Old pupils 75th Jubilee Meremere School

1945---1954

Back Row, Murray Saxton, Lawrence Taylor,George Saxton,Graeme Duffy,Stirle Williams,Graeme Livingston, Lloyd Duffy,Percy Saxton, Alan Powell, ? Geoffrey Corbert,

Murphy Twin.

Middle Row ,Denise Clark, Mr Harry Thomas,Murphy twin, Neville Wallace,David Buchan,Marion Gilbert, Pauline Duffy, Valda Clark, Mr Len Ashworth, Mattock, Mattock.Parks Parks

Front Row, ? ,Janet Looney,Joan Whitmore,Alison Thomas,Audrey Hopkins,Janice Bloor, ? Mrs Tot Ashworth,Dalwyn Wells, Colleen Duffy,Mr Ron Buchan,Gary Parks.

All Aboard

Merle,Valerie,Aileen,Les.and Shirley Bloor on the family pony.

sunday tennis

On a sunday many from the district would head to the Bloors for a game of tennis. This photo shows Cousin Graham, Bill Wallace,Mr McNaught,Aileen, Shirl, Sid Topping, Jack Bloor and Ivy Bloor.

A Group of meremere residents including Alf and Maggie Williams + Jean and Bill And Jack and Ivy Bloor + Merle and Val

A group of old Meremere identities. Amongst them are Mrs Wallace ,Mrs Williams ,Mrs Dowden, Mrs Colman ,Mrs Bloor.

Meremere ,Ohangai School Boy Rugby Team 1948

?,,, Stirl Williams, Malcolm McNaught, Les Bloor Front,,, Lawrence Taylor,Popeye Hall, Graeme Livingstone,Murray Saxton, ??? In Front ,George Saxton

Meremere Tennis Team 1946

Winners of Country Zone and South Taranaki C.Grade Competitions

The new Hall.

The new Meremere Hall was constructed in 1952--and closed in 1989..As you can see it is now used as a woolshed

The Meremere war memorial,opening day 1922

School pupils and some older ,taken at the jubilee Names I can remember are Whitmore. Bloor, Thomas, McNaught, Hall, Nairn,Livingstone, Taylor, Ashley, Clark, Saxton, Heal ,Wallace, Jacobson and more

Committee

Jubilee Committee Back Row. Alf Williams,Len Duffy, Arther Saxton,Jim Livingston, John Bloor,Barney Murphy,Geoff Insull, Don Nairn..Front Row. Bill Dunlop,Griff Williams, P Saxton,H Davidson, Garfield Wallace

Meremere School 50th Jubilee 1946 (two years late due to world War 11) ,Back Row,,Angus Dunlop,Henry Davidson,Scotty McNaught, Isabel McNaught,Valerie Bloor,Noel Forman,Beverley Forman, Myrtle Spice,Margaret Spice , Front Row, Ruby Davidson, Glady,s Davidson, Aileen Bloor,Catherine Dunlop,Coral Langlands, Betty Williams,Audrey Williams,Merle Bloor,Jean Williams,Jean Geary, ( Some are unnamed)

This is the Meremere School as it looks today. It has been converted into a house by The Rev Margaret Spriggett and her husband.

The Melrose Dairy Factory at Meremere ,where the farmers met each morning and discussed milk weights and there butter fat tests and other gossip while waiting for there turn to empty their cans and receive there milk weights for the day.This photo was taken in 1961 ,the last day of operation.

The first Meremere Hall

The store opposite the Melrose Dairy Factory at one time served as a post office. It closed in 1934-35 and became Meremere,s first community hall..(It was discribed as) very dilapidated and the walls moved with the slightest breeze..Many a great night was held here,with the sloping floor making dancing very interesting.

Playtime

A group of children playing in the school grounds at the old Meremere school.

Memories

These are a few photos of the Meremere School over the years.This photo taken in 1931 is as far back as my photos go. Lots of faces here of people we have got to know over the years.