Photograph, Framed Coronation Day PO Exchange Staff

This is a framed and glazed hand tinted photograph taken on the Coronation Day of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Here the Post Office Exchange Staff are shown in the parade of floats which took place in Wyndham. Back row: Ngaire Shaw, Vera Harvey, Viney Peacock Front row: Dorothy Young, Elvena McLellan and Lily Crow When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on the 2nd of June 1953, Wyndham's celebrations began with a morning civic service in the Town Hall. Mr Harry R. Stirling presided and Mr R. M. Hutton-Potts of Invercargill spoke of the significance of the Coronation Ceremony and the Queen's duties. A combined choir sang hymns with Betty Geary as the pianist and Rev G. H. Reid read the Bible passages and led the prayers. The afternoon programme began with a parade from the intersection of Balaclava and Inkerman Streets. The Pipe Band led the parade to the school, where assembled floats depicted topics of the times, such as 'Financing the Country Library Service', 'The move to form a Fire Brigade' and 'Efforts to get a licensed hotel for the town'. Also humorously played out was a 'knighting' of Harry Stirling, the Town Clerk, as Sir Henry Roderick Stirling K.S.S. and A.R. (Knight of the Sanitary Services and Ash Removal). Jack Geary who had recently holed-in-one at golf, was Lord Geary L.H.O. C.N. (Lord Hole In One and Commander of the Nineteenth) and Sir Douglas Norman Alister McPherson was P.L.R. (Publisher of the Local Rag). Their carriage was the horse-drawn ash cart driven by William Trethaway. The Coronation Ball was held in the evening - "One of the most spectacular occasions in the social life of the Wyndham District in recent years". Celebrations continued when the Bible Class members presented a pageant on the following Sunday night, at the Wyndham Presbyterian Church, where they presented the meaning of the Coronation. They had effectively produced copies of the Crown, the Sword, the Scepter, the Orb, the Ampulla and other regalia, all of which gave realistic ideas of the originals.
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Photograph, Colac Bay School Golden Jubilee 1938.

A black and white photograph of all the attendees at the Colac Bay School Golden Jubilee Celebrations. January 6th to January 9th 1938. From the estate of Graeme Boyd Robertson; Graeme and his two brothers are likely to be in the front row between the pencilled arrows. About 250 ex pupils and former teachers attended the Jubilee celebrations, a Jubilee ball and banquet were held, church parade, a picnic and sports day, a concert, and a memorial service for the fallen of the Boer and 1st World War. Further information can be found in the book 'Colac Bay by Joan MacIntosh' which is available for research purposes at Te Hikoi Museum's research room.
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Photograph, First Prize Otautau Show

This photograph was taken in 1913 at the Wallace A & P show in Otautau. The driver is Andy Willis and one of the three ladies is Ruth Stewart nee Mills. The show was started in 1905 on a site near the new school and was an important, and much anticipated, annual event. It was an opp...
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