Interhouse cricket team Auckland Domain 1931 (probably Milne & Choyce), my father Sam Hughes    third  from left his brother Ted in front of him.
Rugby team early 1930's possibly Ponsonby, my father front row third from left
Sam and brother Ted with newly purchased dinghy, Wakatere, early 1930's on Waitemata.
Sam with Jean (left) and Alice with tree blown down in storm 1932 Archibald Road
Muriwai Beach from south
View to Rangitoto from Point Resolution
Auckland Ferry Buildings and craft
All of the Hughes brothers and sisters, from left, Don, Sam, Mildred, Jean, Alice, Ted.
Looking east across the Whau Creek  towards Avondale at high tide tfrom the Hughes' property at bottom of Archibald Road
The Edgerley siblings, my mother Connie on left, her sister Dulcie and brother Trevor
Taken at the home of my Grandfather Ted Hughes at the bottom of Archibald Road (now Kelston), his  youngest son Colonel(Don b 1923) and Avis Brain who ran in the 1950 Empire (Commonwealth)  Games.
Vickers Vildebeest NZ 101 with view of Avro Avian (ZK-AAI) crash in background
My Uncle Ted with De Havilland aircraft  June 1937. My father (hatless) same aircraft with his older sister Alice and her husband Arthur from points south. View of scene from behind crowd.
View of Dunedin from Botainical Gardens mid-late 1930's.
Mansion House Bay, Kawau Island.
Connie (with pup) at her Aunt Eileen's (Mrs Hugh Wallace) house at Ihumatoa, near Mangere. Eileen was a sister of Connie's mother Maude who died in 1924. Ailsa Wallace is the middle child on left,  with Gavin b 1933 on right with Hugh. Unknown girl left front and the serious sisters also not known. With Eileen in background.  Another with Hugh in background. The family had a dairy farm there which Gavin continued into the 1990's.
Sam Wilson's launch with Mrs Wilson and June, Kawau.
View of suburbia, possibly New Plymouth
Edgerley's and friends at beach. This time swimming  And another picnic
Steamer RMS Niagara later sunk off Northland 19Jun1940 with cargo of gold after hitting a mine laid by the German raider "Orion" 13-14th June 1940.
.  My mother left with Sam's young Aunt Bessie, and friend right, on Mount Egmont
Wharf at Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island  1937  Reg Cooper with Sam. Kauri Dam near Mount Hobson, see figures in centre. Logging near Mount Hobson. Seagull resting on Sam  Graves near Miners Head from wreck of Wairarapa, 1850's
In 1938 Sam had a trip to the South Island and stayed with his elder sister Alice who was married to Arthur Osborne policeman at Otira. Sam on left, Arthur in middle with car. Gold dredge near Hokitika, close up of dredge, aerial view of  tailings, freighter wreck on West Coast
Enjoyable holidays were spent at the Allen family (Ulwyn and Phoebe Allen) farm at Glen Murray where the young sons, Essie, Eddie and Noel were cousins of my mother. Sam and Connie, various group photos have survived.  Connie could have taken this one, Sam may have taken this with Connie third from left then  Jean, Trevor  Dulcie and Alf. Noel front left, then Trevor and Dulcie, Alf and Jean, Connie, William Edgerley and his wife Ivy in hats behind Connie, Ulwyn on right, Essie peeping thru and Phoebe next to Ivy.  Group with cars.Sam and Connie on right, Dulcie and Alf in centre.  My mothers Aunt Phoebe having a moment of peace.

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