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Members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, which met a Greymouth on March 23rd 1906.
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DescriptionThe caption for this image in the Auckland Weekly News reads: "Members of the Women's CT Union met at Greymouth on the 21 March 1906". Grey River Argus mentioned on 21 March the following list of Executive and the delegates:
"N.Z. Officers:— President, Mrs A. R. Atkinson (Wellington); corresponding Secretary, L. M. Smith (Christchurch); Treasurer, Mrs Hill (Napier). Delegates: District Presidents : Mrs Oldham, (Napier), Mrs J. Smith (Wanganui), Mrs Gaskin (Greymouth). District Secretaries : Mrs Upton (New Plymouth), Mrs Griffin (Blenheim), Mrs Hansen (Greymouth). District Treasurers: Mrs Hughes (Auckland), Mrs Sweetman (Greymouth). Superintendents: Mrs Webb (Ormondville), Miss Maunder (Hawera), Mrs Sanderlands (Napier), Mrs J. Taylor (Wellington), Miss McCarthy (Waimate), Mrs Harrison (Kaiapoi), Mrs Don (Dunedin), Miss Roberts (Christchurch), Mrs Smith and Miss Parkinson (Greymouth), Mrs McClymock and Mrs Jas. Lawn (Reefton), Mrs Day (Christchurch and proxy for Ashburton) Mrs Graham (Gisborne), Mrs Sheppard (Christchurch and proxy for Ashburton), Mrs Allen (Ormondville) Mrs Newton (Christchurch and proxy for Woodend), Miss Webb (Ormondville and proxy for Nelson), Mrs Boase (proxy for Matapu)." This is not the order in the photograph as Kate Sheppard (large white collar, white hair and no hat) is standing next to my 2 x great grandmother Rachel Lawn ("Mrs Jas. Lawn") who is on her right wearing a large hat. My 3 x grt grandmother Dinah (Rachel's mother - "Mrs Hansen") is the little lady seventh from left in the front row.Date of Photo1906Map[1]
"N.Z. Officers:— President, Mrs A. R. Atkinson (Wellington); corresponding Secretary, L. M. Smith (Christchurch); Treasurer, Mrs Hill (Napier). Delegates: District Presidents : Mrs Oldham, (Napier), Mrs J. Smith (Wanganui), Mrs Gaskin (Greymouth). District Secretaries : Mrs Upton (New Plymouth), Mrs Griffin (Blenheim), Mrs Hansen (Greymouth). District Treasurers: Mrs Hughes (Auckland), Mrs Sweetman (Greymouth). Superintendents: Mrs Webb (Ormondville), Miss Maunder (Hawera), Mrs Sanderlands (Napier), Mrs J. Taylor (Wellington), Miss McCarthy (Waimate), Mrs Harrison (Kaiapoi), Mrs Don (Dunedin), Miss Roberts (Christchurch), Mrs Smith and Miss Parkinson (Greymouth), Mrs McClymock and Mrs Jas. Lawn (Reefton), Mrs Day (Christchurch and proxy for Ashburton) Mrs Graham (Gisborne), Mrs Sheppard (Christchurch and proxy for Ashburton), Mrs Allen (Ormondville) Mrs Newton (Christchurch and proxy for Woodend), Miss Webb (Ormondville and proxy for Nelson), Mrs Boase (proxy for Matapu)." This is not the order in the photograph as Kate Sheppard (large white collar, white hair and no hat) is standing next to my 2 x great grandmother Rachel Lawn ("Mrs Jas. Lawn") who is on her right wearing a large hat. My 3 x grt grandmother Dinah (Rachel's mother - "Mrs Hansen") is the little lady seventh from left in the front row.Date of Photo1906Map[1]
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LinkFacebookCommentsAlan Messenger Would have been fighting a lost cause on the coast
Alan Messenger I'd be looking glum also if I hadn't had a beer for maybe 30 years
Roger Howell Very sombre ladies
Rory Paterson Most posed photos in those days people didn't smile because they had to sit there for longer than we do now. But, yes I can imagine one of their meetings being rather dull To say the least.
