New Zealand Memories Issue 143 - Contents
Building State Houses in the 1950s 4
Gavin Meadows began his carpentry apprenticeship in 1953.
The ‘Quiz Kids’ 8
Radio fame for Pat McCarthy.
Bewildered By Minor Fame 11
Paul Aubin was one of Dunedin’s ‘Quiz Kids’.
My Love Affair with Radio 13
Fond memories of radio from Cliff Couch.
Willie’s Hut 14
Paul Dingwall recounts his great uncle’s story.
School Uniforms 17
Remember ‘the fluoroscope’ at the shoe shop? Murray Guise does.
When New Zealand Welcomed Monty 18
Christopher Moor documents the popular war hero’s visit.
By RMS Niagara to Canada 22
Gordon Tait is welcomed back with an interesting tale.
From the Regions: Bay of Plenty / Coromandel 26
Centrefold: Hats Are All the Vogue 36
Friendly Society sport’s event at Collingwood.
Searching for Nate 38
Sam Jaffe traces his grandfather’s story.
Memories of Mangakino 46
Settlers from Belfast: Ann Julien remembers.
Readers’ Responses 50
The party line.
Such a Modest Man 51
The cultural heritage of Les Cleveland by Geoff Lealand.
The Driving Life 54
James Holmes was a service car driver, as told by son Peter.
From the Regions: Northland 59
Mailbox 69
Index and Genealogy List 70
Editor’s Choice : A Royal Welcome 72
Don Worsnop’s superb night photography.
Cover image:
Freda Sands at the seaside c.1900.
Courtesy: W. MacDonald.
New Zealand Memories Issue 143 - Index
A
ADAMSON Clive 19
Ahipara 65
ANDERSON Hon J.G. 35
Mona 15
Ansair Clipper 58
ATKINS Hastings 60
Auckland 9, 39, 46, 72
Auckland Town Hall 72
automatic phone exchange 50
Awanui 66
Awanui Bridge 66
B
Battle of Java Sea 38
Bay of Plenty 26
BEST Elsdon 27
BOSTON Mr 13
BOYES Deidre 11
Bridgers Ltd (drapers) 28
BRITON Ann 46
Betty 46
Bill 46
Bill (jnr) 46
Jim 46
Margaret 46
Rosaleen 48
Sarah 46
broadcasting 11
Brockley No 1 coalmine 15
Brown Campbell & Co. 62
building (houses) 5
Bulls 20
Burns Hall (Dunedin) 11
bushman 51
BUTLER Rev. 60
C
Cadillac V8 Tourer 54
CAMPBELL John Logan 60
Canterbury 23
carpentry apprenticeship 5
Chan Foon’s laundry 53
Charleston 53
Children’s Session (radio) 13
Clarence River 52
CLENDON Ellen Francis 64
James 64
Sarah 64
Clendon Cottage 64
CLEVELAND Francis Leslie (Les) 51
Mary 51
clipper (mine) 54
coalmine 15
Colombo 40
Commercial Hotel 60
Cook Ltd 55
CORFIELD Miss 49
Coromandel 32
Croatia 65
CROOT Charles 11
Mary 51
D
Dalmatians 65
Dargaville 62, 65
DARGAVILLE Joseph 62
Devonport 39, 46
Devonport Naval Base 46
DIEHL Gillian 12
DOMINKOVIC Marija 65
Drageicevich’s store 66
DRAGICEVICH Zorka 67
Andrija 65
Frana 65
Francesca 65
George 67
Grgo 65
Jozo 65
Marija 65
Mary 65
driving licence 54
Dunedin 11
E
Elsdon 6
emigration 46
European Hotel 53
EVANS Mr J. 66
F
flax mill 34
fluroscope 17
FORSAITH Thomas 60
FOX Mr 54
Fox River 55
FRASER Peter 21
FREYBERG Lady Barbara 18
Sir Bernard 18
G
German mine 25
Gibbs Motors Ltd 55
GILFILLAN Kate Fanny 64
Glassons menswear shop 17
Glentunnel Library 15
GODBER Albert 35
gold (Niagara) 25
gold diggings 32
