"House cow, Butler Street Opawa. The area now is taken up with housing. Butler Street finished at no. 11 (now 21) and there was a gate at that point, grazing for cows from there. It was used for horse...
"Taken at "Blaenavon" 87 Francis Avenue St Albans. Arthur Christian Joseph Cuddy in the wheelchair. Pearl Mary Alice Cuddy his daughter. Evan Owen Cuddy his son. Mr Cuddy was in hospital after a...
"Bertie Sutton in his tram drivers uniform. Taken at 11 Butler Street Opawa (now 21)." - Contributor's note
Opawa School and memorial gates. Photo taken from 29 Ford Road.
"Wedding cake for the wedding of Phyllis Sutton and Sydney Carter. The cake was sitting at the front table of the wedding reception held at the Jacobean tearoom in High Street Christchurch." -...
My mother was a 'postie' during the war and for a couple of years afterwards. This shows her with one of her regular customers who came out with cold water for her on hot days. I think this was taken...
My mother Phyllis Sutton was a 'postie' during World War II. This photo shows her in the lead up to Christmas (1946??) with her 2 helpers as it was an extremely busy time. She told me once that this...
"Cousins from Sutton and Carter Family at 29 Ford Road on Christmas day. Potato plants in the background." - Contributor's note
"Wayne Sutton with carpentry set (Christmas gift), Chris Sutton sitting. Diane Carter with scooter (Christmas gift), Jenny Carter with doll's pram (Christmas gift). Taken in the back yard of 29 Ford...
My grandmother, Pearl Sutton (dark top) and her sister in law Vi Sutton, with their children beside Cave Rock in Sumner in the early 1920s. My mother Phyllis is the only girl in the group, and her...
My mother (born in 1919) is second from the left, and her two older brothers are at either end of the group. A cousin is next to her. This was taken at Sumner one summer day.
"Arthur Sutton with a young calf born to the "house cow" at the family home in Butler Street, Opawa. The saw in the background was used by Arthur's father Bertie who was a carpenter and cabinet maker...
My dad Syd Carter had a barber and tobacconist shop on the corner of Wilsons Road and Gamblins Road in St Martins. He was popular with the teenagers of the day as he was always willing to try...
My first birthday. Taken on the back lawn of our house in Opawa. I am wearing a sun bonnet and Dad has been persuaded into wearing a tie. It looks as though he might have been mowing the lawn - I can...
A family Christmas in our back yard in Opawa. I am showing off my new scooter, my sister Jenny has a cane dolls pram and my cousin Wayne has a carpentry set. I can't see what his brother Chris has. My...