Pam Englefield-Absolum
Anyone recognise the ladies? And the church ?
Cynthia McCaughan
Pam Englefield-Absolum yes.
Cynthia McCaughan
Pam Englefield-Absolum my 2 x great grandmother Rachel Lawn standing beside Kate Sheppard and my 3 x great grandmother Dinah Hansen in the front row
Cynthia McCaughan
It's the Methodist church
Cynthia McCaughan
The women who attended are recorded in other Papers past articles, this image was published (without naming them individually) in the Auckland Weekly News if I recall correctly
Joanna Hyslop
One of these would have been Elizabeth Gaskin, I reckon
Cynthia McCaughan
Pretty sure this photo has been on here before. I have details in my book also wrote about my family's contribution to suffrage and WCTU here:
https://inkandstoneblog.wordpress.com/.../a-passionate.../Alison Paulsen
At least
Rose Nolan
We owe them a lot, but they sure look a grim bunch. Hell hath no fury ....
Pam Englefield-Absolum
Anyone recognise the ladies? And the church ?
Cynthia McCaughan
Pam Englefield-Absolum yes.
Cynthia McCaughan
Pam Englefield-Absolum my 2 x great grandmother Rachel Lawn standing beside Kate Sheppard and my 3 x great grandmother Dinah Hansen in the front row
Cynthia McCaughan
It's the Methodist church
Cynthia McCaughan
The women who attended are recorded in other Papers past articles, this image was published (without naming them individually) in the Auckland Weekly News if I recall correctly
Cynthia McCaughan
The caption for this image in the Auckland Weekly News reads: "Members of the Women's CT Union met at Greymouth on the 21 March 1906". Grey River Argus mentioned on 21 March the following list of Executive and the delegates:
"N.Z. Officers:— President, Mrs A. R. Atkinson (Wellington); corresponding Secretary, L. M. Smith (Christchurch); Treasurer, Mrs Hill (Napier). Delegates: District Presidents : Mrs Oldham, (Napier), Mrs J. Smith (Wanganui), Mrs Gaskin (Greymouth). District Secretaries : Mrs Upton (New Plymouth), Mrs Griffin (Blenheim), Mrs Hansen (Greymouth). District Treasurers: Mrs Hughes (Auckland), Mrs Sweetman (Greymouth). Superintendents: Mrs Webb (Ormondville), Miss Maunder (Hawera), Mrs Sanderlands (Napier), Mrs J. Taylor (Wellington), Miss McCarthy (Waimate), Mrs Harrison (Kaiapoi), Mrs Don (Dunedin), Miss Roberts (Christchurch), Mrs Smith and Miss Parkinson (Greymouth), Mrs McClymock and Mrs Jas. Lawn (Reefton), Mrs Day (Christchurch and proxy for Ashburton) Mrs Graham (Gisborne), Mrs Sheppard (Christchurch and proxy for Ashburton), Mrs Allen (Ormondville) Mrs Newton (Christchurch and proxy for Woodend), Miss Webb (Ormondville and proxy for Nelson), Mrs Boase (proxy for Matapu)." This is not the order in the photograph as Kate Sheppard (large white collar, white hair and no hat) is standing next to my 2 x great grandmother Rachel Lawn ("Mrs Jas. Lawn") who is on her right wearing a large hat. My 3 x grt grandmother Dinah (Rachel's mother - "Mrs Hansen") is the little lady seventh from left in the front row.
Joanna Hyslop
Cynthia McCaughan many thanks for this
Don Hutton
Cynthia McCaughan Very interesting family names. Samuel Lawn, a likely relation of yours from Reefton, married Margaret Dunbar Marshall, my 1st cousin twice removed, in Dunedin in 1907. Samuel was manager of Brown Ewing, a well known store in Dunedin. Their granddaughter Margaret Kinley nee Lawn who will be your relation too is my 3rd cousin. Attended CGHS and taught with my wife! Small world?