GOODMAN Beatrice 42
GORDON Christina 23
William 23
GOULD Ellen Francis 64
Kate Fanny 64
Rev. Frank 64
Granity School 54
Great Barrier Island 45
Green Lane Hospital (Auckland) 21
Greymouth Railway Station 54
Greytown 52
Greytown Cinema 52
gumfields 65
H
H.J. Corskie Ltd 5
Hallenstein Bros. Ltd 63
Hannahs 17
Harris Book & Stationery Depot 28
HEAPHY Charles 59
Herne Bay 39
HOLLAND Alice 16
HOLLINGSWORTH Family 47
HOLMES James 54
Holy Trinity (Otahuhu) 64
Homebush Pottery 15
Hororata 16
Hotel Waterloo (Wellington) 18
housing (Mangakino) 47
Huntly 21
HUTLEY Jack 66
hydro dam 46
Hydrolights marching team 48
I
influenza epidemic (1918) 25
International KB7 coaches 56
Invercargill 19
Irish emigrants 46
J
J.W. Fair Ltd 55
JAFFE Beatrice 38
David 38
Edith 38
Eric 38
Freda 38
Jack 38
Karen 44
Kevin 44
Nathan 38
Rueben 38
Susan 44
Warwick 44
JAMES Bob 55
Japanese war criminals 42
Johnsonville 50
JONES Frederick 18
JURLINA Francesca 67
Kleme 67
Loui 67
K
Kaipara 59
Kaipara Harbour 60
Kaituna River 29
Kauraki Plains 34
Kauri forest 59
Kauri gum 60
KELLY Louis 12
KEMPTHORNE Johnny 11
Kennedy Brothers 55
Kerepehi 34
KIPPENBERGER Mjr Gen Howard 18
KOROKI King 21
Kumara 27
L
Lake Ohia 67
Lever Bros. 8
LEVI Primo 38
Rita 40
LORRIGAN Carmel 12
LUNAM Family 47
M
Macassar 40
MacKAY Rupert 20
Majestic Theatre (Auckland) 9
Malthoid roofs 47
Malvern 14
Mangakino 46
Mangakino District High 47
Mangakino Hospital 46
Mangarata 59
Mangawhare 60
Mangawhare Hotel 60
Mangawhare Post Office 60
Mangawhare store 60
Maori (Kumara) 27
Maori Battalion 18
Maori pa 60
marching team 48
MARRINER Mr W.A. 60
Masonic Hotel (Gisborne) 20
Masonic Hotel (Opotiki) 28
MASSEY William 25
Maunu School 63
MAYBURY Jack 8
Mayfair Dept. Stores Ltd 55
McLEOD Bert 46
Claire 44
Mary 46
MEADOWS Gavin 4
Mrs 4
MEDHURST Dagmar 64
Methodist 15
Milford 46
Millerton mine 54
Milner & Thompson 16
Ministry of Works 47
Miramar 5
MOANA nui a KIWI Herewini 27
MOETARA Family 47
Sissy 48
MONTGOMERY Betty 18
David 18
Viscount Bernard 18
MOORE Family 47
motoring 54
Mount Somers 15
Mount Wesley 60
Mt Victoria 53
Murchison Earthquake 55
N
Napier 13
Neiderers store 46
Neil’s Beach 51
NEWMAN Mr J. 58
Newman Bros Ltd 53
Newmans (North Island) Ltd 55
Newmans Coachlines 54
Newmans driver 54
Newtown 5
NGARIMU
Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwi 20
Ngaruawahia 21
Ngati Porau 20
night photography 72
Norsewood 57
Norsewood Junction Hotel 57
Northern Wairoa 61
NZ Clothing Factory 63
NZ Electricity Dept 47
NZ Expeditionary Force 39
O
O’DAY Family 50
OATEN Russell 11
Ohakea airport 18
Ohinemutu 21
Oruaiti 26
OSMAN Family 50
P
PAHEWA Canon Hakaraia 27
PAIKEA TE HEKEUA Chief 60
PALMER Thomas 29
Palmerston North 55
Palmerston North Showgrounds 58
Paraparaumu 4
PARORETE AWHA Chief 60
party lines 50
PATON Wilhelmina 60
photography 52
piano 15
Pilot Bay 31
planting (Kumara) 27
Plaza (Napier) 13
Po-tu-o-te rangi 60
political science 51
Popotiki 28
Porirua East 5
POW Camps 38
power stations 49
