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HP 1547
Railway workers, Paekākāriki, 1938
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HP 2513
1957 Christmas Carnival Parade Paraparaumu Beach
Bruce MacMillan Collection
Do you know the names of any of these people?
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HP 1532
Preparing for railway track welding at Paekākāriki in 1939.
J Buckley Collection
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HP 1509
Bob Semple's famous wheelbarrow scaffolding, used for turfing sandhills beside the new main coastal highway, just south of Paekākāriki, 1937 slump.
J Buckley Collection
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HP 1509
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HP 506
Rotararians building the lookout on the top of Paekaākāriki Hill 1970. Selly Hyde is second from the right, other are unidentified.
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HP 506
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HP 2258
First year members of Kāpiti Wrestling Club, 4 Sep 1978.
Do you know any of these budding wrestlers?
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HP 2258
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HP 2227
Sea Scout B Brosnahan received the Queen's Scout Award at Raumati Scout Hall 2nd April 1979.
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HP 2227
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HP 494
Concrete mixer used by Ministry of Public Works on construction of new seawall and coast road near Paekākāriki, ca 1938. The mixer ran non-stop from 7am to 4pm in two shifts - 7am to 11am and 11am to 4pm daily. Mr Beattie's work gang. Mr Beattie (from Paraparaumu).
Who are the men?
Beattie Collection
Alexander Turnbull Library Collection
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HP 494
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HP 1598
Official welcome to Fernando Sabrole of Brazil, the World President of Lions, meeting ca 1979.
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HP 1598
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HP 1030
Three carpenters ("chippies") prepare boxing for the concrete seawall along Centennial Highway, 1938. On the left is Les Amos, but the other two have not been identified. Photograph taken by Jim Beattie at Paekākāriki in 1938.
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HP 1030
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HP 2071
Racing carnival at Paraparaumu Beach
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HP 2071
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HP 917
Interior of Ōtaki Library 1981.
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HP 917
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It is 10 years since the Railway’s main line depot at Paekākāriki closed. On the anniversary of the closing of the depot, Railways staff and their wives gathered at a function in the Paekākāriki Hotel.
Back row:Bill Le Prou, Ken Shaw, Alan McLeod, Eric Wallace
Front row:Arthur Gibson, Jack Hopkinson
Photo: Bruce MacMillan
Kāpiti Observer (26 October 1977, p21)
HP 2092
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HP 2092
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Workgang on the Centennial Highway near Paekākāriki 1939
Alexander Turnbull Library Collection
Jim Beattie Collection
HP 1299
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HP 1299
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Storytime was a popular holiday attraction at the
Paraparaumu Library.
Pictured are Stephen Murphy and the
newly appointed young people’s librarian, Jenni Jansen with
a group of young listeners. Photo: Bruce MacMillan.
Published in the Kāpiti Observer on 28 May, 1979, p.18.
HP 2077
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HP 2077
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A A Brown on the left of bottom row set up Brown's Flaxmill in Waikanae and lived with his family at Paetawa homestead in Waikanae. His daughter Helen Jane Brown married G A Monk who is seated in the centre of the bottom row. ca 1918
Brown Collection Alexander Turnbull Library Collection
HP 1374
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HP 1374
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Paraparaumu School Reunion in 1964 - classes of 1889-1899.
Top row, 2nd from left, is Amy Williams, her father was William E Weggery. Arthur David Whooton is standing in the back row. At the top left is Winifred Meek. In the back row, 5th from the left, is Harold Fitton, and fourth from the left is one of his brothers (also a Fitton).
Horace Williams Collection
Alexander Turnbull Library Collection
HP 1701
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HP 1701
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Miss S C Jones in about 1928. Miss Jones was the first District Nurse in Paekākāriki and served a seven year term working long, long hours, on call 24 hours a day. For the first two years of her term she had to walk everywhere to attend patients. Then the local community bought her a bicycle. Half Miss Jones' wages were paid the Hospital Board and half by the local community.
HP 852
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HP 852
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Howell family and friends
ca 1940
HP 1167
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HP 1167
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Three seamstress sisters called Ismay, Joyce and ? Staff owned a workshop and dressmaking business in Wellington. The sisters used to holiday at Paraparaumu regularly. Paraparaumu Spring 1946
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HP 1161
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School Sports day competitions at Paraparaumu Domain, ca1940.
HP 1141
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HP 1141
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Kapiti District Scout leaders plan the progressive training of local boys during a "Scouter's Council" session. On the left is John Rogers and on the right is Mrs Ives with Ms Allingham on her left. Paraparaumu 1970
HP 546
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HP 546
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Procession, Paraparaumu 1957
HP 405
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HP 405
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Class of 1900 - 1909 at the 60th Jubilee of Paraparaumu School, 1949.
HP 326
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Photograph HP 326
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President of the Rose Society planting roses with Waikanae School children 1970.
HP 240
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Photograph HP 240
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Opening of the Waikanae Adventure Playground, 1976.
HP 266
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Photograph HP 266
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St Paul's Church Sunday School c. 1906 at Paraparaumu.
HP 1363 Brazier Collection
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Photograph HP 1363
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1939 Trentham
Many of the local men went to Trentham for training prior to the war(WWII). All unidentified men. Photograph by Jim Beattie 1939.
HP 1132 Beattie Collection
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Photograph HP 1132
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Kapiti Boating Club rescue boat being winched by Kapiti Borough Council tractor.
This boat was donated, operated and maintained by Plylite Marine Ltd. in 1973 for two years. Mr Guest is third from the right. Photograph from the Observer.
HP 85 Kapiti Observer Collection
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Photograph HP 85
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Paraparaumu School primers of 1937
Top row: (left to right) Bill Bly, ? Colman, Len Fredrickson, ?, Owen Snell, ?, ?.
Middle row: ? Coleman, Bob Roseman, Terry Hunt, ?, Isabell Paterson, Val Udy, Alan Pryor, Malcolm Clunie
Bottom row: ?, Dawn Major, Barbara Wolliston, Esma Corgor, Gal Udy, Enid Short, Pat Bly, May Bell, Margaret Wilkinson, Miriam Baucke
HP 51 G H Baucke Collection
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Photograph HP 51
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