100 photos of 100 years of Muriel (née Potter) Blayney's life

Also see other Muriel Photos and photos with Ivan on the (malware free) blayney.nz site

Photo credits:
Most early photos on this page are scanned from Grandparents' or Mum's albums, then digitised by me or by Lucy Harrison.
More recent photos are from Mum's digital cameras, photos taken by my siblings and many by myself.
Photo editing by Keith (Coral PSP)


Note that this is a very large page!!

These are the chosen 100 - please note that it is too late to change the final 100.

ktblayney@gmail.com

You may see the final 100 in the "100 of 100 Photobook that I have compiled. Caution!! There will be ads, but you DO NOT need to order your own book (I have ordered six copies).

You may see the initial 340 photo "short-list" that I sent. However, it is now too late to change the final "100" in the Photobook!

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01 Muriel & Arlie 1926

02 Muriel Drives (Farmers Co-Op top floor) 1928

03 Young Muriel at Piha early 1940s

04 Mum mid 1940s

05 Muriel as Vi's bridesmaid 27Nov1947

06 Mum & mate 1948

07 Ivan Muriel Flo Joe 1948

08 Ivan+Muriel 3legs 1948

09 Muriel in netball team 1949

10 Ivan & Muriel Blayney 1949 Ron & Bonny's wed

11 Muriel Potter RN Dec1949

12 Ivan & Muriel Wedding (i) 4Feb1950

13 Arlie-Muriel-Ernie - Wedding (ii) 4Feb1950

14 Wedding (iii) 4Feb1950

15 Ivan & Muriel
honeymoon - Piha Feb 1950

16 Muriel Blayney & Lenore Carruthers 1950
 

17 Ross, Muriel & Ivan Feb1951

18 Bruce Muriel Ross late 1952

19 Blayneys at Joe's place 1960

20 Family Uniforms 1964

21 Mum Mounted 1970s

22 Ivan-Gwenda-(bride)-Muriel 1980

23 Gwenda & Paul's parents 1980

24 Paul Gwenda & her Family + spice 1980
 

25 Dad & Mum at Piha 1985

26 Pensive Mum 1985
 
 

27 Mum confiscates Bruce's lighter 1986

28 Mum Dad 1986
 

29 Flo Harry Mum 1986

30 Gwenda -parents & kids 1987
 

31 Mum + Shirley 1987

32 Muriel Kath Flo 1987

33 Ivan Muriel Mt Victoria 2June1988

34 Mum and her boys 1988

35 Reg, Flo Mum & Dad telling a joke 1989

36 Mum Eling Reg Flo 11July1989

37 Keith & Shirley's Wedding 18Feb1989

38 40th Wedding Anniversary 4Feb1950

39 Mum & Subarus 1991

40 Family (minus Lynn) at Karanga 1992

41 M&D Gary Noel Irene ?Dad's last photo 4April1993

42 Comfort (Dad died 14th) 16April 1993

43 Bruce Mum Keith Gwenda Lynn & Ross Apr1993

44 Meta, Gina + Bruce, Mum at 6Nov1993 wedding

45 Top of Lion Rock, Piha. 1993 (Dad, ashes)

46 Diane + Gail + Mum (all ex-Potter), Vancouver 1993

47 Mum, Marg, Vi & Myron 1993

48 Reg, Gordon & Mum 1994

49 Marty, Mum Keith & Shirley 1998

50 Mum on Gold Coast 1999

51 Marj Melissa Mum & Vi 2000

52 Mum & her garden 2002

53 Michael, Kelly, Ben, Alan & Mum 2003

54 Mum with last of plum tree 2005

55 Mum's 80th @ Sky Tower 2006

56 Mum's 80th cake 2006

57 Bruce & Mum 2008

58 Mum & Lynn 2008

59 Marie, Daniel & Mum 2009

60 Daniel & Marie's Wedding group 2009

61 Daniel's Blayney uncles, aunts & Grandma 2009

62 Mum, Keith, Shirley, Marty & Chris 2011

63 Marty's 1st graduation with proud mum & Grandma 2011

64 Mum, Marj, Kelly, Craig & his Grandmother 2011

65 joining in the "fun shot" (Lynn & Rob) 14Dec2012

66 Norma & Mum -at Lynn & Rob's wedding 2012.

67 with Dave, Sheree, Daniel and Maree 2012

68 Mum, Angelina, Kyle and Benjamin 2012

69 Mum,Marina, Gina & Bruce 2012

70 Nadia, Mum & Michael 2012

71 David, Mum & Kelly 2012

72 Lucy, Gwenda, Lynn, Rob, Annalee & Mum 2012

73 Bruce carries Mum 2013

74 Ross & Mum 2015

75 Mum & Alice Burgoyne 2015

76 Mum Kyle, 90th cake, Elsie, Angelina & Ross 2016

77 Barry, Mum & Murray 2016

78 Kathy Gordon & Mum (and Gordon at back) 2016

79 Marina's mum, Mum & Marina 2016

80 Clockwise- Ray Ron, Daphne, Mum & Pat 2016

81 Ross's family with Mum 2016

82 Gwenda's family with Mum 2016

83 Mum's kids minus Bruce 2016

84 Lynn's family with Mum 2016

85 Keith & Mum 2016

86 Mum, Daphne & Ron 2017

87 Ray, Pat, Bruce & Mum 2017

88 photographer Mum 2018

89 Keith Mum & Gwenda 2020

90 Lucy, Ross & Mum 2020

91 David & Mum 2020

92 Muriel 25Dec2022

93 Mum's 99th cake 2025

94 Three Blayney widows 8Mar2025

95 aged 99 8Mar2025

96 100yr Cards from PM and King 8Mar2026

97 Orepa (Home Helper) & Mum 8Mar2026

98 100 cake and children 8Mar2026

99 100th with Children & Partners 8Mar2026

100 with Grandchildren 8Mar2026

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