PRICE Ken 11
PRICE William A 28
Prince Philip 72
prisoners-of-war 40
Pukekohe 21
Q
quarantine 25
quartz mining 32
Queen Elizabeth II 72
quiz (radio) 8
Quiz Kids 8
quiz master 8, 11
R
radio 8
Radio 2YD Wellington 13
Radio 4XD Dunedin 13
Radio 4ZB 11
Radio IZB 8
Radio Quiz Kids 8
Radio Record magazine 13
Radio Station 2ZP 13
railway (Hauraki Plains) 34
Republic truck 54
Rob Roy Hotel 31
Rongotai College 5
roofing (Malthoid) 47
Rotorua 20, 28
Royal Mail Ship 25
Royal Navy 39
royal tour 72
Russell 64
S
SALESA Damon 45
school uniform 17
SCHUER Albert 24
Jean 24
Tilly 24
SCOTCHER Mr 34
Scouts 13
service car fares 56
service cars 53
service driver 54
sheep farming 26
SHELDON Mick 53
shipping Cashmore 60
Graf Spee 40
HMS Exeter 38
Mary Anne 60
Oraties 46
Orion 25
Pandora 60
Prince Alfred 60
RMS Niagara 22
SS Gothic 72
Tamahine 57
Westland 14
shipwreck 25
signallers (Navy) 40
Simpson’s Hotel (Coromandel) 33
Smallhome motors 54
SMITH Mary 67
Norman 67
SMITH Percy 60
South Malvern 14
South Westland 51
spars (kauri) 60
St Paul’s (Auckland) 64
Starlight’ band 16
State Advances Loan 4
state housing 5
switchboards 50
T
Taieri 19
tailoring 42
Tamatekapua Meeting House 21
Tanekaha bark 60
Tangakaroria Wesleyan Mission 60
TARAHANUMI Tamehana 27
TARLING Alice 16
James 14, 15
Mona 15
Susanna 14
William 14
Tauranga 30
Te Puke Hotel 29
Te Puke 29
TE TIRARAU Chief 60
Te Kaha 27
telephones 50
Thames Consortium 34
The Strand (Tauranga) 30
thermett 4
THORPY Mona 55
Patrick 55
Thorpys Ltd 55
timber camp 59
timber mill (Turua) 34
timber trade 60
Titahi Bay 5
TODD Miss V.V. 55
Tokyo Trials 42
tomo 46
TOOGOOD Selwyn 11
tourism 55
Tramway Hotel (Newtown) 5
TURDEJIC Zorka 67
Turua 34
Turua Mill 34
TYLER Gilbert 66
U
Union Steam Ship Co. 25
University of Auckland 39
V
Victoria University 51
W
Waihi 31
Waikato River 46
Waipapakauri 65
Waipuna Gum Co. 67
Wairoa 13
Wairoa River 60
Waitakaruru 34
Wanganui 20
WARD Sir Joseph 25
Wellington 4, 19, 50, 51
Wesleyan Mission Society 59
West Coast 51,54
Western Electric 50
Westport 54
Whangarei 63
Whangarei Hotel 63
Whangaru Harbour 25
WHITE William 59
WILKINSON Lionel 20
World War Two 38
X
Y
Yard Sale 53
YATES Lance 66
Z
A
ADAMSON Clive 19
Ahipara 65
ANDERSON Hon J.G. 35
Mona 15
Ansair Clipper 58
ATKINS Hastings 60
Auckland 9, 39, 46, 72
Auckland Town Hall 72
automatic phone exchange 50
Awanui 66
Awanui Bridge 66
B
Battle of Java Sea 38
Bay of Plenty 26
BEST Elsdon 27
BOSTON Mr 13
BOYES Deidre 11
Bridgers Ltd (drapers) 28
BRITON Ann 46
Betty 46
Bill 46
Bill (jnr) 46
Jim 46
Margaret 46
Rosaleen 48
Sarah 46
broadcasting 11
Brockley No 1 coalmine 15
Brown Campbell & Co. 62
building (houses) 5
Bulls 20
Burns Hall (Dunedin) 11
bushman 51
BUTLER Rev. 60
C
Cadillac V8 Tourer 54
CAMPBELL John Logan 60
Canterbury 23
carpentry apprenticeship 5
Chan Foon’s laundry 53
Charleston 53
Children’s Session (radio) 13
Clarence River 52
CLENDON Ellen Francis 64
James 64
Sarah 64
Clendon Cottage 64
CLEVELAND Francis Leslie (Les) 51
