_The Evening Post_, 7 October 1924:
WOMEN IN PRINT.
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The golden wedding of an old and respected couple, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Waters of #Carterton, was celebrated on Friday. Married in Kent, England, on 3rd October, 1874, Mr. and Mrs. Waters shortly afterwards left for New Zealand, and after a voyage lasting 95 days in the sailing ship Avalanche, arrived at Port Nicholson on the anniversary of the province in 1875. The Avalanche foundered and sank in the English Channel on her return voyage. From Wellington, Mr. and Mrs. Waters journeyed over the #Rimutakas by coach to settle…. The #timber industry was at that time fast developing, and Mr. Waters was employed for some time in #wagoning timber over the Rimutakas to the railhead, to be sent to Wellington for building purposes.… [They have] 13 children, all of whom are married,… 46 grandchildren, and one great grandchild.…
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