Tony Watkins

Autobiography

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Tony by Rowena, Bright Strret 19 Oct 2014

Photos by friends.

Zealandia

Photo by Brian Healy

Tony was photographed by Brian Healy for the Zealandia Newspaper.

Planning Diploma

Tony graduated with an Honours Diploma in Town Planning on 8 May 1970.

Master of Architecture

Tony graduated with Master of Architecture on 5 May 1967.

Bachelor of Architecture

Tony graduated with Bachelor of Architecture on 5 May 1961.

Planning Department Silver Jubilee

After 25 years the Planning Department was in good heart and doing great work. No one guessed that the next 25 years would see a steady decline into irrelevance until the Department was killed off just before its Golden jubilee.
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NZIA Conference Queenstown 1967

The idea of "restructuring" sounded exciting. I was very naive. Everyone was going to spend the next thirty years restructuring. It became a way of life, and no one could remember when it was any different.

Leyland O'Brien scows

Rangi

“The most picturesque fleet at that time (1923) included the big scows, Moa, Rangi and Seagull, owned by the Leyland O’Brien Timber Co. One could always pick a scow engaged in the log trade by the marks left on the decks by the toes of the timberjack.”

Leyland O'Brien

On loan to Alexander Turnbull by L R Young

My first real job was at the Leyland O'Brien timber mill.

Papatoetoe Primary School

Standard One 1945 The Wiri Hall once stood where the Manukau City Centre has now been built. With overcrowding at the Papatoetoe Primary School we were lucky enough to spend a year using the Wiri Hall as a temporary classroom. We had our own horse paddock so that we could ride to school.
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