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Catholic community life: Catholic Women's League, 1960s

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Catholic community life: Catholic Women's League, 1960s

These members of the Catholic Women's League singing group in Upper Hutt, north of Wellington, are dressed for a performance. The Catholic Women's League was established in New Zealand in 1931 and carried out charitable, intellectual and, as in this 1960s photo, social activities. It was still active in the early 21st century.

Pictured (from left) are: Evelyn Shannon, Pat Hudson, unidentified, Nora Weatherall, Noelene Quinn, Katlin Paques, Nellie Hudepol, Pat Venning, Mary Richardson, Eileen Foster, Val Kelly.

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Rory Sweetman, Catholic Church – Fitting into New Zealand society, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/29300/catholic-community-life-catholic-womens-league-1960s (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rory Sweetman, published 26 April 2011.

Comments

anne McGrath
08 August 2012
I think I know some of these people. My mother been one of them.