Maypole in Blackball Public School playground, 1902

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DescriptionMaypole in Blackball Public School playground, 1902Date of Photo1902Map^[1]ContributorJessie Guy‎

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Location (city or town)BlackballLandmark (Place)Blackball Public School playgroundOrganisation (eg business)Blackball Public SchoolEventMaypole in Blackball Public School playground

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Date Created4th April 2020CommentsMargaret Tappin Beautiful!

Jessie Guy Looks fun doesn't it
Geoffrey Bell There could be some Kinsellas in there.

Anne Honey Definitely some Goodalls

Nikki Tamatea Must have been a special day

Wendy Gilmour Nikki Tamatea May Day being 1st May still is Miners Holiday in NZ

Karen Shaw Isn’t this a UK May Day celebration held on 1st May to herald Spring?

Jessie Guy Quite possibly Karen

Wendy Gilmour My mother , born in 1912 used to tell me about these May Day , Miners Day , fun and the Gypsy caravans on the domain, said they always got beautiful painted velvet hair bands from them

Ken Meadowcroft No a happy bunch

Wendy Gilmour This is the OLD school where mum went to school, many many years that school was a Lodge , then our Scout and Cub room , Snow Donnely was Scout leader and I was Cub leader
Great times

Nikki Tamatea My grand father worked in the mines.he was 39 when he died.I never got to meet him. He did not die, in the mine.

Anne Bruce We used to do Maypole dancing at Ahaura school, thinking about it now, was it not just a tad Pagan.

Jessie Guy No Anne, think it was more a celebration of spring in the UK

Wendy Bruce Anne Bruce I can remember doing this as well, think only while in NaN Becker’s room tho but the whole school was involved. Around the flagpole wasn’t it?

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Maypole in Blackball Public School playground, 1902

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