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By: Paul Huffam12th Oct 2019 9:11PMThe Mirfins are a pioneering family who settled between the Rough River and the Little Grey River just a mile or so West of Ikamatua. I well remember Bryson and his wife Macel, Nellie (3rd from R), "Billie", and Ashton. The family were highly respected in our district.Young Bryson and Roger were also well known to me and my family (Huffams) of Ikamatua.

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Mirfin Family outside the Reefton Community Centre.

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DescriptionPaul Huffam.."The Mirfins are a pioneering family who settled between the Rough River and the Little Grey River just a mile or so West of Ikamatua. I well remember Bryson and his wife Macel, Nellie (3rd from R), "Billie", and Ashton. The family were highly respected in our district.Young Bryson and Roger were also well known to me and my family (Huffams) of Ikamatua."Date of PhotoEarly 1960's.Map^[1]ContributorRachel Silcock

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Date Created29th June 2019CommentsBev Freitas: What a lovely photo,love the dresses gloves etc etc,
Everyone looks so happy,

Phyllis Aberhart: Looks like the 50's, when people were smarty dressed

Annie Swain: More like early '60s?

Michael Nottingham :Agree with you Annie, early 60's?

Debbie Ansett: Wow all dressed so smartly

Donna Moore: Barbara Loughnan do you know these people

Roger Gardiner: Looks like my aunt Phyllis McElwee on the right. Hellen Morris and Richard Gardiner

Hellen Morris: Roger Gardiner not sure Roger,but I don't think it looks like her.but I may be wrong.

Richard Gardiner: Roger Gardiner. It somehow doesn't standout as Phyllis for me so I'm not sure either
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Janette Schroeder: I too think it looks like a young Mrs McElwee....holding the white handbag

Elizabeth Strong: I would go with the 50,s style of dress .All those pretty dresses, probably all home made. It is a lovely snapshot of the girls.
Geoffrey Bell The girl in front looks like Jan Thomson.

Trish McTaggart: It is the Mirfin family from Ikamatua.

Maye Dunn: Can you name any of them Trish..

Lynda Ladner: The girl in the white dress looks like Jan Mirfin nee Haldane.

Barb Rodway: Lovely dresses.

Trish McTaggart: Back
Rob ? Maysel, Bryce, George, Nellie, Ash.
front
Rosemary, ? Dot, and Billie.

Not sure if I have Bryce and Ash right .
I’m sure Dot will put it right

Carole Beeby Those were the days of hats and gloves Does anyone else remember the feather hats from then?

Doris Blanchard I love the clothes. I once made dresses like that. That is a particularly nice photo. Looks like they were dressed for church.

Trevor Wylde Hi Paul, Remember you and the Mirfins well although we shifted from Ikamatua end of 1941 we still came back and visited there quite often when I was growing up

Noeline McCaughan I still have one, green as a budgie

Wendy Bruce Anne Bruce except for the glum lad at the left

Cheryl Johnston Anne Bruce I knew a Bryce Mirfin and he always had a big smile, the last time I saw him was at a festival at Nile River..

Margaret Kaa I remember Dorothy Mirfin when we were at sch. Lovely girl.

Judi Trompetter The Mirfins were great friends of my Great Aunties from Matai

Cheryl Johnston Bryson Mirfin was he known as Bruce Mirfin

Dorothy Dot Humphries Thank you for your comments about our family Paul. Nellie & George were my parents. Was it yr brother Blake who built the dredge out of mechano? I so remember going to look at it.

Lynnette Beirne Dorothy Dot Humphries was Nellie George McLeans sister?

Dorothy Dot Humphries Yes she was Lynnette. Do u have a connection?

Dorothy Dot Humphries Rob, Rosemary, Maysel, Jessie, Bryce (Snr.) Dorothy, George, Nellie, Billie & Ash Mirfin.
Don't remember what the occasion was.

Julie Geddes Dorothy Dot Humphries you haven't changed one single bit xx still as gorgeous as ever!

Dorothy Dot Humphries Thank you dear Julie. Xx

Robin James Great pic Dot. So sweet and innocent,!!

Dennis Gibbs Knew Jan and Roger Mirfin as well as Don, and the Huffams were my next door neighbours for a few years.

John Morel Did Jessie marry Charles Morel
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