| Ewen
Chamberlain
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Living
in Invercargill. After leaving school at the end of 1960, I went
to work at Gormack Wilkes Davidson staying there until
late 69. Got married to Lynne Sutherland in June 69
(daughter of the great Southland rugby player Alex
(A.G.) Sutherland) and we went to Aus. Working in
Brisbane & Adelaide. Came home when mum died in
71. I started a career with the Invercargill fire
brigade (now NZ Fire Service) in Oct 71. Time off
included a variety of part-time jobs i.e.
sandblasting, spray painting, truck driving etc.
During the late 80's I purchased a small screen
printing business (Down South T Shirts). In late 95
with close to 25 years service in the NZFS the body
got a bit past the rigours of fire fighting so I
retired from the NZFS, and continued on building up
the screen printing business. I may be able to fully
retire in another 100 or so years.
Lynne and I have had several overseas trips inc.
Aus (about 8) USA (2) UK Holland and Fiji. The grass
may look greener over the ditch but we still return
home.
I still enjoy riding my motor bike to rallys
around the lower South Island and also the odd game of
golf.
Ewen passed away on 24 September 2017 after a short
illness. Click here for his obituary.
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Chris
Dillon
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Lived
in Queensland for about 30 years where he ran a Jet
Boat service. Moved to Riversdale in 2010.
Chris passed away on 22nd October 2015 after a long
battle with cancer.
justjets at hotmail.com |
| Roger
Dixon
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I
have finally put "pen” to paper. For someone who is
has never been at a loss for words, when it came for
me to write about me, I could not find any words.
I left school to work for The Southland Times as a
photographer. This great job lasted until I was “let
go” on medical grounds. After moving to Wellington I
joined my father and became a painter and decorator,
growing the business until we were one of the larger
firms in the Wellington region.
After that I moved into sales (wonderful work) where I
still am, only working in retail.
Continued my love of aviation, flying radio controlled
aeroplanes, then found out from a modelling friend,
that to get a microlight licence all that is needed is
a standard drivers licence. Airborne at last!
After three marriages I am currently in Palmerston
North putting my life back together.
When I got your letter about the website, and went and
looked at it, my first reaction was how bloody small
we were.
Anyway I would like to present, both to you and Jim an
ATTABOY first class for a fantastic site and bringing
back all those wonderful memories.
rogerdixon at ihug.co.nz |
| Barry
Empson
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Living
in Invercargill
Barry passed away in Invercargill in July 2023. The
following is his obituary:
https://www.avenalpark.co.nz/obituaries-avenal-park/avenalparkfuneralhome-9n7t4-wwlct-fbl9m-ypabs
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| John
Geddes
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Was
living on a lifestyle block growing olive trees
at Swannanoa near Rangiora. Retired electrician now
driving a truck for Connectrix. Married to
Christine. Now living in Rangiora.
All are most welcome to call or visit, and if passing
through Christchurch and need a temporary bed (and
have transport ) don't hesitate to call.
Phone 03 312 0137
Mobile 027 267 8293
geddes at xtra.co.nz |
| Jim
Hair
Click here to see a photo of
Jim, Joy and their son, Peter, at his graduation
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Living
in Surrey, England. Retired in 1999 from a business I
started from scratch in 1975 making Polythene and
Polythene Bags for the Food and Retail Market. Married
to Joy ( golf handicap 10) and have two boys
Peter and Stephen.
Played Senior Rugby for Marist, Petone ,
Wanganui Marist and Dunedin also did Rowing as a
summer sport for Waihopai, Union Wanganui and
Otago Rowing Club. Played and coached
rugby in Australia and England and I
stopped playing at 40. Golf takes up 3 to 4
days of my week at present and I have 13
Handicap. We live next to Ashford Manor Golf Club
and the Club House is a 5 iron away.
I too have been privileged to be part of this
successful class group.
Check out Jim's son Peter's photo gallery - some great
pics.
http://pete-eos.deviantart.com/gallery/
Also Peter's video record of his bike ride from
England to Rome.
All
Roads Lead to Rome
jim13joy13@aol.com |
| John Hogan
Photo from
Northern Territory News
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John died
in Brisbane on 14 June 2008.
Click here
for a copy of the obituary from the Northern Territory
News, June 17 2008.
