New Zealand Memories Issue 126 - Contents
Learning the Ways of the Gold: 70 Years Ago 4
From Des Styles, Central Otago poet and gold miner..
Me and the Possum 9
An amusing anecdote from Paul Aubin.
Leapfrogging to New Zealand 10
Mike Whittall’s 1956 London to Auckland flight.
Our Street: Stories of a New Zealand Boyhood 12
Contributed by Geoff Lealand.
Boarding School 16
Memories of King’s College from ex-pupil John Newsham.
Following My Father’s Footsteps Through Greece 20
Sue Courtney records her journey.
From the Regions: Wellington/Wairarapa 24
Centrefold: Oriental Bay 36
A sunny day at the bay in 1953.
Making Ends Meet 38
A brief history of State Housing in New Zealand by Claire Duncan.
‘L’ Plate Days 48
John de Bonnaire pens a story to explain his verse.
Motueka Wharf 50
Contributed by the Motueka and Districts Historical Association.
Reader’s Response: Spike Milligan 56
Barry Edwards remembers Spike’s 1959 visit to New Zealand.
From the Regions: Canterbury 58
Mailbox 68
Index and Genealogy List 70
Editor’s Choice: The Nanny 72
Contributed by Ian Strang.

Cover image:
Feeding cats at the Radcliffe’s Paparoa homestead in the 1890s.
Frederick George Radcliffe is renowned for his scenic photography
and postcards.

New Zealand Memories Issue 126 - Index

A
Akatarawa 34
AKERSTEN William 52
ANDERSON Mr J.C 59
ANZAC 20
Ashburton 59
Auckland 16, 21, 38
aviation 10
B
BARNETT Pve. 65
Barracouta loaf 35
BASSETT Lt. 65
Battle of Kalamata Waterfront 23
BEAN Frederick 61
BEAN Lucy Caroline 60
BENNETT Annie May 72
Annie May (Nance) 72
George William 72
Hilda Annie 72
Berhampore flats (Wellington) 45
boarding school 16
Boer War 32
boxing 30
BREE Samuel Charles 24
BRYSON Capt 65
BUCKLEY Timothy 33
building (houses) 42
BULLER Lt. 65
Burnham 65
Burnham Military Camp 65
C
canings (school) 17
Canterbury 59
Canterbury Pilgrams &
Early Settlers’ Association 61
Cape Palliser 24
Cape Palliser lighthouse 25
cartage contractor 61
CASEY Des 67
CASSIE Jack 66
CHATTERTON Jack 62
children’s books 12
CHURTON Paul 1, 20
CLARK Russell 14
Clerkenwell 61
Colgate & Black 35
Colgate & Black’s Store 35
COOPER Lt. 65
CORNWELL Duke and Duchess 32
COURTNEY Neil 20
Sue 20
CRISPIN Corp. 65
D
dairy (Wellington) 35
Danseys Pass Hotel 4
DAVIDSON Mr A. M 14
Dept of Housing Construction 42
Dept of Maori Affairs 45
DIXON Myles 52
Doctor’s Creek 52
DUDLEY Rev. B. 62
Dunedin (state housing) 47
Dunsandel 62
E
EDDY David 65
EDGINGTON Harry 56
Peggy 56
EDWARDS Barry 56
Mr 56
Mrs 56
Sheila 56
Tony 56
electric lighting (Wellington) 33
Electric Lighting Syndicate 33
emigration 10
F
farming (Motueka) 54
FERGUSON Gael 41
FIRST ECHELON (1940) 20
FIRTH Cedric 43
FLETCHER James 42
flourmill 59
FOSTER John 53
Foster & Corby 53
Frankton, Hamilton 41
FRASER Peter 45
FRASER Peter 30
FRAZER Lt K. 65
funeral procession (Motueka) 50
G
General Post Office (Wellington) 32
general store 35
goldmining 4
GRANT Capt. 65
Great Depression 34, 41
Greece (WW II) 20
GREEN Lt. 65
Grey’s Avenue flats (Auckland) 38
grocery shop 35
H
hare drive 59
Hawkdun Range 5
HAYHURST John 59
HEINZ Bill 28
Rosamund 28
Hermitage 67
HINTON John 23
HOLLINGS Dick 62
Mrs 62
HOLYOAKE Hubert 53
Home Buy scheme 46
House Factory (Hamilton) 41
housing tenants 46
housing, state 39
HOWELL Lt. 65
HUDSON Mr R.P 53
Hutt Valley (housing) 40
Hutt Valley Boxing Assn 30
I
illuminations (Wellington) 32
Inglewood 72
INGRAM Wallie 30
Irvine & Stevenson (Dunedin) 54
J
JOHANSEN Lt. 65
JONES Willie 30
JULIAN Annie May 72
K
Kaiapoi 65
Karori Cemetery 50
Kelburn 28
Kelburn Normal Primary School 28
KEY John 46
KING Capt. 65
King’s 3A Hockey XI 19
King’s College 16
King’s College 2B Hockey XI 19
L
Labour Government 42
Lake Pukaki 66
lighthouse 25
LILLEY Lt W.F 65
Little Kyeburn Falls 7
Lockheed Constellation 10
LOFT John 59
LOUGHNAN Robert 33
LUXFORD Capt 65
Lyttelton 61
Lyttelton Harbour 28
“L” Plate 49
M
MacAndrew Intermediate School 14
MACE Fred 53
MANCHESTER Lt 65
MANOY Abraham 50
Albert 50
Henry 50
Leo 50
Reginald 50
MASON Lt. 65
MASSEY William 41
McGAFFIN Lt-Colonel 65
McKAY Bill 46
McKINLAY Capt 65
Milford (Canterbury) 59
MILLIGAN Spike 56
milliner 62
Miramar 56
Mission House, Otaki 26
MORRIS John 59
Morris Minor 49

