New Zealand Memories Issue 11

New Zealand Memories Issue 11 - Contents
The Auckland Zoo: a celebration of 75 years: ..........652
Zoo personnel have provided history and highlights.
Mystery woman in smart riding dress: ....................658
Angela Lassig examines women's riding apparel.
School milk scheme 1937-1967: .................................660
Recall the days ofthe lukewarm halfpint ofmilk7
Northland's Lifeline - The Clansman.........................662
Claire Jones has written an intriguing article emphasizing the
relevance ofearly shipping to residents ofNorthland.
Chrischurch Cathedral : .............................................694
Four and a halfdecades in the making.
St Mary's Diocesan School, Stratford: ......................698
A briefhistory researched by Carol Spragg and
wr
itten by Geraldine Travers.
The free range cows of Russell: .................................703
Helen Ough Dealy writes about the bovine characters
ofRussell's main street.
The Invincible Mine: ...................................................706
Otago's forgotten gold mine uncovered by Jim Childerstone.
PHOTO GALLERY
Appetiser: Christchurch Cathedral: ..........................649
Four and a halfdecades to complete.
F.G. Radcliffe: ..............................................................664
An artist in repose.
Readers responses: .....................................................665
Paddy Flannigan and his donkeys remembered by Memories reader
Can You Help?: ............................................................666
Framed: but not named.
Images from the regions: Hawkes Bay .....................668
Random selection ofhistoric photographs from this district.
A Slice of Life: ..............................................................680
The Queen and the fairies.
Images from the regions: Otago: ...............................682
Random selection ofhistoric photographs from this district.
Who is greater, axeman or sawyer?: ........................696
The early years ofcompetitive woodchopping.
Yvette Williams: ...........................................................701
A New Zealand champion in action.
Tornado sweeps Hamilton: ........................................704
Arthur Bleaken captured photographs ofthis unexpected phenomena.
Three people and a dog on a Clyno motorcycle .......708
Editor's choice: ............................................................712
Beauty and the Beast.

New Zealand Memories Issue 11 - Index

Auckland City Council...652
I- Auckland Diocesan School700
Auckland Zoo...............652
Avro 504......................657
Axemen.......................696
BailleMotors Silver Cup..670
Bank ofNew South Wales673
Bank of New Zealand....685
BARNETT
N.T......................661
BEALE
Miss....................699
Beaumont Constable....685
BIRLEY
Harry...................706
Birley's lost reef...........706
BLACK
Family..................674
Blossom Festival..........670
BLUNDEN
Phyllis..................681
BOLSTAD
Danny..................697
BONAR
Constable Charlie.685
Boxing.........................670
BOYD
John James.........653
BRETT
Cyril.....................681
BROWN
R.D......................670
BRUCE
Marjorie...............700
BRUMMELL
'Beau'.................659
"Chetwode".................699
'CHANG'......................688
'CRANKY JOE'..............688
CAMPBELL
Robert.................693
Cape Brett...................663
Cape Kidnappers.........669
CARO
Mayor..................705
CARR
G.........................698
CASEY
Con.....................697
Catholic church............709
CHANDLER
Peter...................706
CHEW LAIN
Fireworks.............688
Kin Foo........688
Sam....................688
Chimpanzees
Bob.....................655
Janie...................655
Josie...................655
Minnie.................655
Chinese.......................688
Chinese.......................706
Christchurch Cathedral651,694
Clansman....................662
Clifton..........................669
Clyde...........................684
Clyno motorcycle..........708
Coach..........................672
COLENSO
William................668
Colonial Bank...............686
COMBES
H.E.....................672
COOK
Captain...............668
CORKILL
T.E......................685
cornish buddle.............707
COWDRY
Edwin..................681
Keith...................681
cows 703
Cromwell.....................684
CROWLEY
Jerry....................696
Curling Society.............684
Cycling.........................691
Dalrymple & Co............686
Dannevirke..................657
Dart valley...................706
Department of Health...661
Diocese of Taranaki.....698
Dunedin........682,686,687
DUNGRAY
Jimmie................685
Earthquake..................694
EDMONDSON
Betty...................681
Education Department..693
Elephants
Burma.................656
Jamuna653, 654,655
Kashin.................656
Malini..................655
Rajah...................654
in Dannevirke.......673
Eltham.........................697
EmploymentofFemales Act687
Exchange Building........686
Fashion........................659
FERGUSSON
Beth....................681
Edna....................681
Gwen...................681
lan.......................681
Fire Brigade..................690
FLANNAGAN
Paddy..................665
Flannagan Cup.............665
FLEMING
Mary Sylvia..........698
Football.......................684
FRASER
Prime Minister......705
Friends of the Zoo........656
FUOHY
Constable............685
George Courts..............653
Giant Panda
Fei Fei.................656
Xiao Xiao.............656
Giraffes
Anita...................655
John....................655
Peter...................655
GLEESON
Pat......................670
Gold 682, 685, 688,689, 706
Greater Hastings lnc.....670
Grey Lynn Primary School661
GRIFFIN
Louis T.................654
Gabriel's lnn.................691
Gabriel's stream...........691
HAINES
L.B 685
Halcombe Methodist
Sunday School.............681
HALDANE
lan......................656
Hamilton......................704
HARPER
Bishop.................694
HASSELL
Jas......................692
Hastings......................670
HAWKE
Edward................668
Hawkes Bay.................668
Hawkes Bay Timber Co.679
Herbertville...................672
Hippopotamus..............656
HOEY
Diny.....................697
HOLT
John....................679
Robert & son.......679
Holt Mill.......................679
HOPE
Tom.....................707
Immigrants...................688
lnglewood....................693
Invincible mine.............706
Invincible Quartz Mining
Co Ltd..........................707
JELLICOE
Viscount..............653
JULIAN
Joe......................697
JULIUS
Bishop.................695
Kakapo........................656
Kawau lsland...............663
KEMPTHORNE
John....................703
Kiwis....................654,656
Kopuatama Cemetery...698
Labour Party.................660
Lake Wakatipu.............706
Lake Whakatipu...........683
Lawrence.....................690
Lawrence.............690, 691
Lawrence Cycling Club..691
Lawrence Fire Brigade..690
Lawrence Grammer......690
MacGREGOR
Duncan................685
MacKAY
Mr.......................673
Mahout Ater Ali.............654
MANAGH
Bobby..................681
Jeanette..............681
Merle...................681
Nita.....................681

