New Zealand Memories Issue 131 - Contents
Dalmatian Settlement in the North 4
Kaye Dragicevich reflects on the kauri gum diggers.
Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow 10
Martin Whittaker documents a part of Nelson’s history.
The Wahine Storm Remembered 12
Beverley Teague marks the tragedy fifty years on.
Waiata Poi 18
The early days of New Zealand popular music by Geoff Lealand.
Spirit of Anzac 21
A poignant poem by Mike Subritzky.
A Tribute to My Mother 22
Coral Holroyd remembers family life on ‘the Barrier’.
From the Regions: Otago 26
Centrefold: Easter Holidays 36
From the Nelson Provincial Museum collection.
“I’ll be back before you know it.” 38
The heartbreak of war is reflected in Robin McElrea’s true story.
School Days in the 1920s 46
A written gem gifted by Amelia Batistich.
Who Were They Really? 48
Robert Wynn-Williams explores his fascinating family tree.
My First Jobs in New Zealand 54
John Grant arrived on the ‘Oronsay’ in 1955 ready for work.
From the Regions: Hawke’s Bay 57
Big Norm 66
Norman Kirk: from stationary engine driver to Prime Minister.
Mailbox 67
The ‘Barnes’ Dance 68
New Zealand’s curious street-crossing system.
Index and Genealogy List 70
Editor’s Choice: Better Safe than Sorry 72
Customer at Newtown’s Self Help store in Wellington.

Cover image:
Gum washing machine on the
Ahipara gumfield, 1933.
Article on page 4.

New Zealand Memories Issue 131 - Index

A
ABBOTT Edward 31
ADAM John 34
Ahipara 8
Alexandra 28
ANDERSEN Norman Ian 45
ANDERSON Archibald 31
Anzac 21
Atiamuri 54
Auckland 22,38,46,54,67
aviation (Pan Am Constellation) 54
Awanui 9
B
Balclutha 29
BANOVIC Jakov 8
Barnes dance 67
BARNICOAT John 10
Barrett Reef 14
bathing costumes (1930s) 36
Bell Hill 1,34
Blacks Diggings 26
BLATCH Henry 34
Blueskin Bay 31
BLUNDELL Sir Denis 66
BOURKE Leo 45
Bradford van 55
brickmaker 60
Brynderwyn Hills 56
BUCHANAN John 33
Margaret 33
BURNS Clemantina 31
Thomas 31,32
C
Cambridge 22
CAMPBELL Engineer 27
camping 57
CARGILL William 34
carved house 62
Central Otago 26
Chatto Creek 27
Christchurch 66
circus elephant 28
CLEARY Basil 43
clothing (early settlement) 34
coal (Otago) 31
Cook Strait 13
Coronation Medal 25
County Clerk (Great Barrier) 22
CRANELL Samuel 62
D
Dalmatian settlement 4
DALZIEL Walter 44
DANIELS Mr W. 65
Mrs 65
DAVIES Capt. 49
DAVIS Colin Stanley 45
Dunedin 1,30
DOBSON Engineer 27
DORIA Vera 53
Duke and Duchess of York 20
E
EADY Arthur 20
EADY Lewis 20
early recording technology 18
Eastbourne 17
Easter 57
Ebony pop group 66
education 46
Ellerslie
Ellerslie Convent School 47
ELLIS Raymond Arthur 44
EMENS Mr. 45
emigration 30
employment 54
engineering 54
English Oak 10
Essen Valley Motor Camp 55
EYRE Coral 23
Ethel 22
Joan 23
Ross 23
Thomas 22
EYTON Alice Rose 48
Arthur Francis 48
Cecil Robert 48
Charles 48
Eleanor Josephine 48
Elizabeth 49
Hugh Slaney 48
Keith 48
Rev. Robert 53
Thomas 49
Vera Campbell 48
Veronica 48
F
Far North 8
Farewell Spit 48
FLEMING Mr R.J. 65
flour (Dunedin) 31
flour mill 31
food supply (early settlement) 31
FOSBERY Caroline 48
Eleanor Josephine 48
Emma 48
Eva 48
Florence 48
Laura 48
Mary Francis 48
Philippa 48
Sadie 48
Sarah 48
FURKERT Engineer 27
G
GALLOWAY Capt. 14
Gibbston 28
goldmining 26
GOODMAN Rex O. 45
Grange, The 10
Great Barrier Island 22
GREENWOOD Clara 10
Dr John D. 10
Frederick 10
Sarah 10
Theodora 10
Grey Lynn 22
grocery store 72
gum camps 5
gum diggers 7
gum washing machine 8
gumfields 6
H
HANDLEY Isaac 43
HARTWELL Ellen 25
HATO Ana 18
Havelock North 62
Hawke’s Bay 57
Hawke’s Bay Earthquake 59
HEARN Rex 45
HEENAN Arthur 45
HENDERSON David 33
HILL Alfred 18
HITCHON Robert I. 44
HMV wind-up- gramophone 18
Hokitika 49
HOPKINS Mervyn H. 45
housing (early settlement) 31
HOWE Dallas H. 44
hunting 31
Hurunui 66
I
immigration barracks (Dunedin)
         30
inter-island ferry 14
irrigation (Central Otago) 27
Island Bay 13
J
JENKINS John 72
JONES John 31,45
Reginald 44
K
Kaiapoi 66
KAKA Erina 7
Katikati 21
Kauri gum 5
Kenny Constable 59
kiln (bricks) 60
KILPIN Claude Andrew 44
KINROSS Betty 28
KIRK Janet 65
Lucy 65
Norman Eric 65
Norman Sr 65
KLESKOVICH Andija 7
knitting 36
L
Labour Party 66
Lake Ohia 8
lighting (early settlement) 31
Linwood College 66
LJUBINA Joe 9
LOW Family 34
Lyttleton 14
M
MacDONALD Archibald 33
MacLEAN Judy 25

