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Daniel

This is my friend Lucy who is currently missing in Wellington Pōneke. She is vulnerable, low on resources, and may be experiencing paranoia and disordered thinking so if you see her please be gentle and straightforward. Her mother is now nearby and can come to wherever.

⚠️ she currently has blonde hair not pink.

If you find her stay close and message me to pass on to her mum ASAP or the local crisis team on 0800 745 477 💜

Boosts welcome.

Photo of Lucy, a 30yo light-skinned woman with bright pink hair; she has a tattoo of a 20-sided dice on her clavicle. In reality she has recently died her hair blonde.
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John Arnold

_The Evening Post_, 12 May 1925:
INSTALLATION OF MAYOR
It was arranged this morning that the installation of the new Mayor (Mr. C. B. #Norwood) and city councillors shall take place to-morrow at noon, but it is not yet definite whether the election of committees an dtheir [and their] chairmen will be gone on with to-morrow; quite probably this will be deferred till Friday.
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/news
Biography of Norwood en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_

Black-and-white portrait photo: Charles John Boyd Norwood in mayoral attire. 1925–1927. Description: A three-quarters portrait of a short-haired man with a goatee beard and moustache. His hair and moustache are greying, his beard largely white. He holds a scroll in his left hand and the mayoral hat in his right hand. Citation: S P Andrew Ltd: Portrait negatives. Ref: 1/1-018682-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23214990
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John Arnold

_The Evening Post_, 10 May 1924:
CAPPING CEREMONY
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE
DECOROUS PROCEEDINGS
PROGRESS OF INSTITUTION
The graduation or “Capping” ceremony of Victoria University College—an annual event—took place in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. There was a large attendance of students and friends, and the group of graduates, with their hoods, on the platform under the decorations left from the Navy League ball made a very pretty picture.
The chair was taken by Mr. Clement Watson, of the College Council, who referred cordially to the attainment of the 25th anniversary of the college… the number of students now exceeded 800, and was still increasing.… and the time had come to consider the establishment of day classes. Most of the students had to work at present.…
The Vice-Chancellor of the New Zealand University, Professor J. Rankine Brown, congratulated the graduates… He hoped that the graduates of the year—
Here the students popped a number of paper bags and sang the song about “John Brown’s Body.”
The Vice-Chancellor concluded.
…
The following is the list of graduates:…
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/news

(Accompanying photo from the next year).

Black-and-white photo montage: Capping Day Procession in Wellington, on May 29: Students of Victoria College Hold a Merry Carnival. 1925. Photographer, E. T. Robson. Extended caption: Freed from the strain of study, the students entered with zest into the capping-day procession through the principal streets of Wellington. From 11 o’clock onwards they had charge of the city, and they thoroughly enjoyed their gambols. 1. A prediction for 1930. 2. Rivals for the “All Blacks.” 3. A humorous version of the contest between Gloaming and The Hawk. 4. The “vice-regal” car. 5. Huge crowds listening to the speeches in Post Office Square. 6. An “auction sale” on wheels. 7. The procession in Lambton Quay. Citation: Supplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 4 June 1925, p. 43. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19250604-43-01. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/243874
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