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Gibb Downing with Wallaceville Valley Post Office Sign
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DescriptionImage showing Gibb Downing with the Wallaceville Valley Post Office sign.
Part of John Harrison's research materials pertaining to John and Louisa Downing (nee Friend).
Caption reads: 'Mr. Gilbert (Gibb), E. Downing, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Downing, holding the official Post Office sign that was attached to the gate at the entrance to the homestead during the period of his mother's appointment as postmistress. Gibb Downing was born at the homestead on 19 August 1895 and in 1913 he had the contract to transport mails twice weekly, by horse, from Upper Hutt to the Wallaceville Valley Post Office operated by his mother.'
Part of John Harrison's research materials pertaining to John and Louisa Downing (nee Friend).
Caption reads: 'Mr. Gilbert (Gibb), E. Downing, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Downing, holding the official Post Office sign that was attached to the gate at the entrance to the homestead during the period of his mother's appointment as postmistress. Gibb Downing was born at the homestead on 19 August 1895 and in 1913 he had the contract to transport mails twice weekly, by horse, from Upper Hutt to the Wallaceville Valley Post Office operated by his mother.'
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CollectionJohn Harrison Collection
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Location20a
Scanned byDaniel Bethell
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Gibb Downing with Wallaceville Valley Post Office Sign. Upper Hutt City Library, accessed 18/03/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/29742