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Cyril Northcroft and his wife Florence nee Filmer on their honeymoon, Whataroa 1912.
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DescriptionCyril Northcroft and his wife Florence nee Filmer on their honeymoon, Whataroa 1912.
Tracy Northcroft:
Cyril was George Northcroft’s brother and George was Stan Northcroft’s Father. I have this on good authority; I am Stan’s youngest son’s wife and live on the farm where this photo was taken.PhotographerGeorge Northcroft.Date of Photo1912Map[1] ContributorMaye Dunn
Tracy Northcroft:
Cyril was George Northcroft’s brother and George was Stan Northcroft’s Father. I have this on good authority; I am Stan’s youngest son’s wife and live on the farm where this photo was taken.PhotographerGeorge Northcroft.Date of Photo1912Map[1] ContributorMaye Dunn
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Date Created25th April 2021CommentsKaren McTaggart
Young love, a sign above the door, double even triple roofing.
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Peter Armstrong
Karen McTaggart You'd pay big money to stay in a setup like that today
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Peter Silcock
Glamping they call it these days.
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Brent Jones
Tough start. I remember Stan’s Dad driving his Citroen D19 around Whataroa. Never knew his Christian name but presume it was Cyril.
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Trevor Coleman
Peter Silcock the bridle sweat upgrade
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Jean Mehrtens
Peter Silcock what you said
Peter Armstrong
Jean Mehrtens Suite I'd say
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Jayde Van Dissel
Alisha Northcroft thats were u get it from
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Trish Rennie
Imagine that in the South Westland rain and no doubt on camp type beds if any...be all funny and no honey
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Chris Harvey
just pleased to be away from home!!!!
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Wendy Bruce
Glamping obviously
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Maurice Thelning
Went to Cathedral Grammar school with Stan and Gilbert
John Paget
Stan was my father in laws neighbour in Whataroa.
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Arlene Hutcheon
1912, probably were on a tight budget. No such things as a flash hotel back then
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Trevor Coleman
Arlene Hutcheon that is the upgrade
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Arlene Hutcheon
Trevor Coleman oh!
Paul Robin
Glamping. People pay heaps for a pad like that nowadays...
Sean Phelps
I dunno, That's a pretty neat tent for its day, probably on par with today's glamping.
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MJ Harri
They weren't obsessed about money in those times and just got on with it.
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Les Bryce
MJ Harri I think you may mean obsessed, abscessed is a big pussy pimple
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MJ Harri
Opps!
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Jim Lewis
Les Bryce - I hope you are meaning purulent Les Ha haa.
Heather Newby
I guess when you are in love you don`t notice things as much
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Robin Spillane
my mum and dad started their married life in a tent when dad was working on the Homer tunnel.never complained as that was how so many lived back in the 1930,s.
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Maureen Spencer
People pay hundreds of $$$ to stay in a tent like that now...
It looks quite progressive for the time!
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Jonathan Whanau
Oh I'd love to live this way. It was living!
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Myron Caldwell
Can you imagine fronting up for your honeymoon and sowing your wife her lodgings for a few days? I can't,
Donna Grace Harrison Fata
It’s possible they were ‘sight seeing’ and not staying there
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James Newby
Very well set up tent,
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Gary Grant
Nigel Northcroft always new you where conceived in a tent with the flap open ,,THATS why you allways left the doors open at work,,lol
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Stuart McMillan
I carn’t see a bride willing to spend her honey moon in a tent in a rainy part of the country these days
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Gail Howard
You are all far too too spoilt. My grandparents camped at Castlecliff in Whanganui in the 1920's with two children in a tent about a quarter the size and nowhere near as flash. Today's generation really doesn't know how to "rough it".
Trevor Keith Scott
No Rates to Pay!!
Mark Crook
Did they get a concent under Nz00barbrbr lol. Great photo
Pauleen Knowles
What a way to start out!!!
Dennis Gibbs
Glamping?
Tracy Northcroft
Cyril was George Northcroft’s brother and George was Stan Northcroft’s Father. I have this on good authority; I am Stan’s youngest son’s wife and live on the farm where this photo was taken.
John Paget
Hi i am Hanz Komens son in law. It was great catching up with Phillip at my mother in laws funeral recently.
Ron Hibbs
I remember mr George Northcroft and his Citroen car, he used to go fishing at Okarito when we lived at the Forks Hotel. We used to put a box on the road, he always stopped, we pulled the box with a string and laughed all the way back home. I’m sure he knew our trick but he always stopped.
Jean Boniface
Ron Hibbs lol
Trish Hutana
Wow that is just beautiful
Simon Woodlock
Lisa Jenkins let
Henry Winchester know this could be a good option
Kevin Oregan
Hello Mate Dunn. I was a good friend of Stan's and know your farm by memory. There was a very old small Caterpillar crawler in one of your sheds that we dreamed about restoring. Kevin O'Regan
Del Godfrey
Maggie Williams relations perhaps?! Bound to be a connection
Megan Wilson
Del Godfrey would be her great grandparentsMaree Lewis
Fabulous photo and great story too. Thankyou!
