New Zealand Memories Issue 17 - Contents
Appetiser...................................129
Alfred Cox
Sweetheart of the forces ......................132
Chris Moor stirs wartime recollections
The Great Barrier Pigeongram Service ...........135
A contribution from the Ephemera librarian at Auckland City Libraries
The Three Graces ............................136
Angela Lassig examines the garments ofthree sisters
The Mulvany sisters: weaving and other adventures ...
137
Angela researches the adult accomplishments oftwo of the 'graces'
Life and death in the 1920s .....................138
Max Pudney has documented this moving account ofa
young man earning a living in the Otago/Southland region
Can you help? ...............................146
Band membership - an earnest business
Images from the regions,: Taranaki...............148
A random selection of historic/photographs from this district.
Slice of life ..................................160
A fleet ofFore/ taxis
Images from the region: Nelson/Marlborough ......162
A random selection ofhistoric photographs from this district
Girls and games .............................174
Although the Aotea Ladies' Football Club was short-lived,
it significantly impacted the society of 1921
Alfred Cox ..................................177
Mr R.H. Barrack profiles an eminent South Cantabrian
The Hawkes Bay Earthquake ...................178
An account ofthe 1931 disaster
Shake, rattle and roll .........................180
David Hi/I has valid reason to recall the Hawkes Bay quake
Readers' responses ...........................182
1 remember Millerton
Who says success comes easy? ..................185
Racing the penny-farthing cycle
A woman's work is never done ..................186
Geese survey a busy scene
The sewing machine ..........................187
A second in the series on domestic appliances
Editor's choice ...............................192
Those were the days

New Zealand Memories Issue 17 - Index

Childrens· Clothing ............136 EVANS Bert ......................157 Howden Lake ....................143
Choir ................................133 Eye-point Needle ..............187 HOWIE Holden ..................135
ABBOTT Henry ..................165
Abbott's Express ..............165
Abbott·s Inn ......................165
Accommodation ................165
Almanac ....................165,168
ANDERSON Alec................142
ANDERSON C.P. ................168
ANDERSON Dr ..................144
Anderson Rd Mill ........156,157
Aotea A & B Teams ....174-176
Aotea Ladies
Football Club. ............174-176
Army ................159,178,181
Association Football ..........174
BAKER Mr C. ....................155
Church Parade ..................171
CLEMENT
Ernest ........................157
Fred ..........................157
Walter ................156,157
Clothing ............................136
Coal miners ......................163
Coal ..........................163,164
Coalmining........................182
Cobb & Co. ......................169
COFFREY Joe ............155.157
Colgate-Palmolive Show ....133
COLLIER Alf ......................157
Collingwood ......................164
Communication ................135
Concerts ..........................133
Confectioners ............153,154
Cook Strait ......................170
Coronation Hotel ..............155
Fairburn ............................159
FAKE Mr............................155
Farmers Catalogue ............187
Farming ..............138-145,177
Fashion ............................136
Fiordland ..........................143
Fire Brigade ........155,166,180
Fire ....................166.178,180
Fire-reel ............................155
Flaxmill ............................171
Fletcher Construction ........179
Flimsies ............................135
Football......................174-176
FORBES G.W. ....................179
Ford Motor Co. ..........161-162
Ford V8 Sedans ........161-162
Husqvarna ........................187
Hutt Valley .......................:133
Immigrants ......................187
Inventor ............................187
lnvercargill S.S. ........... ....138
lraha ................................159
IXL Baking & Tearooms......155
JENSON Mr ......................153
JONES F.N. ......................168
JONES J. ..........................138
Jones's Saddlery ..............168
JUDKIN Charles ................187
Baker ..............................155
