Mac McKay ’ s many years in Samoa meant that he got to know a large proportion of the European and German residents of the islands . He was on first name terms with most . This photo of guests at the wedding of Fritz Stunzner Jnr and Sylvia Syddall on 7 October 1933 shows Mr
McKay ( third from left in back row ) as the only invitee from the New Zealand Administration ( apart from Kurt Hufnagel-Betham who was a relative of the groom ). Mrs Hilda McKay is standing behind the groom wearing a white hat .
The people in this photo are as follows ( not known = n . k .), all left-to-right : ( Front , sitting on grass ) Vaea Syddall , Vincent Newton . Fred Newton , Enid Miedeke , Mr Irving Carruthers , May Newton , June Newton , Jack Miedecke Gladys Newton ( nee Syddall ), man squatting n . k .; ( seated at front ) Harold Syddall , Friedrich Stünzner , Va Syddall ( nee Leniu ), Friedrich Stünzner Jnr ( groom ), Sylvia Stünzner ( nee Syddall ) ( bride ), Mary Ellen Stünzner ( nee Betham ), Frederick Syddall , Elsie Syddall ( nee Johnston , wife of Harold ), Jessie Trimen ( nee Syddall ); ( middle row standing ) Ann Brighouse ( nee Hoeflich ), man behind n . k ., George Miedecke , man behind in dark suit Augustus Betham , woman n . k ., woman dark dress , hat , Mrs A . G . Smyth , Kurt Stünzner , Mrs Fa ’ auiga Meyer ( nee Iosua ), Hazel Betham , n . k ., Hilda McKay , n . k ., behind Mr Kurt Hufnagel-Betham , Mrs Kathleen Hufnagel-Betham ( floral top ), n . k ., Mrs Else Klinkmüller ( grey hat ), Ilse Klinkmüller , Gertude Stünzner , Caro Syddall , Lily Stünzner ( nee Jamieson ) with baby Gertrude , behind Percy Syddall ; ( back row , including people in distance ) Mr Lober (?), Emil Meiritz (?), Mac McKay , A . G . Smyth , Maude Betham , Gustav Klinkmüller , Mrs Miedecke , Kurt Meyer , Friedrich Jahnke ( head only ), Bill (?) Liston , n . k . behind , Alan Cobcroft , Harold Newton , Moe Carruthers , Mrs
Photo : Stünzner Family Collection
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