Te Ore Ore: 1897-1916 State School, 1917-1924 Side School of Buildings Lansdowne, 1925- 1972. On the Corner of Masterton Castlepoint 1898 Original 480 square feet Road and State Highway 52. School is still there as a residence. The 1899 Another 480 concrete milk box still out front. Residence was shifted to South Destroyed by Fire 15/7/1919 Featherston, a most welcome change for us from the cold old house 1921 1248 Brick Building we were living in. Residence 1954 1065 square feet 1982 Transferred to South Featherston Part Section 34 Te Ore Ore 1 acre 2 rood 36 perches 1929 and 1940 some land transferred for road widening Area 2 acres 3 rood 1896 27 May 1896 The sum of £40 was voted towards the cost of erecting an aided school at Birket. An application that a similar school should be established at Te Ore Ore was referred to the Masterton PP indicates Papers Past Website. Though Paper Past items are not Committee. PP (Birkett’s School was at Blairlogie on the corner by identified until 1925 as all copy till then comes from this source the church, this eventually became the Whareama School) th Writing in Times New Roman indicates material from Log Books 9 June Masterton School Committee meeting. A petition in favour of a school at Te Ore Ore was forwarded by the Secretary of the Writing in Tempus Sans ITC is from items at National Archives Education Board for the Committee's opinion. Mr Easthope moved Wellington that the petition being a reasonable one be recommended for Writing in Italics are comments from the compiler: Robin Carlyon favourable consideration PP 1 . 24 June 1896 Petitions for aided schools at Te Ore Ore and Te Nui, 19th March 1898 Mr C E Daniell’s tenders for the erection of school and a school near the railway station at Opaki, were left over till next houses at Wharau, Mangapakeha and Te Ore Ore have been accepted meeting by the Education Board 25th November 1896 The Board decided that it could not appoint to 28th March THE TE ORE ORE ACCIDENT. the Te Ore Ore school a teacher who was not properly qualified CORONER’S INQUEST. An inquest on the body of the boy commonly known as Thomas Seaman, but whose proper name was Thomas Mills, who died at the Masterton Hospital on Saturday last at 1897 five o'clock in the afternoon, was held in the Hospital on Sunday afternoon before Mr 'l'hos. Duncan, Acting Coroner, and the 31st March 1897 Mr J, Wickens, the Maori Meeting House, in aid of the following jury J. Anderson (foreman), T. Wrigley, F. E. Dorset, H. J. Te Ore Ore School Stinson, D. Jackson, and J. Le Compe. F. W. Graham gave evidence An offer of an acre for a school site at Te Ore Ore was referred to the identifying the body as that of Thomas Seaman. Seaman was the Chairman to deal with 24 Nov 1897 boy's stepfather s name. He thought the boy's proper name was Mills. The body was that of 'l'hos Seaman, that being his stepfathers name, the boy's proper name being .Mills. He saw the deceased on a horse 1898 about eleven o'clock on Monday 21st inst., without saddle or bridle. 23 February 1898 The Chairman was authorised to open tenders for Deceased informed him that he was going to find a cow. He saw no schools at Wharau, Te Ore Ore, and Penton (Mangapakeha), to more of the hoy after that. accept the lowest tender, 4and report at next meeting H V Dyke gave evidence that he only knew the deceased us Tom. 7th March 1898 Tenders for the Erection of School Buildings at Believed his name was Mills. Was about fourteen years of age, and was in his (witness') employ. The horse the boy was riding was a Mangapakeha, Te Ore Ore,- and Wharau, near Gladstone, will be perfectly quiet one. received at this office up to Wednesday, the 16th March. Plans and P. Holloway, butcher, of Masterton, said he was going to Te Ore specifications at my office, Wellington, and at the Schools, Masterton Ogre when he saw the boy bringing a cow on the road. He came to and Carterton. the conclusion that the boy had been thrown from the horse while, 19th March 1898 The following lenders were received by the riding after the cow. Wellington Education Beard for the erection of new school buildings Dr. Geo. Home, Assistant Surgeon at the Hospital said the deceased Te Ore Ore school: C. E. Daniell (accepted) £165; H. Trotman, £189; was admitted to the Hospital on Monday, 21st March. He was unconscious at the time and remained in that condition till his death Coradine and Whittaker, £198 PP on Saturday last at 5 0 clock in the afternoon. The deceased was suffering from