The Ashhurst branch of the Women’s Institute (sometimes Country Women's Institute) was formed 15 August 1932. A Mrs J. Penket is thought to be 5th from the left behind the front row. She started visiting patients in hospital on behalf of the Manawatu District CWI branches in the early 1930s and continued to do so for many years.

Ashhurst Women's Institute, Ashhurst
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2011N_ELMAR-1-B2_005097
- Title
- Ashhurst Women's Institute, Ashhurst
- Held In
- Coolstore
- Original held in
- CA: Elmar Negative Collection. Notebook 1: FM 432-433
- Date
- 1947
Creation
- Created By
- Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
- Place
- Ashhurst
Object rights
- License
- Attribution + NonCommercial
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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