#ranfurly

[frenchcurious]

Centennial Milk Bar, années 1930, qui abrite le musée Art déco local, Ranfurly, Nouvelle-Zélande. - source Sally Jo via Art Deco.

[20thcenturystvehiclereview]

Bus Day! Sunday! Ranfurly, New Zealand https://goo.gl/maps/rreeZtLpthfEKRC4A

[peterkurdulija]

Morning’s Burden by Peter Kurdulija Via Flickr: I am slowly getting accustomed to the deceit of Otago’s winter sun. Its golden rays left only an impression on the old farm, leaving nothing palpable behind. It is so cold. The sky is turmoil. Dark clouds, the atmosphere’s transient villains, are gathering strength for the incoming showdown. The day is in limbo, giving me an uneasy sensation that the smallest of breezes can tip its mood either way. Still, these open spaces are my home. At least they feel like it.

[20thcenturystvehiclereview]

Tractor Thursday! Ranfurly, New Zealand https://goo.gl/maps/nmm9m8iQqttCkM3M7

[climatechangeve-blog]

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Kiniviliame Naholo was unstoppable against Poverty Bay in today's Ranfurly Shield contest.

[eidlewise]

Ranfurly is an Art Deco mecca thanks to unknown person or persons setting fire to around 12 significant buildings around town. The buildings were rebuilt in the popular style of the era. This wall mural (one of many) really took my eye as to me it epitomises the classic road trip. And we have many more miles to travel on ours. #ranfurly #eidlewise #travelnzopenspaces #kiwigreynomads #roadtrip (at Ranfurly, New Zealand)

[ww100nzinschools]

A visit to Maniototo Area School uncovered a special WW100 commemorative project by Ms Dowling and her year 8 class.  Walking with an Anzac was lucky enough to get get up close and personal with their stunning creation.

The following exert was featured in the Otago Daily Times on 16 November 2015.

Pride mixed with a few tears marked the end of a Maniototo Area School pupil-led project to replace a roll of honour recognising ex-pupils and a teacher who served in World War 1.

Year 8 pupils had been studying the 100th anniversary of WW1 and asked if anyone from the Maniototo school had gone to the war, teacher Lucia Dowling said.

The school was originally called Eweburn School and changed its name to Ranfurly School in 1910 before eventually evolving into the area school on a different site.

''When they started to research the topic, they discovered there had been a roll of honour listing former pupils who served in the war but, over the years, the roll had gone missing and no-one knew what had happened to it.

''The pupils thought the soldiers deserved to be remembered and luckily we found a booklet dating back to 1926 which listed them all.''

Research carried out by the pupils confirmed all the names, matching them up with information from several sources, and the names were also found on the school register.

Each pupil focused on a soldier and researched their background and their war story, Miss Dowling said.

''They were calling them our soldiers and decided the roll of honour should be replaced and displayed at the school.''

The children held a sausage sizzle, cake stall and other activities to raise $1000 for the new roll of honour and came up with the design and wording themselves.

''As part of this project, they learned more about researching history and how to work with each other. They were very proud of their efforts, as they should be, and at the ceremony to unveil the roll of honour, it got quite emotional at times.''

[peterkurdulija]

Straight to the Darker Side by Peter Kurdulija Via Flickr: Ranfurly, Otago