Frank Yates Lethbridge
Frank Yates Lethbridge was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand, representing first the Rangitikei electorate from 1896 to 1902, and ... Read More
Frank Yates Lethbridge was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand, representing first the Rangitikei electorate from 1896 to 1902, and ... Read More
Alexander John Perry was born in Wellington in 1852, after his father came to Aotearoa with the 65th Regiment. Perry's father had a farm in Turakina, where Perr... Read More
The man in this photo is believed to be Arch Campbell, who was Chairman of the Oroua County Council between 1924 and 1943. According to _Pioneering to Prosperit... Read More
Herbert Cuthbert Levett was a settler who came to New Zealand on the _Orient _in 1891. Levett was born in Derbyshire in 1867, was educated there, and was a memb... Read More
Feilding Post Office Reunion, in June 2013. The people in this photo were part of the Clerical Department for the Post Office. Read More
Members of the Lines Depot and Technicians for the Feilding Post Office, at a staff reunion in June 2013 Read More
A postcard by Muir & Moodie, with a photo of the original Feilding Post Office on the front. The photo was likely taken between 1905 and 1910. Read More
Photograph of the original Feilding Post Office, located on the corner of Manchester Square and Kimbolton Road. Read More
Feilding Post Office, built in 1949 after the original buildings were damaged in the 1942 earthquake. Read More
The interior of the new Post Office, built after the 1942 earthquake damaged the original Post Office and clock tower. In 1946, tenders were called for a new Po... Read More
The Post Office buildings that were erected after the 1942 earthquake damaged the original building and clock tower. This photograph was taken on June 2, 1953, ... Read More
The original post office in Feilding, located on Manchester Square. Writing on photograph reads "Post & Telegraph Offices, Feilding, N.Z.: Tourist Series, ... Read More
After a major earthquake in 1942, the Feilding Post Office tower was dismantled as it had suffered substantial damage. It was decided that the clock and bell wo... Read More
Telephone Exchange staff in the original Feilding Post Office. Photograph taken between 1902 and 1942. Read More
Thomas Manson was a sheep farmer in Bunnythorpe during the 1800s. He was born in Kilmarknock in 1848, and emigrated to New Zealand around 1875. He was sub-contr... Read More
Jonathan Burton was a farmer in Colyton during the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was born in 1844, in Reading, Berkshire, and was originally apprenticed to the... Read More
David Henry Guthrie was born in 1856. He held a long career as a politician of the Reform Party. He was the Minister of Railways (1922-1923), the MP for Oroua (... Read More
FAHS First XV, in 1923. The boys in the photo are as follows: Top: Frank Heard; Gilbert Read; Basil Kitchen; Ray McKay; Les Anderson; Tom Mickleson; Joe Wells ... Read More
Toi Toi Potiri was the son of Waikato chief, who lived at Awahuri on his own land. Potiri was married to a woman from Kawhia, and they had one son together who ... Read More
John Gemmell was a sheep farmer in Waituna, who ran a flock of almost 10,000 Lincoln sheep and a herd of 250 shorthorn cattle, on land that was originally part ... Read More
William Hight was a local farrier and general blacksmith, who had a shop on Taonui Road, Colyton. Hight was born in 1862 in Christchurch, to David Hight, one of... Read More
Students and teachers outside Stanway School in 1908. The school was opened in 1882, and its classrooms had the capacity for 100 students. A house for the ... Read More
William George Haybittle was Mayor of Feilding in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was born in London in 1850, and came to New Zealand with his father in 1853... Read More
George Kirton was Captain and Quartermaster of Feilding Mounted Rifles, and proprietor of the Feilding Star Newspaper. He died in 1915. Read More
Lena Dradar, a teacher at Feilding Agricultural High School, during Mr. Pearcey's stint as Headmaster. Read More
Catherine and George Smith. The cap and jacket that George is wearing indicate that the family were members of the Salvation Army. Both George and Catherine die... Read More
John Gould was a Feilding Borough Council member, elected in November 1890. Gould was born in Warwickshire, England, in 1844. After completing his education a... Read More