concussion of the brain due to a blow on the head A fall from a horse probably caused the blow. The blow was the cause 2 of death. Everything that could be done towards the recovery of the 1899 boy was done. The actual cause of death was concussion of the 4th January 1899 An interesting wedding ceremony took place this brain. The verdict of the jury was That Thomas Mills came by his morning at the residence of Mr Robert Campbell, Opaki, when Mr death through being thrown from a horse on 21st March, 1898 at Tc Ore Ore , which caused concussion of the brain. Death resulting on Joseph J. Guest, the popular Master of the Te Ore Ore School, was 2lst March, 1898. No blame is attached to anyone. married to Miss Lilian Rose Campbell, eldest daughter of Mr Robert 29th March The lad Seaman, who died at the Masterton Hospital the Campbell, the Rev. Wyndham Earee officiating. The Misses Lottie other day, was buried this morning, Mr J. Guest and the Te Ore Ore and Grace Campbell, s1sters of the bride, acted as bridesmaids, Mr school children being amongst the followers. Ernest M. C. Guest supporting the bridegroom as best man. A large 31st March 1898 Elections for School Committee called number of guests sat down to breakfast at the bride's father's house, 14th May 1898 The new school at Te Ore Ore is to be opened on the many good wishes for Mr and Mrs Guest's future prosperity being 23rd expressed. The presents were numerous and valuable Mr and Mrs 16th May 1898 The site of the Te Ore Ore school was originally Guest leave for Wanganui, where the honeymoon is to be spent. The vested in Messrs W. Iorns, F. Holloway and David Donald as bride wore a pretty dress of cream serge, trimmed with cream lace Trustees, tor a creamery site, and was made over by them to the and ribbon, and her travelling dress was a coat and skirt costume, Education Board. with pink silk vest, The bridesmaids were neatly attired in cream 23rd June 1898 The greater portion of the hooks stolen from the Te nun's veiling. Ore Ore school, have been recovered by the police. They were 30th March 1899 With regard to residences required at Te Oro Ore secreted under a culvert. It is probable the circumstance will lead to a and Ohau, the Chairman undertook to bring the matter up at next prosecution. meeting 1st September 1898 Miss Kate Lucy Campbell appointed Pupil 30th March 1899 The Te Oro Ore School, which is under the charge Teacher of Mr J. J. Guest, has just been examined by Inspector F .H Bakewell 4th October 1898 The illuminated address presented to Mr Chatwin, The following is the pass l1st '.— lately Head Teacher at Taueru last evening, was the work of Mr Jos. Standard I.—Harold Cooper, Earnest Elley, James Russell, Tore finest, of the Te Ore Ore School. It was excellently done and shows Ratima, Gillas Manihera, Martin Rock Eva Jaques, Arai Tamahau, that Mr Guest possesses high art1stic abilities, Both brush and pen May Power, Mary O'Toole, Raku August. work were executed with exceedingly good taste. Standard 11.-Whitu Manaena, Albert August. Rangi Kingi, George Juno, Martin Carr, William Watson, James Collerton, Dinah Summers, Louisa Summers, Lilly Oliver, Evelyn Watson, 3 Standard III.-Willie Thompson, Emma Rimene. 1900 Standard IV.-Herbert Percy, May Cooper, Mary Minogue. 9th February 1900 Part of an article on a large Patriotic Fun Standard V.—John McKay, George Watson, Alfred Watson. procession in Masterton Standard VI Herbert Standen. At the rear of this line. Drum-Major Strudwick's martial figure came 17th April 1899 Owing to the prevalence of measles, the Te Ore Ore next in view, directing the Masterton Municipal Brass Band, whose School has been closed for a week. neat appearance in new uniforms was freely remarked. Mr J. J. Guest 25th April 1899 School Committee Messrs, P Carr (Chairman), J T and the scholars of Te Ore Ore school took a place here, and the Cooper, H Whakamairu, R Jacques, T Minoge, J Savage dn R pretty native costumes of several little Maori maidens gave a novel touch to the scene. Carriages containing His Worship the Mayor(Mr Thompson C A. Pownall), Councillors C E. Daniell, E. Fe1st, W. Dougall , A. th 17 May 1899 Country school authorities will learn with satisfaction Mutrie, R K. Jackson, J. Yates, T. Wagg ……… that the Education Board has despatched its carpenter to make re- 20th April 1900 At the annual picnic of the Tc Ore Ore School pairs, etc., at the following schools : — Featherston, Carterton, yesterday, the scholars, who were represented by Master C.