Mansion House............662
MARCHANT
Ella Allman...........698
MARKHAM
Doris....................681
MASON
William................686
McDonald's rainforest..656
McLENNAN
Betty....................681
McNAE
Jean....................681
May.....................681
Meerkats.....................656
meteorologist...............704
Milling..........................692
MILLS
Mr Senior.............672
Ministry of Education....656
Miss New Zealand
contestants..................653
MONAHAN
Jerry....................670
motorcycle and sidecar.708
Mountaineering............699
MOUNTFORD
B.W.....................695
Mt Egmont...................699
MUMAU
Laura..................656
Municipal Theatre........670
MURRAY
Jack....................697
Napier........676,677,678
Naseby Curlers............684
Ngati Awa....................668
Northern Steamship Co...662

O'DEA
Jim......................696
Oamaru.......................692
Okoki Sports Day..........697
Onehunga....................653
Orangutans
Bornean..............656
Topsy..................655
Turvey.................655
Otago..........................682
Otekaieke....................693
Paramount Theatre.......709
PEARCE
James.................685
PETRIE
N........................699
Plunket Society............660
Polar Bear - Chimo.......655
Police..........................685
POPPELWELL
H.B......................670
Post Office...................686
Puketitiri......................679

Qantas N.Z. Aviary........656 
Quarries
Hoon Hay.............695
Cashmere............695
Queenstown.................683 

Mansion House ............ 662
MARCHANT

Ella Allman ........... 698
MARKHAM

Doris .................... 681
MASON

William ................ 686
McDonald's rainforest..656
McLENNAN

Betty .................... 681
McNAE

Jean .................... 681
May ..................... 681

Meerkats ..................... 656
meteorologist. .............. 704
Milling .......................... 692
MILLS

Mr Senior ............. 672
Ministry of Education .... 656
Miss New Zealand
contestants .................. 653
MONAHAN

Jerry .................... 670
motorcycle and sidecar. 708
Mountaineering ............ 699
MOUNTFORD

B.W ..................... 695
Mt Egmont... ................ 699
MUMAU

Laura .................. 656
Municipal Theatre ........ 670
MURRAY

Jack .................... 697

Napier ........ 676,677,678
Naseby Curlers ............ 684
Ngati Awa .................... 668
Northern Steamship Co662

