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1914
To this scene came early in the century, like so
many others a young man named Robert Jenkins. He Enrolments
and his brother-in-law visited New Zealand with all
their worldly goods in an old tin trunk. After a brief Oct-06 1914 P CRAW Robert
return to England where he married, Albert returned and Feb-03 1914 F2 HANKE Eileen
came to live in Huntly. At first he and his wife lived at the Feb-16 1914 P HILMAN Doris
back of their fruit shop, later to become the premises of Feb-02 1914 P HOLLAND Elda
the Huntly Press. They later moved to Kimihia. Between Nov-02 1914 P HUGHES Edward
Nov-02 1914 F1 HUGHES Evelyn
1910 and 1923 five children were born to them.
An old farmhouse was being used in the 1880’s Nov-02 1914 S2 HUGHES May
-1890’s as a store-room and had a large passage with forms. Nov-02 1914 S4 HUGHES Minnie
It was used as a Church by the Church of England and Aug-21 1914 F2 HUGHES William
was supposed to have seen the first services held in the Feb-02 1914 P INGLIS Elizabeth Rankin
Huntly district. Later it was used by the occupants as a Feb-02 1914 P INGLIS Isabella Shanks
Sunday School with Mrs Harrison, the occupant, Feb-02 1914 P JONES Maggie
conducting the classes. Mr and Mrs Harrison’s son, Feb-02 1914 P KERR William
Charles, later became curate of Huntly. Jun-15 1914 S3 KILBURN Cora Gladys
Mrs Harrison was said to have objected to the Jun-15 1914 F1 KILBURN Ivy
toilet facilities at the house and insisted on a trellis and tea Oct-05 1914 P LANCASTER Ida
-tree as screens. One mission crowd appeared to Aug-31 1914 S4 McCALLION George Alfred

outstay their welcome so boys started some buck- Jun-15 1914 S1 NASH James
jumping shows outside the windows. One boy threw a cat Jun-15 1914 S2 NASH Ruby
through the window and onto the mission lady’s back! Jun-15 1914 S3 NASH Thomas
After this, when the school was built, Sunday Feb-16 1914 S1 SLEE Clarence
School was held in the new Kimihia School. Mar-09 1914 P THOMPSON Watson
The Sunday School teacher who succeeded
Mrs Harrison was victimised by the boys who put her May-04 1914 S1 WILSON Jessie
Apr-27 1914 S4 WILSON William
horse on one side of the fence and the gig on the other
Aug-31 1914 P YATES Tom
and hitched them up.
Teacher: Miss Brown
1912 1915

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Apr-15 1912 S1 DUNSMUIR David Nov-08 1915 S4 DUNSMUIR David
Apr-15 1912 S4 DUNSMUIR Margaret Nov-08 1915 S3 DUNSMUIR James
Feb-05 1912 F2 GRUNDY Eva Jun-07 1915 P HARGREAVES Lillian Caroline
Aug-12 1912 S1 JOHNSON Ivor Louis Sep-09 1915 P HOLLAND Ben
Aug-12 1912 P JOHNSON Lillian Myrtle Apr-28 1915 F2 HOLLAND George
Nov-19 1912 P KERR Barbara May-03 1915 P INGLIS Agnes Anderson
Dec-03 1912 P LINDSAY George May-25 1915 P JENKINS Harold
Feb-05 1912 S2 LINDSAY Martha Feb-15 1915 P JOHNSON Gilbert
Nov-14 1912 S4 STURT Amelia Jul-19 1915 P JOHNSON Gladys
Nov-14 1912 S3 STURT Esther Feb-22 1915 S4 JOHNSON Ivor Louis
Nov-14 1912 P STURT William Arthur Jun-21 1915 P KERRY Vera
Jul-16 1912 S4 THOMPSON Florence Eugene Mar-15 1915 P NEIL Hazel
Jul-16 1912 F1 THOMPSON Rachel Dec-15 1915 P PERRY Richard
Jul-16 1912 P THOMPSON Samuel Shipton Jul-16 1915 F2 THOMPSON Florence Eugene
Nov-18 1912 P WILSON Harry Feb-01 1915 F2 THOMPSON Rachel
Jul-16 1915 S3 THOMPSON Samuel Shipton
Teacher: Miss Brown Feb-23 1915 P THOMPSON Watson
1913 Apr-19 1915 P WILLIAMS Mary

Teacher: Miss Brown
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Jul-22 1913 S1 BENTSON Ida “In the Primer classes too much time is devoted
Jul-30 1913 P BOYD Margaret to Arithmetic and too little to Handiwork. Schemes
Jul-10 1913 P CONN Richard are not complete. The school is conducted with
Nov-24 1913 S3 EXLER Elsie earnestness but considerable thought must be devoted
to raising the general level of the work. In Nature
Jun-17 1913 F2 FLEMING Raymond Drawing too little seems to be taken, and a
Oct-15 1913 P KILBURN Charles Frederick
sufficiently high level is not reached.
Jun-23 1913 F2 MILNE Alexander Edward In Reading something more than fluency must be
Jun-16 1913 S1 NASH James aimed at; due attention must be given to expression. In
Jun-16 1913 P NASH Ruby Composition, the work is of a somewhat haphazard
Jun-16 1913 S2 NASH Thomas nature; the pupils should not be expected to write on any
Feb-10 1913 P PERRY Maud subject unless, and until, they have the details clearly
Feb-04 1913 F2 RALPH Julian before them.
Teacher: Miss Brown