ALBUM - Pages from Hokitika District High School journal,"The Victorian", from December 1939.

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DescriptionOver Easter Neil Bradley gave me a copy of a Hokitika District High School journal,"The Victorian", from December 1939. He had shown it to me some years back. It had belonged to his late mother nee Dorothy Woolhouse who is listed as being a pupil of HDHS as is my late mother Joy Goodfellow. [I see I already had a scan of two pages from this journal so there is a chance that some of this info was already posted some years back]
I've scanned some pages of class rolls and of autographs. The latter did not reproduce well as many are in pencil. This cohort having been born around the mid 1920's are likely no longer with us but many are personally remembered by those of us 50+ years old. Younger people from the Hokitika area may well have grandparents on the lists.
Besides Neil's and my mother a few of those I remember are Bill Gutberlet, Jean Park, Susan Reynish, Ted Andrews, Peter Kirwan, Norm Laing, Harry Parker (snr), Margaret Perry?, Fred Finch, Audrey Davies, Colin Howat, Colin Thomas, Betty Reynish, Ross King & Olga Wells.Date of Photo1939Map^[1]ContributorGlenn Johnston

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Location (city or town)HokitikaPerson Bill Gutberlet Betty ReynishRoss King Olga WellsJean Park Susan Reynish Ted Andrews Peter Kirwan Norm LaingHarry Parker Margaret PerryFred FinchAudrey DaviesColin HowatColin ThomasOrganisation (eg business)Hokitika District High School

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Date Created8th April 2026CommentsVivianne Nisbet
I see there is an F Barltrop, wondering if he was, later, headmaster at Reefton DHS

Glenn Johnston
Vivianne Nisbet I do not know the answer to that. I do remember some Barltrop's being in Hokitika late 60's and early 70's but that is 30 -40 years on from the school roll and I can't tell you the relationships between these Barltrop's though chances are they are related.

John Nancekivell
Glenn Johnston Dave Baltrops dad and uncle lived in Rolleston St great guys, Ray was a NZR Bus
Driver

Lynnette Beirne
My late uncle Robert (Bob )Atkinson on the list too and Bill Gutberlet was my brother in law.

Glenn Johnston
One of those listed on the roll is I W Richards. This will be Ivan who had a grocery shop in Revell Street during my Primary School days in the 1960's. He was a jovial character who would home deliver groceries after the shop closed. In his younger days he was a keen tramper and would sometimes take youngsters tramping as did Colin Howat also on the school roll. Ivan had a brother "Brownie" who farmed in South Westland who was a friend of my fathers. Ivan and wife Margaret had two children about my age, Robert (Bob) who was a little older and Catriona who was a little younger.

Dave Lyes
Aunty Susan Reynish married Alec(?) Manson, Ted Andrews married Sue's Sister Dorothy (Dot) Reynish and sister Betty Reynish married Carl Maitland.

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ALBUM - Pages from Hokitika District High School journal,"The Victorian", from December 1939.

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