O'DEA
Jim ...................... 696

Oamaru ....................... 692
Okoki Sports Day .......... 697
Onehunga .................... 653
Orangutans

Bornean .............. 656
Topsy .................. 655
Turvey ................. 655

Otago .......................... 682
Otekaieke .................... 693

Paramount Theatre ....... 709
PEARCE

James ................. 685
PETRIE

N ........................ 699
Plunket Society ............ 660
Polar Bear - Chimo ....... 655
Police .......................... 685
POPPELWELL

H.B ...................... 670
Post Office ................... 686

Puketitiri ...................... 679 Rae ...................... 681
Stock Exchange Building686
Stock Exchange Co ....... 686
Stratford ....................... 698

Qantas N.Z. Aviary ........ 656 Strike ........................... 687
Quarries

Hoon Hay ............. 695
Cashmere ............ 695

Queenstown ................. 683 Tailoresses .......... 677, 687
TAYLOR

Geo R .................. 692
TONKIN

Rabbit. ......................... 657 Rev David ............ 700
RADCLIFFE Tornado ....................... 704

�G .............. 664, 712 Tram 686
Railway Main Trunk ....... 682 TRAVERS
READ Geraldine ............. 700

Gabriel. ................ 682 TROW
Rees valley ................... 706 Brian ................... 697
Rhinoceros ................... 656 Tuapeka ...................... 689
Riding apparel. ............. 659
ROBERTON

Elizabeth .............. 699
ROBERTSHAWE VILE

Rosamund ........... 700 Alma .................... 681
Roslyn Woollen Mill. ...... 687
Roxburgh ...................... 685
Royal Mail Coach .......... 672
Russell. ....... 663, 703, 709 Waipawa ...................... 679

Waitahuna .................... 691
Waitahund .................... 688
Waitaki District... .......... 692

Sawyer ......................... 696 WALES
School Milk Scheme ..... 660 Nathaniel ..... 686, 693
SCOTT Watson & Mclntosh ...... 692

Sir George ............ 694 Weatherstone stream .... 691
Scottish settlers .... 682,684 Weber .................. 672, 67 4
Sealions ....................... 656 WEBER
sheep .......................... 682 Charles Herman ... 67 4
SHEWRY Whalers ....................... 682

Ned ..................... 697 Whangarei .................... 664
Shipping Wharf - Dunedin ............ 687

Endeavour ............ 668 Wh atonga .................... 668
Herald .................. 662 Whatumamoa tribe ....... 668
John Wickliffe ....... 682 WILKIE
Kurahaupo ........... 668 A ......................... 669
Pahiki .................. 662 WILSON
Whakatipu USS Co687 Ethel .................... 699

sidecar ........................ 708 Sadie ................... 681
Skippers ...................... 689 Windmill ....................... 692
SLADDEN World War 1 ................. 708

D ......................... 699
SNELL

Peter ................... 655
South land .................... 682
SPEECH LY

Robert ................. 695
St Hildas School. .......... 700
St Mary's Diocesan School698
St Orans School. .......... 700
STANFORD

