Blossom Queens 1999

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Description

Hastings Mayor, Jeremy Dwyer, with former Blossom Queens outside the Hastings Civic Administration building, 18 September 1999

From left: first Blossom Queen Shona MacDonald (now Holdgate), 1957; Helena Hannah (now Lahood), 1960; Janice Troup (now Tapper), 1962; Ann Hughes (now Dotchin), 1963; Nicola Hearn (now Radonich), 1964; Colleen Bishop (now Twine), 1966; Jeanette Tinney (now O’Dell), 1969; Alison Hope (now Tait), 1970; Jackie Hurst (now Bridge), 1971; Glynis Moleta, 1972 and the last Blossom Queen, Margaret Ross, 1973.

Part of a newspaper article; picture by John Cowpland

[HBKB – Janice Troup attendant, not Queen – Queen in 1962 was Hiraina Hills]

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Location

Hastings

Format of the original

Newspaper article

Date published

1999

People

  • Jackie Bridge, nee Hurst
  • John Cowpland
  • Ann Dotchin, nee Hughes
  • Jeremy Dwyer
  • Shona Holdgate, nee MacDonald
  • Helena La Hood, nee Hannah
  • Glynis Moleta
  • Jeanette O'Dell, nee Tinney
  • Nicola Radonich, nee Hearn
  • Margaret Ross
  • Alison Tait, nee Hope [Hall]
  • Janice Tapper, nee Troup
  • Colleen Twine, nee Bishop

Accession number

964/2137/45360

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