dopson, G.Livingstone, H.A.Hall, L.A.McPhee
all fireman injured when the fire truck crashed over a bank at
Wellington -------
Engagements - 003
PEARCE - CROTTY - Robert,
son of Mr & Mrs G.Pearce, Musselburgh to Buena May,
dau. of Mr & Mrs T. A.Crotty. ----- Auckland.
BERTENSHAW - BROWN - Phyllis
Ethel, dau of Mr & Mrs G.Bertenshaw, of Belleknowes to
Bruce Sydney, son of Mr and late Mr L.Brown, Wellington.
HANLEY - SMITH - Joan
Patricia, dau of Mr & Mrs Thomas Hanley, Dunedin
to Arthur James, son of Mr and Mrs James Smith, Blenheim.
School Certificate Results for
Otago. -
A, B, C, D.E, - N, O, P, R, S. - 004
H.I.J.K.L.M. - 006
F, G, T, V, W. - 005
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Otago
Daily Times - Saturday 8 March 1947
Obituary - 009
McLEAN - John, of --
Milton, born at Moneymore 73 yrs ago, --- in 1901 he
married Miss Ellen Casserly --- 2 sons ---- 2 daughters
-----
Golden Wedding - 010
MOIR - Mr and Mrs Thomas
Moir, of Clarksville, celebrated their Golden Wedding at
Kelso last Monday. --- lots more -----
Evening
Star - Saturday 8 March 1947
Death on ship at Sea - 014
FAULKNER -
Kathleen, wife of Commodore G.H. Faulkner, died at sea
while on a passage to England, the Commodore is presently in
Australia. -------
Fatalities - 015
LEES - Phillip, aged
5, of Hataitai, Wellington -------
TROY - James John,
crushed between 2 lorries in the railway yard ----
Wellington ----
GOODWILL - Mrs
Emma, died from injuries when she was knocked down by a
car. aged 84 of Mt.Eden.
Photograph - Rowers -
016
Photo of rowing includes 2 men - C.Cochrane (stroke)
J.Mithers, winners of the
maiden pairs.
Photograph - Wedding - 017
KERR - Mr and Mrs Norman
Kerr, leaving --- on Thursday evening -- the
bride formerly Miss Rona Sew Hoy, was an Otago hockey rep.
Wedding write-up - 017a
KERR - SEW HOY -
Rona Gladys, dau. of late Mr & Mrs P.Sew Hoy to Norman Grieve
Kerr, son of Mr W. and late Mrs Kerr, Riversdale,------ attendants were
Miss Doreen Sew Hoy, and Miss Thelma Sew Hoy, Stuart Coburn
was best man and Maurice Kerr, groomsman
Photograph - Wedding - 018
JOHNSON - Mr and Mrs Ian
Thomas Johnson leaving St John's Church, Roslyn, after
their marriage on Thursday afternoon.
Wedding write -up - 018a
JOHNSTON - GREENFIELD -
Frances Ruth, dau. of Mr & Mrs A.P.Greenfield, to Ian
Thomas Young, son of Mrs R.A. Johnston, Hamilton
----- attendnats were Miss Rene Pedder, and
best man was Mr Lewis Jones --------more
Engagement - 019a
PRITCHARD - MARTIN - Rosalie
Margaret, dau. of Mr & Mrs Pritchard to Robert,
only son of Mr and late Mrs Martin, Mornington.
Dunedin
Star -
Sports - Saturday 8 March 1947
Napier - 5 Women Killed
- 019
5 women received fatal injuries and 7 women and children were seriously
injured when a small fully laden bus was in a collision -------
Killed - Mrs Daisy Howard,
aged 47, Mrs Hine Campbell, aged
35, Brenda Kerry,
aged 24, Sophie Mita, aged 30, Mrs
Rumbo Raroa, 30yrs.
Injured - Mrs Joe Wairau
(30) Mrs Mary Uita
(36) Waitangi Hankins
(23) Mrs Milly Babington
(28) Roberta Lewis (8)
Rebecca Gemmell (2)
------------- lots more ------
Dunedin
Star Sports - Saturday 21 June 1947
Photograph - Edmond Cup
contestants - 022
the field in the first round approaching a fence near the water
jump which was deleted today from the list of obstacles.
Photograph - Winners of
Edmond Cup - Civil Sevice Team - 023
back row - C.McKersey,
R.Snell,
L.Bradshaw,
R.Rudkin,
G.C.Nelson,
front row - B.McKernan,
A.R.Geddes,
Harold
Nelson, W.Godby, E.Beadle.
Photograph - Fencing
tournament - 024
two of the contestants in the fencing tournament held this afternoon
between Otago University Club and the Invercargill Sword Club.
Photograph - Fencing
tournament - 025
The teams representing Otago University Club and the Invercargill Sword
Club -
from left - Cam. Truesdale,
Molly Anderson, D.Rodwell, K.D.Drayton (Otago) H.A.Sutton, H.Sutton, F.H.Simpson, G.Wilkinson (Invercargill)
Dunedin Star Sports - Saturday 28 June
1947
Photograph - St. Kilda
Harriers 40th birthday - 026
In front - Messrs A.P.Carter,
J.Henderson (life member)
J.J.Kernohan (foundation member) C.L.
Buddicom, C.A.Pope (captain for the day)
G.V.Govan, C.Beck,
A.C.Foley, L.J.McKay.
Photograph - Wesley Hockey
Club 1946 Team - 027
back row - L.Couch, H.Burley,
L. Winefield (captain)
R.Vickers, Mr J.Osmond (secretary)
W.Lawry, E.Irvine,
A.Hodges,
front row - R.Smithson, J.Martin
(vice-captain) R.Thompson,
D.Booth, J.Fox,
J.Whitworth, N.Kitchen.
Timaru
Herald - 19 November 1947
NewPlymouth - desertion from Vessel -
STROUD - John Edward aged
21 and
KERWOOD - Frederick, age 18 English seamen on board the
ship "Orari" deserted on 7 November, were in court today
-------
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
2 December 2010
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