Jill White-Northcroft
Do you know you have Northcroft connections in Taupo?
Gary Grant
Always new you were born in a tent
Nigel Northcroft,, lol
Tony Gardyne
Clever set up
Young love, a sign above the door, double even triple roofing.
·
Peter Armstrong
Karen McTaggart You'd pay big money to stay in a setup like that today
·
Peter Silcock
Glamping they call it these days.
·
Brent Jones
Tough start. I remember Stan’s Dad driving his Citroen D19 around Whataroa. Never knew his Christian name but presume it was Cyril.
·
Trevor Coleman
Peter Silcock the bridle sweat upgrade
·
Jean Mehrtens
Peter Silcock what you said
Peter Armstrong
Jean Mehrtens Suite I'd say
·
Jayde Van Dissel
Alisha Northcroft thats were u get it from
·
Trish Rennie
Imagine that in the South Westland rain and no doubt on camp type beds if any...be all funny and no honey
·
Chris Harvey
just pleased to be away from home!!!!
·
Wendy Bruce
Glamping obviously
·
Maurice Thelning
Went to Cathedral Grammar school with Stan and Gilbert
John Paget
Stan was my father in laws neighbour in Whataroa.
·
Arlene Hutcheon
1912, probably were on a tight budget. No such things as a flash hotel back then
·
Trevor Coleman
Arlene Hutcheon that is the upgrade
·
Arlene Hutcheon
Trevor Coleman oh!
Paul Robin
Glamping. People pay heaps for a pad like that nowadays...
Sean Phelps
I dunno, That's a pretty neat tent for its day, probably on par with today's glamping.
·
MJ Harri
They weren't obsessed about money in those times and just got on with it.
·
Les Bryce
MJ Harri I think you may mean obsessed, abscessed is a big pussy pimple
·
MJ Harri
Opps!
·
Jim Lewis
Les Bryce - I hope you are meaning purulent Les Ha haa.
Heather Newby
I guess when you are in love you don`t notice things as much
·
Robin Spillane
my mum and dad started their married life in a tent when dad was working on the Homer tunnel.never complained as that was how so many lived back in the 1930,s.
·
Maureen Spencer
People pay hundreds of $$$ to stay in a tent like that now...
It looks quite progressive for the time!
·
Jonathan Whanau
Oh I'd love to live this way. It was living!
·
Myron Caldwell
Can you imagine fronting up for your honeymoon and sowing your wife her lodgings for a few days? I can't,
Donna Grace Harrison Fata
It’s possible they were ‘sight seeing’ and not staying there
·
James Newby
Very well set up tent,
·
Gary Grant
Nigel Northcroft always new you where conceived in a tent with the flap open ,,THATS why you allways left the doors open at work,,lol
·
Stuart McMillan
I carn’t see a bride willing to spend her honey moon in a tent in a rainy part of the country these days
·
Gail Howard
You are all far too too spoilt. My grandparents camped at Castlecliff in Whanganui in the 1920's with two children in a tent about a quarter the size and nowhere near as flash. Today's generation really doesn't know how to "rough it".
Trevor Keith Scott
No Rates to Pay!!
Mark Crook
Did they get a concent under Nz00barbrbr lol. Great photo
Pauleen Knowles
What a way to start out!!!
Dennis Gibbs
Glamping?
Tracy Northcroft
Cyril was George Northcroft’s brother and George was Stan Northcroft’s Father. I have this on good authority; I am Stan’s youngest son’s wife and live on the farm where this photo was taken.
John Paget
Hi i am Hanz Komens son in law. It was great catching up with Phillip at my mother in laws funeral recently.
Ron Hibbs
I remember mr George Northcroft and his Citroen car, he used to go fishing at Okarito when we lived at the Forks Hotel. We used to put a box on the road, he always stopped, we pulled the box with a string and laughed all the way back home. I’m sure he knew our trick but he always stopped.
Jean Boniface
Ron Hibbs lol
Trish Hutana
Wow that is just beautiful
Simon Woodlock
Lisa Jenkins let
Henry Winchester know this could be a good option
Kevin Oregan
Hello Mate Dunn. I was a good friend of Stan's and know your farm by memory. There was a very old small Caterpillar crawler in one of your sheds that we dreamed about restoring. Kevin O'Regan
Del Godfrey
Maggie Williams relations perhaps?! Bound to be a connection
Megan Wilson
Del Godfrey would be her great grandparentsMaree Lewis
Fabulous photo and great story too. Thankyou!
Jill White-Northcroft
Do you know you have Northcroft connections in Taupo?
Gary Grant
Always new you were born in a tent
Nigel Northcroft,, lol
Tony Gardyne
Clever set up
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