Te Awamutu Courier - Centenary Edition - April 18th, 2011

Centennial Edition Te Awamutu Courier, Monday, April 18, 2011 21
Blast From
Our Past
1987
Lotto Sales Away
To Slow Start
Lotto went on sale in Te Awamutu
yesterday through two outlets in a less
than spectacular fashion.
Many had predicted a big demand early in
the day as patrons tried their luck for the first
time, but it was not to be.
When the Courier attended both Guy’s
Bookshop and Action Video at about 10.30 a.m.
yesterday, both reported having handled only
about 20 customers each.
FIRST DRAW
Those who have bought tickets in the
first draw will have to wait more than a
week for the result. This will take place
before Network Two television cameras in
Auckland at 8.00 p.m. on August 1.
Tough At Top For Star
It is no easy road at the top for Neil Finn,
lead singer of the international rock group
‘‘Crowded House.’’
‘‘The more popular one gets and more
demands are placed on you,’’ he said in an
interview with his parents Dick and Mary
Finn, at Cambridge last week.
The former Te Awamutu resident hit the
limelight when he joined brother Tim in ‘‘Split
Enz’’ which became the top Australasian
group before it disbanded.
Since forming ‘‘Crowded House’’ with
Australians Paul Hester and Nick Seymour,
Finn has risen to greater heights.
LOOKING AHEAD
Though just turned 29, Neil Finn has a
lot of experience behind him and expects to
still be in the entertainment business ten
years hence.
120 years in Te Awamutu
EDMONDS JUDD in 1987 following the merger of two local firms: Judd Brown Partners and Edmonds Dodd.
Edmonds Judd in its present
form came into existence in
1987 with the merger of two
The practice of Coek & Judd
operated from Roche Street
premises which had been estab-
partner in 1968.
In 1975 the firm shifted from
Roche Street to its present site
Oscar Edmonds, and latterly by
Brian Coley and John Quin.
The firm operated from Market
firms: Judd Brown Partners and lished in the early 1900s. The firm and progressively John O’Shea, Street and following the merger
Edmonds Dodd. But it can trace its progressively expanded and in Chris Rejthar and Richard Gray with Judd Brown, shifted to
beginnings to Thomas Gresham World War II merged with another became partners. Partners at the premises on Albert Park Drive.
who was possibly the first prac- firm Oliphant & Hill, to form Coek time of the merger with Edmonds The partners at the time of the
titioner in Te Awamutu.
Judd and Hill.
Dodd were Malcolm Brown, Bevan merger with Judd Brown were
Judd Brown Partners traces its In 1955 they employed Bevan Kay, Bruce Page, John O’Shea, Charlie Storey, Michael Edmonds,
history to Thomas Gresham who Kay and Malcolm Brown, who Chris Rejthar and Richard Gray. Brent Kelly, John Anderson and
was in practice from early 1880’s became partners of the firm in Oscar Edmonds founded what Mike McIvor.
and was the Te Awamutu coroner. 1956 with Owen Prichard who was to become Edmonds Dodd Edmonds Judd is now a four
The firm has had its share of shortly afterwards left to enter the and was initially joined in partner- partner firm (Bruce Page, Richard
great citizens - together with some church.
ship by Selwyn Preston, who later Gray, Simon Brdanovic, Chris
scoundrels.
Paul Page, Bruce Page’s became a stipendiary magistrate. Grenfell) with an associate
The firm takes its name from father, had been in practice on his Oscar Edmonds was then joined (Mandy Rasmussen), two staff
Oscar Edmonds who after serving own in Te Awamutu and joined the in partnership by Arthur Pettitt and solicitors (Hayley Willers and
in World War I established the firm firm in 1968, which became Judd subsequently by Paul Page. Rachael Bain) and twenty staff in
that was later known as Edmonds Page Brown and Kay. Paul Page Paul Page left the firm, Arthur total.
Dodd, and Ray Judd who came to had also been a partner in what Pettitt died while still quite young Edmonds Judd has a strong
Te Awamutu in 1938 from Auck- was to become Edmonds Dodd and Oscar Edmonds was joined in rural client base with a focus on
land and joined Vic de Coek in and therefore was the link partnership by John Goldfinch and rural, residential and commercial
partnership. Vic de Coek had between the two firms 20 years Arthur Dodd to form the partner- conveyancing.
taken over the practice of Cecil prior to the merger.
ship of Edmonds Dodd and Gold- The firm specialises in trust
Downes, who was a Mayor of Te Bruce Page, who had been finch. Progressively they were and estate matters and, with the
Awamutu and who had acquired working in Auckland, joined the joined by Charlie Storey and return of Chris Grenfell, provides
the practice of Thomas Gresham. firm and after a brief OE became a Michael Edmonds, the son of expertise in civil litigation work.
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