Cool Bride

I went for an early morning walk, and spotted these two by our famous tree getting their photo taken.  It was pretty cold, about +3C.  She must have been very cold.  I am posting early because I am about to collect little 'h' from school, and take her home to Luggate for a family meal.

Blip No. 1947

Family news 1947

We moved from Raglan to Hamilton East (extra 1).  My father got a job at the Horotiu Freezing Works.  Extra 2 is the school photo, I am the one without any shoes in the front row!!  Because we lived there for only a year, I can't remember any of my classmates.  I always like looking back at the cars we used to own, (extra 3).

NZ news 1947

The first annual Waitangi Day ceremony held by the NZ Navy in the grounds of the Treaty House in Waitangi
The NZ Symphony Orchestra performed for the first time.
41 people die in a fire in the Ballantyne's Department store in Christchurch.

Births :  Piano Lady on blipfoto.com  :  Tim Shadbolt, politician, the present Mayor of Invercargill  :  John Lister, golfer  :  Carl Doy, musician and composer  :  Glenn Turner, cricketer  :  Patrick Power, tenor  :  John Morrison, cricketer  :  Annette King, politician  

Start of the Cold War
Bread was 13c, postage stamps 3d, Men's sweater, &8.50, oranges 49c dozen.
India and Pakistan became independent nations.
Polaroid Camera Demonstrated.
The first of the Dead Sea Scrolls found.  I saw them when I was in Istral in 1991.  They were in the museum in Jerusalem.
Princess Elizabeth marries the Duke of Edinburgh.
The Diary of Anne Frank is published.

Famous people born in 1947

Hilary Clinton, (69), politician  :  Arnold Schworzenegger, (69), Movie Actor,  David Bowie, Rock singer  :  Elton John, (70, Rock Singer  :  OJ Simpson, (69), Football player  :  Mitt Romney, (70), politician  :  David Letterman, (70), TV Show Host  :  Farrah Fawcett, Movie Actress  :  Sam Neil, (69) Movie Actor.

Popular songs:

Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Doh, James Baskett  :  Anything You Can Do, The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby and Dick Haymes  :  April Showers, Al Jolson  :  Galway Bay, Bing Crosby