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Pupils of 1897 1909
Rear: (1)_________, (2)_________ , (3)_________ , (4)_________ , John Holland 1905.
3rd Row: (5)________ , (6)________ , (7)________ , (8)________ , ( 9 ) ________ , ( 1 0 ) ______ ,
Jim Paterson 1905.
2nd Row: Hazel King [Neil] 1899, Janet Rogers [Holland] 1903, Maggie Clubb [McGlynn] 1902,
May Rogers [Patterson] 1904, Mrs Dooley [Dunn] 190_, Aggie Whyte [Russell] 1906,
Virginia Holland 1901, ( 1 1 ) ___________. Past Pupils 1920 to 1929.
Seated: Tom Holland 1899, (12)________Dunn, Pearl Wilson [Patterson] 1897, (13)__________, Rear: Bill Valentine -1925, Ted Kerry -1919, Les Thomson -1925, Sam Beadsmore -1920,
(14)__________, Maurice Priestley 1897, Maggie Davies [Ruston] 1900, ( 1 5 ) _________, Harry Goodsall -1924.
Wati Kohe 1901. Middle: Joe Slee -1922, ( 1 ) _________, Dick Yates -1923, Margaret Henderson -1927,
Jean Thomson -1925, Jemina Thomson -1925.
Seated: Melva Rosser -1921, Eileen McGlynn -1921, Mrs McIntosh - Teacher 1925-1931,
Clarice Perry -1922, May Valentine -1921.

Waikato Times, August 1957

PADDLED OWN CANOE
———
Kimihia Teacher
of 60 Years Ago
Staff Reporter Hamilton

More than 300 past pupils, teachers and visitors
attended the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Kimihia
School, near Huntly, on Saturday.
The roll was called by Mr Maurice Priestley, the
teacher who opened the school in 1897. Using a Māori
canoe, he used to paddle across Hakanoa Lake from Huntly
every day and then walk some distance to the school. Eleven of
the 33 first-day pupils answered the roll call.
Some families of three living generations were
present. Mr T. Holland presided at the function and a group
photograph taken of the members of the Holland family
Pupils from 1907 to 1919. members present included 34 people of four generations.
Rear: Ben Holland 1915, Dave Holland 1907, (1)______ , Dave Dunsmuir 1915, Harry Perry 1906. They ranged in age from 75 years to four weeks.
jubilee
included
programme
the
formal
The
3rd Row: Len Rosser 1917, Harry Jones 1907, Alf Holland 1911, Tom Yates 1914, assembly, a thanksgiving service and a ball held in the
Harold Jenkins 1917, Fred Jones 1907, Horace Haywood 1908, Fred Dunn 1897. R.S.A. Hall, Huntly.
2nd Row: Ray Fleming 1913, May Valentine 1921, Gladys Beadsmore 1918, Winnie Jenkins 1918,
Elsie Yates 1917, Bella Craw 1917, Margaret Craw 1916, Ivy Kilburn 1914, ( 2 ) _______ , Right: Richard Brand and Sandy MacDonald after a
Ron Yates 1917. successful punga-gathering trip in the Hakarimata Ranges,
Seated: Vera Russell 1906, (3)________ , Jemina Thomson 1925, Doris Hillman 1916, (4)_________ , south of Huntly, with teacher Pat Lawless (shadow).
Annie Valentine, (5)_________ , Elda Holland 1914.