Mortgage Corp. 42
Motueka bacon factory 50
Motueka Cool Storage Co. 54
Motueka Harbour Board 52
Motueka Peninsula Society 55
Motueka Power Boat Club 55
Motueka Wharf 50
Motueka Wharf Board 52
Motueka Yacht & Cruising Club 55
Moutere River 53
Mt Cook 66, 67
Mt Cook & Southern Lakes
Tourist Co. Ltd. 67
MULDOON Robert 46
MURPHY Bos 30
mutiny (WW1) 42
N
nanny 72
Naseby 5
NASH Walter 45
National Government 43
Native Lands Act 41
Nelson District Fruit Packers 54
Nelson Marble Co. 54
NEWMAN Fred 43
NORWOOD Mr C.B 33
NZ Ensign Bill 32
NZ Expeditionary Force 20
NZ Flag 32
NZ School Journal 14
O
Operation Lustre Campaign
(WWII) 20
orchards (Moutere) 54
Oriental Bay 35, 36
Otago 4
Otaki 26
Otaki Railway Station 26
outdoor lighting 32
P
PALLISER Sir Hugh 24
PARATA Lt. 65
PARKER Charles 52
Joseph 52
Len 46
PARSONS Alf 52
Lt. 65
PATRICK Vic 30
Petone 30, 39
Petone recreation ground 30
poisoning (suspected) 59
politics 39
Post Office Act 62
Post Office faultsman 62
prison camp (WW II) 1, 20
prisoner of war (WW ll) 20
Public Works Dept 42
PUKETAPU Ihaia 45
PURCELL Lt. 65
Q
quartz mine 28
Queen Elizabeth II 22
Queen Salote 21
Queen Street Wharf (Auck) 44
R
radio comedian 56
Railways Dept. 41
Rangiora 62
relief work scheme 34
rental accomodation 40
rescue helicopter 67
Retreat Inn (Motueka) 52
RIDLEY Lucy Caroline 61
Riwaka butter factory 50
RNZAF Flying Training School 59
ROBBIE J.K Capt 65
ROLLINSON Dave 30
ROPATA Joe 26
Rewa 26
ROSENBERG Gerhard 45
ROSSBOTHAM Elizabeth 9
Margaret 9
ROYAL Bill 45
royal tour 32
S
SANDS Dave 30
SAVAGE Annie 66
Prime Minister 42
school prefects 18
school report 18
school sport 18
school uniform 17
SCOTT John 45
SEDDON Richard John 39
Selwyn 62
Selwyn House (King’s College) 17
Shipping Aquaitania 28
Alexander 52
Cashmere 61
Isabella Hercus 61
Kaitoa 52
Koi 50
Lady Barkly 52
Lily 52
MS Willem Ruys 56
Nikau 50
Ophir 33
Planet 52
Rangitira 28
SS Captain Cook 56
Venture 52
Vindex 53
skilled migrants 42
SMITH Earnest James 13
SMITH Eddie 61
SMITH George 53
SMITH Harry 53
SMITH Major 65
snowbound bus 67
snowstorm (Mt Cook) 67
South African War 32
South Canterbury 59
Southern Alps 66
Speedbird plane 10
SPILLER John 33
Stalag 18A 1, 20
State Advances Corp. 41
state flats 38
State Housing 38
State Housing flats 44
STEVENS Syd 30
STYLES Des 4
SUTTON - SMITH Brian 12
T
Talley’s Fisheries 54
Tamaki Drive, Auckland 21
telephone exchange 62
Temuka 59
Tenancy Act 44
Thorndon 29
TONG Lt. 65
tourism (Motueka) 55
U
unemployed men’s camp 34
Upper Hutt         34
V
van STEVEREN Rev. H. 50
Vienna loaf 35
W
Wadestown 28
Waimea County Council 52
Wairarapa 24
Wanganui 30
Wellington 24, 35, 42
Wellington City 32
Wellington Gas Company 33
Wellington Teachers College 13
WESTRUPP Bill 52
wharf construction 50
wharf extension (Motueka) 52
WHITE Dorothy 14
WILSON Frank 30
Workers’ Dwelling Act 39
World War Two 1, 20, 28, 56, 59
World War Two - 18th Battalion 20
WRIGHT Major 65
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