Mary 51
clipper (mine) 54
coalmine 15
Colombo 40
Commercial Hotel 60
Cook Ltd 55
CORFIELD Miss 49
Coromandel 32
Croatia 65
CROOT Charles 11
Mary 51
D
Dalmatians 65
Dargaville 62, 65
DARGAVILLE Joseph 62
Devonport 39, 46
Devonport Naval Base 46
DIEHL Gillian 12
DOMINKOVIC Marija 65
Drageicevich’s store 66
DRAGICEVICH Zorka 67
Andrija 65
Frana 65
Francesca 65
George 67
Grgo 65
Jozo 65
Marija 65
Mary 65
driving licence 54
Dunedin 11
E
Elsdon 6
emigration 46
European Hotel 53
EVANS Mr J. 66
F
flax mill 34
fluroscope 17
FORSAITH Thomas 60
FOX Mr 54
Fox River 55
FRASER Peter 21
FREYBERG Lady Barbara 18
Sir Bernard 18
G
German mine 25
Gibbs Motors Ltd 55
GILFILLAN Kate Fanny 64
Glassons menswear shop 17
Glentunnel Library 15
GODBER Albert 35
gold (Niagara) 25
gold diggings 32
GOODMAN Beatrice 42
GORDON Christina 23
William 23
GOULD Ellen Francis 64
Kate Fanny 64
Rev. Frank 64
Granity School 54
Great Barrier Island 45
Green Lane Hospital (Auckland) 21
Greymouth Railway Station 54
Greytown 52
Greytown Cinema 52
gumfields 65
H
H.J. Corskie Ltd 5
Hallenstein Bros. Ltd 63
Hannahs 17
Harris Book & Stationery Depot 28
HEAPHY Charles 59
Herne Bay 39
HOLLAND Alice 16
HOLLINGSWORTH Family 47
HOLMES James 54
Holy Trinity (Otahuhu) 64
Homebush Pottery 15
Hororata 16
Hotel Waterloo (Wellington) 18
housing (Mangakino) 47
Huntly 21
HUTLEY Jack 66
hydro dam 46
Hydrolights marching team 48
I
influenza epidemic (1918) 25
International KB7 coaches 56
Invercargill 19
Irish emigrants 46
J
J.W. Fair Ltd 55
JAFFE Beatrice 38
David 38
Edith 38
Eric 38
Freda 38
Jack 38
Karen 44
Kevin 44
Nathan 38
Rueben 38
Susan 44
Warwick 44
JAMES Bob 55
Japanese war criminals 42
Johnsonville 50
JONES Frederick 18
JURLINA Francesca 67
Kleme 67
Loui 67
K
Kaipara 59
Kaipara Harbour 60
Kaituna River 29
Kauraki Plains 34
Kauri forest 59
Kauri gum 60
KELLY Louis 12
KEMPTHORNE Johnny 11
Kennedy Brothers 55
Kerepehi 34
KIPPENBERGER Mjr Gen Howard 18
KOROKI King 21
Kumara 27
L
Lake Ohia 67
Lever Bros. 8
LEVI Primo 38
Rita 40
LORRIGAN Carmel 12
LUNAM Family 47
M
Macassar 40
MacKAY Rupert 20
Majestic Theatre (Auckland) 9
Malthoid roofs 47
Malvern 14
Mangakino 46
Mangakino District High 47
Mangakino Hospital 46
Mangarata 59
Mangawhare 60
Mangawhare Hotel 60
Mangawhare Post Office 60
Mangawhare store 60
Maori (Kumara) 27
Maori Battalion 18
Maori pa 60
marching team 48
MARRINER Mr W.A. 60
Masonic Hotel (Gisborne) 20
Masonic Hotel (Opotiki) 28
MASSEY William 25
Maunu School 63
MAYBURY Jack 8
Mayfair Dept. Stores Ltd 55
McLEOD Bert 46
Claire 44
Mary 46
MEADOWS Gavin 4
Mrs 4
MEDHURST Dagmar 64
Methodist 15
Milford 46
Millerton mine 54
Milner & Thompson 16
Ministry of Works 47
Miramar 5
MOANA nui a KIWI Herewini 27
MOETARA Family 47
Sissy 48
MONTGOMERY Betty 18
David 18
Viscount Bernard 18
MOORE Family 47
motoring 54
Mount Somers 15
Mount Wesley 60
Mt Victoria 53
Murchison Earthquake 55
N
Napier 13
Neiderers store 46
Neil’s Beach 51
NEWMAN Mr J. 58
Newman Bros Ltd 53