Baker's Cart ....................155
Country Pirates ........ .......144
COWAN Andrew ................177
Foxton (ship) ....................159
FRANCIS P.L. ....................177
Junction Hotel ..................165
Balmoral Station ..............177 COX Alfred ................129,177 FRICKER Walter ................135
Band ................................146 Crabtree Hauler ................156
Basin Reserve............174-176 CRIGHTON Mr ..................142 Kaihihi River......................152
Bathing Rooms ................168 Criterion Hotel . ................182 Kaipo River ......................143
BEAMISH ................................ CROMBIE Betty ................137 Gala ................................166 KANE
Allyn ..........................159 Cromwell ..........................138 Geese ..............................186 Hope ..................138-145
Helena ......................159 CROSS General Store ............154,164 Ian ......................138-145
Minnie........................159 Helen ........................167 Geraldine District Road Bd 177 Kristina................138-145
Mr J.G. ......................159 John ..........................167 Geraldine ..........................177 Muriel..................138-145
BEAWES Mr ......................143 Customs ..........................159 GILKINSON Mr R. ..............144 Ruth....................138-145
Ben Lomand ....................141
Bendigo ....................138,141
BIRD Mr............................174
Blacksmith........................155
Blackwood & Gordon ........169
BLAIR Bill..........................157
BLEDISLOE
Lord ..........................179
Lady ..........................179
BLOCH Theodor ................164
Bluff ................................143
B.N.S.W. ..........................158
Boat Harbour Rock ............169
BONE Arthur ....................153
Braemar Station ................177
Broadcasting ....................133
Cycling..............................185
Dairy Products ..................159
Dannevirke........................179
Dart Sawmill ....................141
DAVEY Jack ......................133
DAVID S.C.W. ....................144
Denniston Coal Mine ........134
Denniston ........................134
Depression ......................173
DEVERALL Harry ........161-162
Devil·s Boots ....................164
Devil·s Creek ....................140
Diomede HMS............179,181
Glenorchy Hotel ................141
Glenorchy ..........141,142,143
Gold Prosp.
Subsidy Scheme ..............173
Gold ..................164,172,173
Golden Hope ....................173
GOODWIN Miss ................153
GRABLE Betty ..................133
Gramophone Records ........133
Granity Creek Incline ........183
Great Barrier Island ..........135
Great Exhibition ................187
GREENAWAY Kate ..............136
Greenstone Valley ......142,.143
Grindstone .......................'.192
Grocers ............................166
William ................138-145
Kaponga Mill ....................157
Kapuni..............................159
Karewa Island ..................169
Kawarau Co. ....................144
Kawarau Dam ............144,145
Kawarau Gold
Mining Co. ................141,144
Kawau ..............................135
Kelly St Band ....................151
KEMP Bill..........................134
King Fred ..........................157
KINGOM Billy ....................141
KNOWLES Mr ....................143
Knox Church ....................133
Brown Shield Match....174-176 Dominion The....................175
BROWN Drapery ....................153,166
Cyril ..........................133
Jean ..........................133
BROWN W.........................185
Bullocks............................143
Butcher shop ....................164
BUTTERICK Ebenezer ........187
Dress reform ....................136
Du MOULIN ......................177
Dunedin High School ........142
Dunedin HMS ............179,181
Dunedin ............................138
Hairdressing Saloon ..........168
Hamilton ....................161-162
HANSEN Mr ......................182
Hardware Store ................155
Harnesses ........................168
Lake Howden ....................143
Lake McKerrow ................143
Lake Wanaka ....................140
Lauri Paddi ......................133
Lighthouse ........................170
Butterick Patterns ............187 Hastings ....................178-181
