New Zealand Memories Issue 26 - Contents
The days of do-it-yourself ...............6
Alwyn Owen recalls the toys of his youth
Editorial comment and mailbox..............9
On the ferries .............10
Commuting in Auckland by Gillian Burcher
Hair piece ........................12
Angela Lassig discusses gentlemen's hair fashion
Meet me at lunchtime 1940s ...........14
Belle Robertson Avery pens reminiscences of the war years
Images from the regions: Auckland.............18
Old Feller ...................29
James Larsen documents an account of the H199 locomotive
Slice of life: Nelson Volunteer Fire Brigade..............32
Profile: Te Rauparaha ................34
Teaching road safety .................36
Road safety lessons in Primary Schools by Christopher Moor
In print.............39
Horses at war.............40
An item contributed by Marlaine Urlich
Building Auckland's Unseen Infrastructure ..........42
Christopher Paxton explores early drainage
Card collecting - with Wayne King.45
Mawhiti ...................46
Photographs of the graceful yacht supplied by Mr WA. Moore
Can you help? .....................49
Identification of World War II photographs
Images from the regions: West Coast .....50
Genealogy list / index and bibliography ....59
Marketplace .......................61
Readers' responses...................62
Editor's choice - Taking the plunge...................64

New Zealand Memories Issue 26 - Index

A
accommodation (Auckland) 27
advertising (cards) 45
ALLEN Rex 1, 29
ANGUS George 35
Auckland 10,14,18
Auckland City 10,14
Auckland Harbour Bridge 42
Auckland sewerage 42
Avondale 26
Avondale Hotel 27

B
BARKER Ivan 36
beard 12
BECK Mr M 47
Bedford truck 28
British & Intercolonial
Exhibition 52
Buller River 56
bullock team 21
BURCHER Jillian 10
Burnetts Face 58

C
canal route (Auckland) 26
card collecting 45
catalina 49
cigarette cards 45
coal 57
coalmining 58
company picnic 23
Cross Creek 1, 29

D
departmenr stores (Auckland) 15
Depression The 5
Dillmanstown 53
DIY toys 8
dolls 8
DOYLE Jack 56
drainage inspector 42
drainage system (Auckland 42
dripping (tins to UK) 62

E
enemy aliens 48

F
fashion (children) 5
fashion (hair) 12
fashion (mountaineering) 51
Featherston 31
Fell engine 1, 29
Fell locomotives 1, 29
ferries (Auckland) 10
FITZROY Governor 35
flight (Hokitika) 52
fluming (gold) 53
flying boat (TEAL) 11
Franz Josef hairstyle 12
French knitting 6

G
games (children) 6
Garrett steam lorry 56
GILFILLAN John 34
gold fluming 53
GREY George 35
Grey Lynn sewer 42
Greymouth 55
Greymouth wharves 54
gum digger camp 21

H
hair fashion 12
hairstyles 12
Halavo Bay 49
HARPER Danny 28
Hokitika 52
HOLMES Tom 56
Home Guard (WWII) 15
Hongi Hika 34
HOPE Roy 9
horsedrawn tram 27
horses (WWII) 40

I
Imperial Tobacco Co. 45
ISAAC Tapanga 7

J
J. Wiseman & Sons NZ 19
John Courts (Auckland) 15

K
Karori School 37
Kawhia 34
Kempthorne Prosser & Co. 52
Kerikeri Music Camp 9
Kumara goldfiels 53

L
Land claims 35
Lifebuoy Rubber Co. 8
locomotive (Paratu) 24
locomotive H199 1, 29
locomotives (Fell) 1, 29
Luna Park 62

M
Maori 34
Maori chief 34
marbles 5
MARSH Harold 21
Matiu 48
McGee Hotel (Nelson) 32
Meola Creek (Auckland) 44
Milne & Choice (Auckland) 15
MOORE William 47
Motutapu Island 23
Mount Sebastopol 52
Mounted Rifles Brigade 40
mountineering (women) 51
moustache 12
mutton chops (hair) 12

N
Nelson 32
Nelson Creek 55, 56
Nelson Creek Sawmill 56
Nelson Fire Brigade 32
Ngahere 56
Ngai Tahu 35
Ngati Raukawa 34
No Town 54
North Shore (Auckland) 10
NZ Air Force band 49

O
Okahu Bay 42
Omoto Sawmill 56
Otahuhu 28
OWEN Alwyn 6
Huw 8

P
PALMER Jas 27
Palmerston 64
Parara Express 24
Paratu 24
PARFITT Clement 55
Parfitt & Co 55
pea-shooters 8
PENTY Mr A 47
picnic 23
pocket knife 6
POPPLETON Mr 27
Port Nicholson Yacht Club 48
PRIMMER Bert 6

R
Rahui Mill 56
RANCE Seth 7
Rangihaeata 35
ration books (war) 15
ration coupons 15
razor 12
RICE Dan 21
Vern 21
RILEY Jack 21
Rimutaka Incline 1, 29
RNZAF No 6 Squadron 49
road safety 36
roading 26
rock climbing 51
RUSSELL Mr D 26

S
sailing 46
school road safety 37
Seagar Bros. 23
SEWELL Alistair 8
Anna 6
Lydia 6
Shangeye (toy) 8
Shell Oil 36
shipping Albatross 11
Calliope 35
Condor 11
Eaglehawk 11
Mahina 48
Makora 11
Matthew Flinders 54
Mawhiti 46
Mercedes 57
Ngioro 11
Peregraine 11
Ruru 26
Sea Raider 49
Takapuna 11
Elizabeth 35
HMS Achilles 17
Tory 35
SILK Mr E 47
SMITH Mabel 9
Smith & Caughey 15
Smith & Weston garage 6
Soames Island 48
Solomon Islands 49
steam crane 57
suspenders 17

T
table tennis 21
Tamihana 34
Te Ranihaeata 35
Te Rauparaha 34
Te Ronga 35
TEAL Solent 11
THOMAS Sam 44
Tomarata 21
toys 5
traffic trainer unit 36
tram (horse) 27
trolley (childs) 6

U
Uriti 9

V
voluntary Fire Brigade 32

W
Waikato 34
Wairau Affair 35
Wairau Plains 35
WAKEFIELD Col. William 35
wartime ration books 15
Wellington 37, 49
Wellsford 21
Werawera 34
West Auckland 19, 24
Western Hills (Whangarei) 8
Westport 57
Whangarei 6
Whatipu 24
Whau Creek 26
Wilson & Horton Ltd 11
Wiseman's Saddlery 19
World War Two 14, 49
WORSNOP Don 21