Alan Messenger
Looks like a cheerful bunch
Cynthia McCaughan
Alan Messenger you should see photos of the same era with blokes and their epic beards: grimmer than grim!
Don Hutton
Bloody Methodists! I married one! The church couldn't cope with a dram drinking Scot and has long since gone, but not the marriage. Her indoors' Sunday School teacher demonstrated the evils of drink by soaking liver in meths!! She has since become a careful consumer of one flute of cider a day. Very worrying for her soul!
Alan Messenger
Don, my wife was educated at Methodist Ladies College in Adelaide and she ended up marrying a NZ West Coaster!
Don Hutton
Did she teach which eating irons were for which course? Us Coasters are so lacking in refined table manners!
Brian McIntyre
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Being a heathen Don where was that church
Don Hutton
I don't know, unless it was the original church on the site of the stone church over the railway line from Revvies which has also gone.
Brian McIntyre
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Don Hutton looks a bit big for that one Don. You bloody fellow heathen
Don Hutton
Brian McIntyre Speak for yourself! Jimmy Long will get you eventually!!
Brian McIntyre
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Don Hutton haha I know where he is at Karoro
Don Hutton
Brian McIntyre So your'e not a heathen, but a lapsed Doolan, keeping your options open by scrubbing Jimmy's headstone?
Brian McIntyre
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Don Hutton not down on my knees scrubbing Don
Don Hutton
Brian McIntyre 10 Hail Marys and 2 bob in the plate
Brian McIntyre
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Don Hutton
Don Hutton
Brian McIntyre At least we can laugh about this without all that fear of god stuff that Father Mahogony used to threaten you with! Fortunately things have changed a lot.
Brian McIntyre
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Don Hutton yes the brainwashing didnt wor
Alan Messenger I'd be looking glum also if I hadn't had a beer for maybe 30 years
Roger Howell Very sombre ladies
Rory Paterson Most posed photos in those days people didn't smile because they had to sit there for longer than we do now. But, yes I can imagine one of their meetings being rather dull To say the least.
Pam Englefield-Absolum
Anyone recognise the ladies? And the church ?
Cynthia McCaughan
Pam Englefield-Absolum yes.
Cynthia McCaughan
Pam Englefield-Absolum my 2 x great grandmother Rachel Lawn standing beside Kate Sheppard and my 3 x great grandmother Dinah Hansen in the front row
Cynthia McCaughan
It's the Methodist church
Cynthia McCaughan
The women who attended are recorded in other Papers past articles, this image was published (without naming them individually) in the Auckland Weekly News if I recall correctly
Joanna Hyslop
One of these would have been Elizabeth Gaskin, I reckon
Cynthia McCaughan
Pretty sure this photo has been on here before. I have details in my book also wrote about my family's contribution to suffrage and WCTU here:
https://inkandstoneblog.wordpress.com/.../a-passionate.../Alison Paulsen
At least
Rose Nolan
We owe them a lot, but they sure look a grim bunch. Hell hath no fury ....
Pam Englefield-Absolum
Anyone recognise the ladies? And the church ?
Cynthia McCaughan
Pam Englefield-Absolum yes.