Hauler ..............................192
Lindis Pass ......................140
Linen ................................137
Earthquake ................178-181
Edwardian ........................136
Hawera (ship)....................159
Hawera Public Baths ........158
Lineswomen ..............174-176
Listener ............................133
Canvastown ......................169 Elections ........... ..............177 Hawera Public School ........158 LLOYD
Cape Campbell..................170
Cashmores Mill ................192
Cattle mustering................143
Electric Sewing Machine ....187
Electricity..........................187
Elfin Bay ..........................143
Hawera ............................158
Hen & Chicken Is. ............135
HEYWORTH Florence ........183
Mike ..........................134
Sue ............................134
LOANEY Miss ..... ..............153
Chainsaw..........................192 Eltham Argus ....................155 HILL Bob ..........................181 Logantown ........................138
CHAPMAN Edward ............137 Eltham Fire Brigade ..........155 HODGE W.W. ....................158 London Patent Office ........187
Chatham Cup....................183 Eltham ......................155-158 Hollyford Valley ..........142,143 London School of Weaving 137
CHAYTOR Engineering ......................158 Horse-drawn transport ......166 Loom ................................137
Col. Lawrence ............171 Entertainment ..................133 Howard River ....................172 Lower Hutt ........................133
John C. ......................171 Ephemera ........................135 Howard Valley....................173 Lucas· Almanac..........165,168
Checker Cabs ............161-162 Eureka Carriage Works ......155 Howard ......................172,173 LYNN Vera ........................133

MACPHERSON
Catherine ..................177
Ewan..........................177
Mary ..........................177
Maheno HMS....................151
Mail delivery ....................143
Majestic Cabaret .....133
Maori................................146
Marine Parade ..................181
MARLAND Mary Ann ..........134
Marriage ..........................167
MARSHALL
Mary ..................180,181
Mr..............................180
Mrs ............................180
Marshlands ......................171
Martins Bay ..............142,143
McADAM Mr......................144
McAULTY Miss ..................153
McDONALD Mr ..................143
McGluggage's Store ..........154
McGruer & Co. ..................153
McKenzie Bros ..........141,144
McKerrow Lake ................143
McLAREN J.S. ..................168
McLEAN J. ........................140
McPHERSON
Melody Makers ................133
MILLER
Caroline ....................167
Helen ........................167
Rose ..........................167
Sarah Ann ..................167
William Snr ................167
Miller & Sons ....................167
Millerton Mine ..................183
Millerton Post Office ........182
Millerton ..........................182
Millinery ..........................153
Milling ............................192
Mine Creek ......................183
Miners..............................163
Miners..............................173
Mohaka Station ................178
Monumental Mason ...... ...167
Motorcar ..........................159
MOULIN du William...... .....177
Mountaineer Hotel ...... .....142
Mounted Rifles Brigade ....171
Mounted Rifles........... ......171
Mt Barker ........................140
Mt Crighton ......................143
Mt Egmont........................149
MULVANY
Aileen Mary ................136
Josephine ..................136
Mary ..........................136
Sybil Marie ................136
Thomas......................136
Mustering ........................143
Napier Airport ........... ......181
Napier Carnival ................179
Napier Hospital ................178
Napier Technical School ....180
Napier........................178-181
Napier/Gisborne highway ..178
Natrass Conversion Tractor192
Navy ................................179
Nelson ..............166,167,168
Nelson Park ..............178,181
Nelson Tailoring Depot ......168
New Plymouth ..................153
Newman's Cobb & Co. ......169
Ngaere Swamp..................156
Niven Hauler ....................192
N.Z. Steam Navigation Co. 169
O'CONNELL ............................