Mahia Peninsular 57
Manuherikia River 27
Maranui 16
MARSHALL Hon. Russell 21
MARTIN Clara 10
MATTHEWS Rev. Joseph 7
MAUNSELL Ada 48
Alice 48
Henry 48
Mary 48
McARTHUR Mr A.M. 43
McCABE Mr. 45
McKENNA Arthur Ernest 45
McKENZIE Roderick M. 44
McQUINN Max 45
memorial plaque (Anzac) 21
memorial wall 43
Middlemarch 39
migration (Dalmatian) 4
MILLER Lucy Ruth 66
Ministry of Works 54
MORGAN Reg 43
Motueka 10
MULLER Lewis Edward 44
MURPHY Eric 45
music (New Zealand) 18
N
Napier 59
Napier Brickworks 60
Napier Hill 59
naturalisation papers 7
NEILSON Peter 65
Nelson 10,48,55
Newmarket (Auckland) 54
Newtown 72
Ngati Kahungunu 62
NICHOL John H. 44
NIGHTINGALE Florence 49
Robert B. 48
Veronica 48
NIVEN Ken 72
Northland 5
NZ Post & Telegraph Service 39
O
Ophir 26
Ophir Post & Telegraph Office 26
Otago 1,26
Owaka 29
OWEN Charles J. 44
P
Pacific Islands 41
Parengarenga 7
PARKER Wilfred A.R. 44
pastimes 59
PATON Thomas 38
PAVLOVICH Filip 8
PEARSALL Cliff 45
pedestrian crossings 67
Perry Bros. circus 28
picnic 28
Picton 55
PITTAWAY Herb 44,45
politics 66
popular music 18
Poraiti 57
Porangahau 65
Porangahau stage coach 65
Post Office telegraphist 38
Postmaster (Tryphena) 23
prisoner-of-war 42
Q
R
Rabbit Hill 63
RADICH Family 5
radio operators 38
records (78 rpm) 18
ROCHE Sir Brian 43
Rosalie Bay (Great Barrier) 25
ROTHSCHILD Isador 58
Rotorua 20
S
SADD Rev. Alfred 43
Saddle Hill 31
SAXMAR Alice 50
SAXMAR Robert 50
Seatoun 14
seeds 33
Self Help Co-op 72
settlers (Dunedin) 1,30
SEYMOUR Mr C.W. 65
SHAW George 34
sheet music 18
shipping Aramoana 17
HMFS Viti 40
Hygeia 51
John Wickliffe 30
Mary Shepherd 48
Matua 40
Oronsay 54
Philip Laing 30
Phoebe Dunbar 32
Queen Bee 48
Ramsey 48
Tasmania 58
TEV Wahine 12
shipwreck 13,48,58
SISSONS Mr. 45
SMART Ben 32
SMITH Sydney Charles 62
SNODGRASS Jogn 52
Vera 52
soprano (Ana Hato) 20
SPEEDY Leslie B. 44
SUBRITZKY Mike 21
Sweetwater camp 9
T
Table Cape 58
TARLTION Kelly 58
Te Hauke 62
TEAGUE Fred 15
Rebecca 17
telegraph training school 38
telephone exchange (Tryphena) 23
THOMSON John 32
treasure salvage 58
Triangle Service Station 46
trolley 72
Tropical Cyclone Giselle 14
Tryphena 22
Tryphena Post Office 23
Tryphena School 25
Tukaekuri River 59
tutu berries 33
U
Union Steam Ship Co. 14
URLICH Mate         8
Nikola (Yovo) 8
V
vegetable crops 33
VISKOVICH George 8
Joe 8
W
Wahine Park 17
Wahine Storm 13
Waiata 18
Waiata Poi 18
Waikouaiti 31
Waimate 65
Waipawa 63
Waipukurau 64
Waipukurau Public School 64
WALLACE Sydney R. 45
Wanstead 65
Wanstead Hotel 65
WARETINI Deane 20
water race 27
water-powered mill 31
Wellington 13, 38
Wellington City Council 15
Wellington Harbour 17
WERE Basil 44
Whakamaru Dam 54
Whakarewarewa 20
White Stores, The 29
Wickliffe rose 34
WILLIAMS William 57
WILSON Gordon 45
WINLOVE John 65
World War Two 38
WRATT Stuart 10
wrestler (lightweight) 49
X
Y
Yates Parengarenga gumfields 7
YELAVICH Ivan 8
Z