my roskill (puketapapa) historical societyy (april 2016)

8/16/2019 My Roskill (Puketapapa) Historical Societyy (April 2016)

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Issue 2 Volume 5 April 2016

MT ROSKILL (Puketapapa)HISTORICAL SOCIETY

NewsletterFrom te E!"tor#T"s "ssue $o%t"%ues te stor& a'out te S"sters o Mer$& a%! te Catol"$Cur$s "%*ol*eme%t w"t te Pa Homestea!+ Te s$ool "s $urre%tl& 'e"%,!emol"se! 'ut te -are. %ow "% ope% *"ew as o%e !r"*es up to teHomestea!. w"ll rema"%+ Restore! t"s 'u"l!"%, w"ll 'e a wo%!erul a!!"t"o% tote "stor"$al pre$"%$t 'ut sa!l& tere w"ll 'e l"ttle to sow o te e!u$at"o%ala$t"*"t& tat took pla$e at te Pa+ Hopeull& o%e !a& te stor& o te Pa Farma%! "ts !"/ere%t a$t"*"t"es w"ll 'e a*a"la'le or all to see+ Part o te -arewoul! make a wo%!erul spa$e or tat "stor& to 'e !"spla&e! we% people*"s"t Mo%te Ce$"l"a Park+

From te Pres"!e%t

We are co-hosting with Avondale/Waterview, the NZ History Federation conference &

AGM, 3 A!ril "#$ at Al%erton ' will %e re!resenting o(r society at the AGM %(t

)e)%ers are a%le to attend as o%servers Anyone interested in attending the conference

!lease contact *isa +r(tt)an !h "-.., or e)ail waite)ata0g)ailco)1 %y A!ril

*isa will tell yo( a%o(t fees to cover ad)in, cost of )orning tea, l(nch etc

We also need hel!ers to assist with !re!aring the )orning tea and l(nch 2ontact *isa if

yo( can assist

Also yo( )ight lie to attend these two events that are !art of the 2onference

!rogra))e4

Movie Wo)an in Gold1 and dinner at 5yders 2ine)a, on the 6at(rday evening 3th

A!ril 738 !er !erson1

9r :oin in a visit to the cera)ics )(se() in New *ynn, +e +oi ;(, at ## a) on 6(nday

# May free entry1 Again contact *isa if yo( wish to !artici!ate in either these events

+his is de!endent on eno(gh !eo!le wishing to !artici!ate

Wor contin(es on entering data on to the 5osill<s =eo!le >ata%ase with the n()%er

of references to #.-#. residents growing close to "3, entries +his is a long ter)

!ro:ect that will !rovide a wonderf(l local reso(rce for !eo!le doing historical and

genealogical research+

CATCH 0P -ITH 0S ON SOCIAL ME1IA22Please $o%t"%ue to $e$k out te Fa$e'ook pa,e. !eta"ls 'elow+

O% Tw"tter ,o to www+tw"tter3Rosk"llHer"ta,eO% Fa$e'ook. ,o to ttps#33www+a$e'ook+$om3Rosk"llsPeople45674868

HISTORICAL SOCIETY FI922

Avondale/Waterview Historical 6ociety

At 6t Ninians, 6t George<s 5oad o!!osite the Hollywood 2ine)a1Avondale-Waterview HS talks:

April 2 2pm — Janet Chandler, “The Silk Road”June 4 2pm —Dinah Holman, “A History o Crime” Dinah !ill "e talkin# a"out her histori$al no%el

that is all a"out Thomas Russell &'ah (arm o!ner) and his po!erul asso$iates* +in#lin# timeless

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themes o misunderstandin# and "etrayal, A History of Crime inter!ea%es real and i$tional $rimes in

-th $entury ./* This talk is one not to "e missed "y +t Roskill &'uketapapa) mem"ers*

+(esday #" A!ril # a) at 5yders 2ine)a, #?? 5iversdale 5oad, Avondale

@A 5oyal Night 9(t — “ A Royal Night Out is a 201 ritish romanti$ $omedy3drama ilm

dire$ted "y Julian Jarrold and !ritten "y Tre%or de Sil%a and e%in Hood* The ilmstars Sarah 5adon as the youn# 'rin$ess 6li7a"eth, !ho !ith 'rin$ess +ar#aret &el 'o!ley)%entures out o u$kin#ham 'ala$e to en8oy the 96 Day $ele"rations*” &:ikipedia)+o%ie, roast lun$h and an i$e $ream — all or ;21*56B= to Alison +(rner "8-31 or *isa +r(tt)an "-.., or e)ail

waite)ata0g)ailco)1 %y " A!ril

All Mt 5osill =(eta!a!a1 Historical )e)%ers are welco)e to attend

Te Pa Homestea! : Mo%te Ce$"l"a Part ;

(rom -2< to -=< +onte Ce$ilia &the 'ah Homestead) pro%ided edu$ation or "oarders and day pupils* >nitially it !as a "oardin# s$hool or "oys "ut "y -?= #irls !ere enrolled as day pupils*

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 229!, 2" #e$ruar% &9"', (a)e 9

*+is +oto s+ows some o t+e $o%s workin) in t+e )ardens surroundin) t+e Homestead. Around

t+is time t+e /+ur/+ started su$dividin) t+e land surroundin) t+e Homestead. *+e irst su$divisionwas or t+e #ran/is/an #riar%.



*+e +oto $elow s+ows t+e 0onte 1e/ilia S/out )rou wit+ #ran/is/an rot+er (as/+al. 3$viousl%t+e #ran/is/ans took an interest in t+e s/+ools a/tivities.

'hoto $ourtesy +er$y Ar$hi%es

>n -<4 the s$hool then "e$ame a "oardin# s$hool or #irls and day pupils* The photo "elo!

sho!s the Homestead !ith the #irls in the #rounds*

'Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 7-A3145'

Amon#st the "oarders !ere #irls rom the 'a$ii$ >slands* The photo on the ne@t pa#e sho!s

Sister +ary >#natius, !ith ueen Salote "ein# presented !ith a "ouBuet o lo!ers "y

Samoan pupil Je!el +eredith*



'hoto $ourtesy +er$y Ar$hi%es

(rom -<1 until -<- the Homestead "e$ame a national trainin# institute or entrants to the +er$yrder !ho !ere undertakin# tea$her trainin#* >n -=< +onte Ce$ilia "e$ame a reli#ious trainin#institute or the Au$kland Catholi$ Dio$ese and the s$hool !as relo$ated to the !est o the Homesteadand "e$ame a parish s$hool* This s$hool $ontinued until De$em"er 201 !hen it relo$ated to its ne!home at St John 9ianney 'arish* y the end o +ar$h the last o the s$hool "uildin#s !ill ha%e "eendemolished333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

NZ H'6+95'2A* FC>C5A+'9N:ith "oth isa and mysel in%ol%ed !ith the (ederation !e are !ell represented at this le%el o the!ork done "y Histori$al So$ieties around the $ountry* ur trip to Ha!era !as %ery su$$essul* :emana#ed to %isit museums and make $onta$t !ith mem"er or#anisations throu#hout Taranaki*

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