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Robert and May Monteath of Gorge Road celebrated their golden anniversary in 1973......

5/15/2016

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Robert Ernest Monteath married Miss May Miller on January 16 1923.  They celebrated their 50 years marriage in 1973 with their children, Mrs Ngaire Calder of Waipukerau, Mrs Frances Templer and Mrs Helen Brown of Invercargill and Robert Monteath of Gorge Road, along with their in-laws and grandchildren.

Robert Ernest and May celebrated their anniversary at their retirement home, no far from where they had lived, farmed and bought up their four children.
They went to live on their farm 50 years ago which Ernest had acquired just before he went overseas to fight in World War 1.
Over the years the Monteath family became an integral part of the Gorge Road community.  Ernest's two sisters both married brothers, Niederer.
Robert's father, Tom, had originally gone to Gorge Road as a headmaster of the school and so Ernest grew up in the area where he was later to settle and farm.
Ernest was chair man of the local branch of the Farmers' Union when the  name, was changed to Federated Farmers, and he was a stalwart of the group.
He was involved with the dairy factory, the bobby calf pool, the Pest Destruction Board - virtually every aspect of farming.  As well, he took an active part in the community, being a member of the first Gorge Road hall committee.  
He was also a Justice of the Peace.
One of his greatest interest had been the Returned Servicemen's Association.
He was secretary of the Gorge Road branch of the R.S.A. for nine years and on the Invercargill executive for five.
His wife, May was formerly Miss May Miller, of Riverton, and was one of Southland's earlier workers in the women's division of Federated Farmers and hold life membership of the Southland association.
May's home and family were her passion and her garden was well known for its beauty.
Robert Monteath, their only son took over the family farm.

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Ryan
5/14/2016 12:30:52 am

I have a newspaper article you may be interested in. I found it in Mum and Dad's top drawer full of interesting stuff.
My Grandmother, Mrs Edith Niederer was the sister of R.Ernest Monteath.
Edith married Otto Niederer and lived on a farm at Gorge Road also. Edit became the first provincial president of the Southland WDFF.
Edith and Otto were both born and bred in Gorge Road and lived there for many years before retiring in Tauranga.
They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June 1970.

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Kathryn Bosi Monteath
9/26/2016 11:38:23 am

dear Uncle Ernest and Auntie May! My father was Eric, one of Ernest's younger brothers, and they used to invite us to stay at Gorge Road. Since that was a long way away from Oamaru, we did not go very often, but I do remember indeed May's beautiful garden from when i was a child. We went there when the young Queen Elizabeth was due to pass through on the train on her triumphal tour: it was such an exciting event! I left my koala bear at the station but happily it was found the next day.
I remember, with regard to Ernest's family, that my dad said that Ngaire was so anxious to ride, that she would make do with a cow if there were no horses available.
I had the pleasure to meet up with Beverly, Ngaire's daughter ,some years ago here in Italy on two occasions, years apart.
I remember clearly that Dad was very attached to his older brother Ernest, and that as a family we loved them.
Kathryn (Bosi) Monteath
daughter of Eric and Violet and sister of Joy and Malcolm, now living in Italy (as of some 45 years)

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