Click here
to see a copy of the Invercargill Funeral Service
leaflet for John. |
| Pat
Killeen
Click here to see a
photo
of Pat's Holden Ute
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Living
in Te Anau. I’m still an auto electrician. I have had
my own business since 1979. 14 years in Taupo then
sold that and returned south and started up in Te
Anau. I got married in 73 to Linda and we have 3 sons
- Danny in London has I.T. business, Chris in
Wellington, emergency officer Wellington City Council
and Ben who was my apprentice but overseas at present
in Melbourne. See the Guestbook for more information.
killeen at xtra.co.nz |
| Maurice
MacKenzie
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Maurice
moved with his family to Cromwell in 1958. His parents
had purchased the dairy and milk run. Maurice attended
the local convent school for one year and then was
sent to St Kevin's Oamaru for two years - 1959 and
1960. Sadly his father passed away and Maurice left
school to help his mother with the business. The
family moved to Dunedin in 1961. In 1962 Maurice
joined the N Z Railways Locomotive Dept. in Dunedin
becoming a locomotive engineer. In 1973 he transferred
to Ranfurly on promotion. Eight years later with the
closing of the Otago Central Branch he moved back to
Dunedin where Maurice was still working when he died
on 10th July 2007. In 1969 he married Irene and had a
son and a daughter. Stephen is a Senior Designer with
a civil engineering firm in London. Helen is a Policy
Analyst working for Treasury in Wellington. She is
married with two sons.
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|
Stuart
Miller
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Stuart
died in Sydney in January 2011.
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| Colin Pasco
Click here
to see a photo
of Colin with his grandson Samson
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Living
in Gore
richandsandi at ihug.co.nz
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| Peter
Robinson
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Living
in Invercargill. I have been married to Ann
Maree for 38 years. We have three daughters
and one son. After leaving school I spent
several years in the meat industry. During this
time I participated in cycle racing, travelling around
the world representing NZ. I also played three
seasons of senior rugby for the Marist club in
Invercargill.
In 1972 my brother and I joined our family business
named "Southland Sand & Gravel Co", supplying the
local building market and premix concrete plants.
We became the biggest exporter of coloured gravel in
New Zealand . Our stone being used for
decorating gardens and swimming pools. We supplied
stones to America, Australia, Portugal, Japan and the
United Kingdom. We sold our business in January
2007.
I am currently breeding, racing and selling standard
bred horses and enjoying a round of golf and a few
beers.
I am looking forward to catching up with all of my old
school mates.
peterrobbe at xtra.co.nz |
| David
Taylor
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Living
in Invercargill. I went to Southland Tech College for
forms 3 & 4. On leaving school I went to Marshall
Plumbing for 2 years. I went to the Southland Times
& served my apprenticeship as a linotype mechanic.
I joined the NZ Post Office in 1967 in the
Construction & Main branch. I joined Mico
Wakefield & stayed there for 16 years. I accepted
a position at Marshall Industries in June last year.
I am on my second marriage to Linda. I have 3 children
– Paula, Quinton and Stephen. Linda. (Linne) has 2
children – Brett and Dallas. We have 14 grand children
& 4 great grandchildren
We have 3 acres at 171 Avon Road - 2 nanny goats, 6
ewes, 8 lambs, chooks, goldfish pond. We enjoy the
lifestyle!
davidtaylor at woosh.co.nz |
Neville
Tolson
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Living
in Nerang, Queensland |
| Geoffrey
Wells
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Hi
guys
It's been a long time. About last March 2009 I
received a phone call from Jim Hair asking me would I
like to tell you a bit about myself and what I have
been doing over the last fifty years. You all know how
persuasive he can be.
After leaving Marist I was sent to St Kevin's College
in Oamaru, leaving school at 15. From there I tried a
little farming and wool store work. 1961 I set off for
Stewart Island for 2 years possum trapping, deer
stalking and track cutting for the NZ Forestry. 1963
started working for NZ Steel and Tube, then on to the
sawmill Birch & Co. above the Bluecliffs beach at
Tuatapere for 3 years. First at the mill then joining
the bush crew after the mill burnt down. Moving to Te
Anau 1967, truck driving and working for Te Anau
rabbit board and trying my hand at venison recovery
for 2 ˝ years.
In 1973 came back to Invercargill and worked at Daily
Freightways , a freight forwarding company and met my
partner Helen and stayed with the company for 18
years, retiring in 1992. Helen is a keen bowler,
member of a walk group and deeply involved in
genealogy. I am still a keen outdoor person, hunting
and fishing and lots of sailing in my 6m trailer
sailor “Skylark 11” on our southern lakes. I am also
involved in stoat trapping for the Pomona Island
Trust at Lake Manapouri. My other interests are
gardening and cycling. Now wearing glasses, 2 hearing
aids and going bald I surely qualify for the state
pension February 2010. What more can a man want.
Hoping to meet up with you all one day ...
Geoffrey died suddenly at Kew Hospital on 28 October
2014. Click here to
read Geoffrey's funeral notice.
helen.hall at xtra.co.nz
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