Okato Baths......................152
Okato ..............................152
Okupu ..............................135
Old Dip ............................183
Opunake ..........................150
OSBORNE ........................135
Otago ................ .......138-145
PALMER Leo....... ..............157
Palmerston North..............179
Paparoa S.S. ....................134
Paper Patterns ..................187
Paradise ..........................141
PARKES George ................157
PARKIN J.E. ......................135
PARSONS Harry ................157
Patea Port ........................159
Patea ..............................159
Patent ..............................187
Patriotic Carnival ..............150
Pattern Making..................187
Pelorus Hotel....................169
Pembroke ........................140
Penny farthing ..................185
�aITTacy..........................1�
Photographer ....................164
Picton Wharf ....................169
Picton ..............................169
Pigeongram ......................135
Pigeons ............................135
Politics ............................177
Port Ahuriri ......................179
Port Fitzroy ......................135
Postmaster ......................182
Presbyterian Church ..........133
PRESS Mr ..................174-176
Prime Minister ..................154
Puponga Mine ..................163
Puponga ..........................163
Queenstown ..............143,144
Radio 2YA ........................133
Raukapuka Station............177
Rawhitiroa ........................155
Referee......................174-176
REID Mr............................143
REILLY
Annie Maria ................155
Thomas William ..........155
RETTER RW ......................155
RICHARDSON
George R....................167
Leonard'......................167
RILEY W.C...........:.............164
River Kaipo ......................143
Rock formation ................164
Roslyn ............................183
Rugby........................174,176
Saddlery ..........................168
SAINT Thomas ..................187
Sawmiller..........................165
School milk . ..............134
SCOW William George ....157
Seatoun............................133
SEDDO Dick....................154
Servicemen ......................133
Sewing Machine................187
SHAW family ....................143
Sheepstation ....................140
SHERLOCK Miss ..............153
Shield's Wine & Spirit's ....166
Shipping
Ben Lomand ..............141
Diomede ............179,181
Dunedin ..............179,181
Fairburn......................159
Foxton........................159
Hawera ......................159
lnaha ........................159
lnvercargill S.S ..........138
Kapuni ......................159
Kawau........................135
Maheno HMS ............151
Paparoa ....................134
Spry ..........................177
Taranaki ....................169
Tutanikai ....................143
Veronica HMS......178,180
Wairarapa ..................135
Silk ..................................137
SINGER lsaac....................187
Singer Perp.Action Machine187
Singer ..............................133
Sluice ..............................172
SMITHY Mr ......................140
Soccer ......................174-176
SOLE Ruby........................153
South Canterbury ..............129
South Taranaki ..........158-159
Southland ..................128-145
Spry ................................177
Steam engine ..................171
Steamship ................142,169
STEVENSON Mr ................143
Storekeeper......................165
Studio Weaving ................137
Tahana ............................166
Tailor ................................168
TAIT
family ........................134
Mary Anne..................134
Takaka..............................165
Takapuna..........................136
TANCRED S ......................177
Tanika Weavers ............ ...136
Taranaki ....................148-159
Tarata ..............................154
Taxi...... .....................160-161
Tekapo station ..................177
Thistles ............................183
THOMAS F ........................169
THOMSON Mrs Ralph ........167
Timaru..............................177
Tin town... ... ....................179
Tobacconist ......................168
Tory channel ....................169
Tramway Hotel ..................183
Trathen & Co ....................166
Treadle Machine................187
Trentham Camp Party........133
Turtle Back ......................187
Turu Turu Mokai ................159
Tutanikai ..........................143
TYREE Brothers ... ............164
Tyree studio ......................169
U.S.A. ..............................187
Unemployment Board ........173
Unemployment ..................173
Veronica HMS ............179,180
Vertical Needle..................187
Victoria Cross ..................159
Lydia Myrtle......................189
Waiheke lsland..................135
Waipawa ..........................179
Waipukurau ......................179
Wairarapa ........................135
Wairoa ......................178-
181
Waitemata Harbour............135
Waiwhetu School ..............133
WALKER
Harold........................159
Mr P.A ........................159
Mrs Helena ................159
Wanaka Lake ....................143
WARD family ..............174-176
Washing Line ....................186
Weaving ................ ...136,137
WEBSTER MM ..................166
Wedding ..........................167
Weekly News ....................174
WEST W.H ........................168
Westport ..........................138
Whangamona....................154
Wheelwright ........... ...155
WILKINSON Mr C.A ............155
WILLIAMS
Harold ........................159
William ......................189
WILLIAMSON Donald ........143
Wine & spirit's ..................166
WINKELMANN Henry..........135
Wise's directory ................165
Woman ............................186
Women's football ......174-176
Women's rugby ..........174,176
WOOD Fred ......................185
World War I ........150,151,171
World War II ........132-133,161
Young & Logie ..................153
ZIMMERMAN family ..........182
Zinc....................................84