More Info →Films of Rod Matheson - Ecumenical Youth Conference & Historic Turongo Anglican Church, Shannon.

Description

"A film believed to have been taken by Rod Matheson's son Ian Matheson, later Archivist for the Palmerston North City Council.

0:00 - 5: 42: Ecumenical Youth Conference (and presumendly related events)
5:43 - 9:31 Poutu Marae, Shannon & restored Turongo Anglican
9:31 - 11:48 - scenery - Family trip - beach scenes
11:49 - end: Turongo Anglican Church before restoration and removal to Poutu (Whakawehi) Marae.

Film has no sound.

Turongo Anglican Church was originally built from local timber c.1879 at Moutoa. Being built upon a small hill with somewhat sandy foundation, Turongo fell into decay. This building is said to be the third on the same site. In the 1930s local elders gathered up the sound totara and re-erected this smaller building from the old timber. It was rededicated 5 March 1937 by the Bishop of Aotearoa, assisted by Canon W. G. Williams and Reverends P. H. Leonard, P. Temuera and H. Rangiihu of Hawke's Bay. The church was moved to Poutu Marae near Shannon in 1965."

Identification

Object type

Video

Relation

2023-14

Date

1960s

Digitisation ID

2023V_RodMatheson-S3_041025

Format

Other