Edith .................... 698
STEVENS

Susan .................. 700
STEVENTON

George ................. 666
STEWART

Malcolm ............... 681


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Auckland City Council...652
I- Auckland Diocesan School700
Auckland Zoo...............652
Avro 504......................657
Axemen.......................696
BailleMotors Silver Cup..670
Bank ofNew South Wales673
Bank of New Zealand....685
BARNETT
N.T......................661
BEALE
Miss....................699
Beaumont Constable....685
BIRLEY
Harry...................706
Birley's lost reef...........706
BLACK
Family..................674
Blossom Festival..........670
BLUNDEN
Phyllis..................681
BOLSTAD
Danny..................697
BONAR
Constable Charlie.685
Boxing.........................670
BOYD
John James.........653
BRETT
Cyril.....................681
BROWN
R.D......................670
BRUCE
Marjorie...............700
BRUMMELL
'Beau'.................659
"Chetwode".................699
'CHANG'......................688
'CRANKY JOE'..............688
CAMPBELL
Robert.................693
Cape Brett...................663
Cape Kidnappers.........669
CARO
Mayor..................705
CARR
G.........................698
CASEY
Con.....................697
Catholic church............709
CHANDLER
Peter...................706
CHEW LAIN
Fireworks.............688
Kin Foo........688
Sam....................688
Chimpanzees
Bob.....................655
Janie...................655
Josie...................655
Minnie.................655
Chinese.......................688
Chinese.......................706
Christchurch Cathedral651,694
Clansman....................662
Clifton..........................669
Clyde...........................684
Clyno motorcycle..........708
Coach..........................672
COLENSO
William................668
Colonial Bank...............686
COMBES
H.E.....................672
COOK
Captain...............668
CORKILL
T.E......................685
cornish buddle.............707
COWDRY
Edwin..................681
Keith...................681
cows 703
Cromwell.....................684
CROWLEY
Jerry....................696
Curling Society.............684
Cycling.........................691
Dalrymple & Co............686
Dannevirke..................657
Dart valley...................706
Department of Health...661
Diocese of Taranaki.....698
Dunedin........682,686,687
DUNGRAY
Jimmie................685
Earthquake..................694
EDMONDSON
Betty...................681
Education Department..693
Elephants
Burma.................656
Jamuna653, 654,655
Kashin.................656
Malini..................655
Rajah...................654
in Dannevirke.......673
Eltham.........................697
EmploymentofFemales Act687
Exchange Building........686
Fashion........................659
FERGUSSON
Beth....................681
Edna....................681
Gwen...................681
lan.......................681
Fire Brigade..................690
FLANNAGAN
Paddy..................665
Flannagan Cup.............665
FLEMING
Mary Sylvia..........698
Football.......................684
FRASER
Prime Minister......705
Friends of the Zoo........656
FUOHY
Constable............685
George Courts..............653
Giant Panda
Fei Fei.................656
Xiao Xiao.............656
Giraffes
Anita...................655
John....................655
Peter...................655
GLEESON
Pat......................670
Gold 682, 685, 688,689, 706
Greater Hastings lnc.....670
Grey Lynn Primary School661
GRIFFIN
Louis T.................654
Gabriel's lnn.................691
Gabriel's stream...........691
HAINES
L.B 685
Halcombe Methodist
Sunday School.............681
HALDANE
lan......................656
Hamilton......................704
HARPER
Bishop.................694
HASSELL
Jas......................692
Hastings......................670
HAWKE
Edward................668
Hawkes Bay.................668
Hawkes Bay Timber Co.679
Herbertville...................672
Hippopotamus..............656
HOEY
Diny.....................697
HOLT
John....................679
Robert & son.......679
Holt Mill.......................679
HOPE
Tom.....................707
Immigrants...................688
lnglewood....................693
Invincible mine.............706
Invincible Quartz Mining
Co Ltd..........................707
JELLICOE
Viscount..............653
JULIAN
Joe......................697
JULIUS
Bishop.................695
Kakapo........................656
Kawau lsland...............663
KEMPTHORNE
John....................703
Kiwis....................654,656
Kopuatama Cemetery...698
Labour Party.................660
Lake Wakatipu.............706
Lake Whakatipu...........683
Lawrence.....................690
Lawrence.............690, 691
Lawrence Cycling Club..691
Lawrence Fire Brigade..690
Lawrence Grammer......690
MacGREGOR
Duncan................685
MacKAY
Mr.......................673
Mahout Ater Ali.............654
MANAGH
Bobby..................681
Jeanette..............681
Merle...................681
Nita.....................681

Mansion House............662
MARCHANT
Ella Allman...........698
MARKHAM
Doris....................681
MASON
William................686
McDonald's rainforest..656
McLENNAN
Betty....................681
McNAE
Jean....................681
May.....................681
Meerkats.....................656
meteorologist...............704
Milling..........................692
MILLS
Mr Senior.............672
Ministry of Education....656
Miss New Zealand
contestants..................653
MONAHAN
Jerry....................670
motorcycle and sidecar.708
Mountaineering............699
MOUNTFORD
B.W.....................695
Mt Egmont...................699
MUMAU
Laura..................656
Municipal Theatre........670
MURRAY
Jack....................697
Napier........676,677,678
Naseby Curlers............684
Ngati Awa....................668
Northern Steamship Co...662

O'DEA
Jim......................696
Oamaru.......................692
Okoki Sports Day..........697
Onehunga....................653
Orangutans
Bornean..............656
Topsy..................655
Turvey.................655
Otago..........................682
Otekaieke....................693
Paramount Theatre.......709
PEARCE
James.................685
PETRIE
N........................699
Plunket Society............660
Polar Bear - Chimo.......655
Police..........................685
POPPELWELL
H.B......................670
Post Office...................686
Puketitiri......................679

