Telegram messenger, Margaret Bearman

26 June 1958

Portrait of telegram messenger, Margaret Bearman. She is holding a telegram in her hand, and a bicycle in the background. Handwritten annotation on the reverse reads “Telegram delivery Margaret Bearman 26th June 1958. Age 16 years.”

Contributors note: “I won a clock for working for the telegraph service for six months. I was 16 years old.”

Creator: Star-Sun

Area: Other / Unknown

Contributor: Margaret Rusbatch

Source: Entry in the 2024 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-PH24-0041a

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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Telegram messenger, Margaret Bearman

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