Cynthia McCaughan
Pam Englefield-Absolum my 2 x great grandmother Rachel Lawn standing beside Kate Sheppard and my 3 x great grandmother Dinah Hansen in the front row
Cynthia McCaughan
It's the Methodist church
Cynthia McCaughan
The women who attended are recorded in other Papers past articles, this image was published (without naming them individually) in the Auckland Weekly News if I recall correctly
Cynthia McCaughan
The caption for this image in the Auckland Weekly News reads: "Members of the Women's CT Union met at Greymouth on the 21 March 1906". Grey River Argus mentioned on 21 March the following list of Executive and the delegates:
"N.Z. Officers:— President, Mrs A. R. Atkinson (Wellington); corresponding Secretary, L. M. Smith (Christchurch); Treasurer, Mrs Hill (Napier). Delegates: District Presidents : Mrs Oldham, (Napier), Mrs J. Smith (Wanganui), Mrs Gaskin (Greymouth). District Secretaries : Mrs Upton (New Plymouth), Mrs Griffin (Blenheim), Mrs Hansen (Greymouth). District Treasurers: Mrs Hughes (Auckland), Mrs Sweetman (Greymouth). Superintendents: Mrs Webb (Ormondville), Miss Maunder (Hawera), Mrs Sanderlands (Napier), Mrs J. Taylor (Wellington), Miss McCarthy (Waimate), Mrs Harrison (Kaiapoi), Mrs Don (Dunedin), Miss Roberts (Christchurch), Mrs Smith and Miss Parkinson (Greymouth), Mrs McClymock and Mrs Jas. Lawn (Reefton), Mrs Day (Christchurch and proxy for Ashburton) Mrs Graham (Gisborne), Mrs Sheppard (Christchurch and proxy for Ashburton), Mrs Allen (Ormondville) Mrs Newton (Christchurch and proxy for Woodend), Miss Webb (Ormondville and proxy for Nelson), Mrs Boase (proxy for Matapu)." This is not the order in the photograph as Kate Sheppard (large white collar, white hair and no hat) is standing next to my 2 x great grandmother Rachel Lawn ("Mrs Jas. Lawn") who is on her right wearing a large hat. My 3 x grt grandmother Dinah (Rachel's mother - "Mrs Hansen") is the little lady seventh from left in the front row.
Joanna Hyslop
Cynthia McCaughan many thanks for this
Don Hutton
Cynthia McCaughan Very interesting family names. Samuel Lawn, a likely relation of yours from Reefton, married Margaret Dunbar Marshall, my 1st cousin twice removed, in Dunedin in 1907. Samuel was manager of Brown Ewing, a well known store in Dunedin. Their granddaughter Margaret Kinley nee Lawn who will be your relation too is my 3rd cousin. Attended CGHS and taught with my wife! Small world?
Alan Messenger
Looks like a cheerful bunch
Cynthia McCaughan
Alan Messenger you should see photos of the same era with blokes and their epic beards: grimmer than grim!
Don Hutton
Bloody Methodists! I married one! The church couldn't cope with a dram drinking Scot and has long since gone, but not the marriage. Her indoors' Sunday School teacher demonstrated the evils of drink by soaking liver in meths!! She has since become a careful consumer of one flute of cider a day. Very worrying for her soul!
Alan Messenger
Don, my wife was educated at Methodist Ladies College in Adelaide and she ended up marrying a NZ West Coaster!
Don Hutton
Did she teach which eating irons were for which course? Us Coasters are so lacking in refined table manners!
Brian McIntyre
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Being a heathen Don where was that church
Don Hutton
I don't know, unless it was the original church on the site of the stone church over the railway line from Revvies which has also gone.
Brian McIntyre
badge icon
Don Hutton looks a bit big for that one Don. You bloody fellow heathen
Don Hutton
Brian McIntyre Speak for yourself! Jimmy Long will get you eventually!!
Brian McIntyre
badge icon
Don Hutton haha I know where he is at Karoro
Don Hutton
Brian McIntyre So your'e not a heathen, but a lapsed Doolan, keeping your options open by scrubbing Jimmy's headstone?
Brian McIntyre
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Don Hutton not down on my knees scrubbing Don
Don Hutton
Brian McIntyre 10 Hail Marys and 2 bob in the plate
Brian McIntyre
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Don Hutton
Don Hutton
Brian McIntyre At least we can laugh about this without all that fear of god stuff that Father Mahogony used to threaten you with! Fortunately things have changed a lot.
Brian McIntyre
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Don Hutton yes the brainwashing didnt wor
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West Coast New Zealand History (18th Feb 2021). Members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, which met a Greymouth on March 23rd 1906.. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 4th Apr 2026 15:58, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/1744