Newmans (North Island) Ltd 55
Newmans Coachlines 54
Newmans driver 54
Newtown 5
NGARIMU
Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwi 20
Ngaruawahia 21
Ngati Porau 20
night photography 72
Norsewood 57
Norsewood Junction Hotel 57
Northern Wairoa 61
NZ Clothing Factory 63
NZ Electricity Dept 47
NZ Expeditionary Force 39
O
O’DAY Family 50
OATEN Russell 11
Ohakea airport 18
Ohinemutu 21
Oruaiti 26
OSMAN Family 50
P
PAHEWA Canon Hakaraia 27
PAIKEA TE HEKEUA Chief 60
PALMER Thomas 29
Palmerston North 55
Palmerston North Showgrounds 58
Paraparaumu 4
PARORETE AWHA Chief 60
party lines 50
PATON Wilhelmina 60
photography 52
piano 15
Pilot Bay 31
planting (Kumara) 27
Plaza (Napier) 13
Po-tu-o-te rangi 60
political science 51
Popotiki 28
Porirua East 5
POW Camps 38
power stations 49
PRICE Ken 11
PRICE William A 28
Prince Philip 72
prisoners-of-war 40
Pukekohe 21
Q
quarantine 25
quartz mining 32
Queen Elizabeth II 72
quiz (radio) 8
Quiz Kids 8
quiz master 8, 11
R
radio 8
Radio 2YD Wellington 13
Radio 4XD Dunedin 13
Radio 4ZB 11
Radio IZB 8
Radio Quiz Kids 8
Radio Record magazine 13
Radio Station 2ZP 13
railway (Hauraki Plains) 34
Republic truck 54
Rob Roy Hotel 31
Rongotai College 5
roofing (Malthoid) 47
Rotorua 20, 28
Royal Mail Ship 25
Royal Navy 39
royal tour 72
Russell 64
S
SALESA Damon 45
school uniform 17
SCHUER Albert 24
Jean 24
Tilly 24
SCOTCHER Mr 34
Scouts 13
service car fares 56
service cars 53
service driver 54
sheep farming 26
SHELDON Mick 53
shipping Cashmore 60
Graf Spee 40
HMS Exeter 38
Mary Anne 60
Oraties 46
Orion 25
Pandora 60
Prince Alfred 60
RMS Niagara 22
SS Gothic 72
Tamahine 57
Westland 14
shipwreck 25
signallers (Navy) 40
Simpson’s Hotel (Coromandel) 33
Smallhome motors 54
SMITH Mary 67
Norman 67
SMITH Percy 60
South Malvern 14
South Westland 51
spars (kauri) 60
St Paul’s (Auckland) 64
Starlight’ band 16
State Advances Loan 4
state housing 5
switchboards 50
T
Taieri 19
tailoring 42
Tamatekapua Meeting House 21
Tanekaha bark 60
Tangakaroria Wesleyan Mission 60
TARAHANUMI Tamehana 27
TARLING Alice 16
James 14, 15
Mona 15
Susanna 14
William 14
Tauranga 30
Te Puke Hotel 29
Te Puke 29
TE TIRARAU Chief 60
Te Kaha 27
telephones 50
Thames Consortium 34
The Strand (Tauranga) 30
thermett 4
THORPY Mona 55
Patrick 55
Thorpys Ltd 55
timber camp 59
timber mill (Turua) 34
timber trade 60
Titahi Bay 5
TODD Miss V.V. 55
Tokyo Trials 42
tomo 46
TOOGOOD Selwyn 11
tourism 55
Tramway Hotel (Newtown) 5
TURDEJIC Zorka 67
Turua 34
Turua Mill 34
TYLER Gilbert 66
U
Union Steam Ship Co. 25
University of Auckland 39
V
Victoria University 51
W
Waihi 31
Waikato River 46
Waipapakauri 65
Waipuna Gum Co. 67
Wairoa 13
Wairoa River 60
Waitakaruru 34
Wanganui 20
WARD Sir Joseph 25
Wellington 4, 19, 50, 51
Wesleyan Mission Society 59
West Coast 51,54
Western Electric 50
Westport 54
Whangarei 63
Whangarei Hotel 63
Whangaru Harbour 25
WHITE William 59
WILKINSON Lionel 20
World War Two 38
X
Y
Yard Sale 53
YATES Lance 66
Z