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Haurongo: Bell, Elizabeth Viola

Gertrude Johnston, Viola Bell and Maurice Fitzgerald in 1954

Gertrude Johnston, Viola Bell and Maurice Fitzgerald in 1954

Known as an outstanding teacher and community leader, Viola Bell is pictured here on the 50th anniversary of the ballot of the Matamata estate in 1954.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Matamata Historical Society Inc Collection (PaColl-7093)

Reference: 1/2-190580; F

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Joan C. Stanley. 'Bell, Elizabeth Viola', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3217/gertrude-johnston-viola-bell-and-maurice-fitzgerald-in-1954 (accessed 15 July 2026).