This is the reverse of the postcard of St Mark’s Church, Remuera, Auckland, that I posted some time ago.
Postcard to H.J.F. Florey, date unknown
Mr H J F Florey
c/o K S Williams
Pahihuroa? Station
Taparoa Bay
N ZDear Father
Just a few lines
to let you know that we
are all quite well & hope
by this time you will
be better again. I wrote
to you a good while
ago but the children
don’t go to shool [sic] now so
it never got posted as I can
not get down myself.
I will send again soon.
Wishing you a Happy & a
Prosperous New Year from
xxxxxx Nean
Henry John Forrest Florey is my great great grandfather. I couldn’t work out who “Nean” was – perhaps his daughter Naomi, or maybe a daughter-in-law? (I felt it was written by a woman, with the reference to children and school.)
In January when I was back in New Zealand, I came across an autograph book that belonged to my great grandmother Naomi, and inside the front cover was written:
Inside front cover, Naomi Myrtle Florey’s autograph book, 1913
Laurian Rangiuia
Hi, just wondering if you had more info on Pahihuoa Station Taparoa Bay –
it is a simialar address to one of my whanau –
just interested
cheers Laurian
great web site!!
Maggie
Laurian, thanks for your comments! I’ve tried to find out more about the place, and I *think* it might be called Pakihiroa. This is from checking place names in the area’s electoral rolls. I plan to blog about it sometime soon. 🙂