Qantas N.Z. Aviary........656 
Quarries
Hoon Hay.............695
Cashmere............695
Queenstown.................683 

Mansion House ............ 662
MARCHANT

Ella Allman ........... 698
MARKHAM

Doris .................... 681
MASON

William ................ 686
McDonald's rainforest..656
McLENNAN

Betty .................... 681
McNAE

Jean .................... 681
May ..................... 681

Meerkats ..................... 656
meteorologist. .............. 704
Milling .......................... 692
MILLS

Mr Senior ............. 672
Ministry of Education .... 656
Miss New Zealand
contestants .................. 653
MONAHAN

Jerry .................... 670
motorcycle and sidecar. 708
Mountaineering ............ 699
MOUNTFORD

B.W ..................... 695
Mt Egmont... ................ 699
MUMAU

Laura .................. 656
Municipal Theatre ........ 670
MURRAY

Jack .................... 697

Napier ........ 676,677,678
Naseby Curlers ............ 684
Ngati Awa .................... 668
Northern Steamship Co662

O'DEA
Jim ...................... 696

Oamaru ....................... 692
Okoki Sports Day .......... 697
Onehunga .................... 653
Orangutans

Bornean .............. 656
Topsy .................. 655
Turvey ................. 655

Otago .......................... 682
Otekaieke .................... 693

Paramount Theatre ....... 709
PEARCE

James ................. 685
PETRIE

N ........................ 699
Plunket Society ............ 660
Polar Bear - Chimo ....... 655
Police .......................... 685
POPPELWELL

H.B ...................... 670
Post Office ................... 686

Puketitiri ...................... 679 Rae ...................... 681
Stock Exchange Building686
Stock Exchange Co ....... 686
Stratford ....................... 698

Qantas N.Z. Aviary ........ 656 Strike ........................... 687
Quarries

Hoon Hay ............. 695
Cashmere ............ 695

Queenstown ................. 683 Tailoresses .......... 677, 687
TAYLOR

Geo R .................. 692
TONKIN

Rabbit. ......................... 657 Rev David ............ 700
RADCLIFFE Tornado ....................... 704

�G .............. 664, 712 Tram 686
Railway Main Trunk ....... 682 TRAVERS
READ Geraldine ............. 700

Gabriel. ................ 682 TROW
Rees valley ................... 706 Brian ................... 697
Rhinoceros ................... 656 Tuapeka ...................... 689
Riding apparel. ............. 659
ROBERTON

Elizabeth .............. 699
ROBERTSHAWE VILE

Rosamund ........... 700 Alma .................... 681
Roslyn Woollen Mill. ...... 687
Roxburgh ...................... 685
Royal Mail Coach .......... 672
Russell. ....... 663, 703, 709 Waipawa ...................... 679

Waitahuna .................... 691
Waitahund .................... 688
Waitaki District... .......... 692

Sawyer ......................... 696 WALES
School Milk Scheme ..... 660 Nathaniel ..... 686, 693
SCOTT Watson & Mclntosh ...... 692

Sir George ............ 694 Weatherstone stream .... 691
Scottish settlers .... 682,684 Weber .................. 672, 67 4
Sealions ....................... 656 WEBER
sheep .......................... 682 Charles Herman ... 67 4
SHEWRY Whalers ....................... 682

Ned ..................... 697 Whangarei .................... 664
Shipping Wharf - Dunedin ............ 687

Endeavour ............ 668 Wh atonga .................... 668
Herald .................. 662 Whatumamoa tribe ....... 668
John Wickliffe ....... 682 WILKIE
Kurahaupo ........... 668 A ......................... 669
Pahiki .................. 662 WILSON
Whakatipu USS Co687 Ethel .................... 699

sidecar ........................ 708 Sadie ................... 681
Skippers ...................... 689 Windmill ....................... 692
SLADDEN World War 1 ................. 708

D ......................... 699
SNELL

Peter ................... 655
South land .................... 682
SPEECH LY

Robert ................. 695
St Hildas School. .......... 700
St Mary's Diocesan School698
St Orans School. .......... 700
STANFORD

Edith .................... 698
STEVENS

Susan .................. 700
STEVENTON

George ................. 666
STEWART

Malcolm ............... 681