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Filmed by Robert (Bob) Nicholson, a dairy farmer from Awahuri.

Includes footage of: Cherry Blossom time in the Esplanade; Nicholson brothers at play at home in Awahuri; Andrew, Jeffrey, John Nicholson and mother Margery Nicholson (Andrew Nicholson in the pram); band playing at rotunda in The Square; birthday party of Kevin White, cousin, at Manakau, south of Levin; wedding of Betty Empson to Richard Smyth; Art Deco show garden in Otaki; Bob Nicholson in his workshop and on the farm (thought to be at Oroua Downs where they moved too after Awahuri.

Length: 44 mins (approx.). Black and White. Silent.

Identification

Object type
Video
Date
1952 to 1953
Digitisation ID
2021V_2007-12_035461
Format
DVD (video disc)
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Awahuri and Oroua Downs

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Taxonomy

Tags
agriculture,
children,
farming,
home movies,
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