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DOVEDALE SCHOOL
(Nelson) 1869 and 1909 Compliments of nola_moses@hotmail.com |
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The old Dovedale school was built
in 1869 ( it was demolished in 1969.) on land owned by a Mr John Thorn..The
first commitee was elected on September 4th 1869 members were:
John Thorn, James Knell, James Wilson, Job Best, William Win and Hugh Kenyon: The first teacher being a Mr Severne of Riwaka: |
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Pupils in a photo of 1898 are.
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| COLEMAN, Ellice | COZENS, Will | EBAN, Violet and Ruby |
| FREEMAN, Amy and Stan | LOVERIDGE, Len and ? | PARKINSON, Marion, and Sarah, |
| SILCOCK, Claude, and Alf | SMITH, Ivy and Edna | THOMAS, Bert |
| THORN, Allan, Murial, Kath, Martin and John. | TYRELL, Lottie | VAUGHAN, Hope, and Claire, |
| WIN, Alex, Stanley, Evelyn, and Gertrude | ||
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School photo of 1909 with some of
the names above plus these:
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| Teachers Miss Turner and Mr Gapper | COWIN, Pat, Frank and Bob | COZENS, Noble and Mac |
| EBAN, Roy | FREEMAN, Fred | HALL, Ron, and Lance, |
| HAWKES, Nolan, Vic, and Marion | THORN, Noel, Hugh, Edith, and Ken, | VAUGHAN, John, Frank, Eric and Nita |
| WIN, Don, Fred, John, Mervyn, Eileen, Merle and Linda | ||
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©
Barbara Andrew 2002-2005
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