New Zealand Memories Issue 31

New Zealand Memories Issue 31 - Contents
Auckland Central Library - my back pages.....4
Jacqueline Crompton Ottaway recalls her firstjob
School currency.....9
Lancaster drops leaflets in 1943
The Star motor car.....10
A first for New Zealand
Editorial comment and mailbox.....12
Images from the regions: Nelson/Marlborough.....14
Colin Tapley.....24
Christopher Moor profiles a New Zealand celebrity
The belle of the ball.....30
Fashion by Angela Lassig
Pride of the West Coast.....31
Frontier flying days
A slice of life.....32
Excursions on the Whanganui River
Country Library Service.....34
Photographs from a private collection
Life begins at 80.....35
A poem by Trevor Rowe
When buses ruled........36
Hugh Hickman records the history of L.J. Keys Limited
Soldier and magistrate remembered in Wanganui landmark 45
Family photographs and history from Bob Maysmor
Images from the regions: Taranaki.....48
Herbert Slade 'The Maori'.....56
From the archives of Dave Cameron, sports correspondent
Genealogy list / index.....58
In print.....60
Faded memories.....62
WW1 recollections
Editor's choice: Dogged determination.....64

Cover image: Herbert Slade 1883
Courtesy of Dave Cameron

New Zealand Memories Issue 31 - Index

Index Issue 31

 

A

acting 1,24-29

Adelaide 45

Air Travel 31

alcohol 51

Amodeo Bay 34

Auck Harbour Brd 39

AuckTransport Brd

39-42

Auckland Art Gallery 4

Auckland Public Library

4-8

Auckland 4-8,36-44

Automobiles 10-11

aviation 31

Avondale Station 22-23

Avondale 22-23

B

BACON Mr 51

Bank of NSW 52

barbers 55

BAXTER James K 6

bedfords 41

beverages 51

BLEDISLOE Lord & Lady

39

boarding school 50

BOCKAERT E 10-11

boxing 56-57

BREWER

     Elizabeth 45

     William 45

brewery 51

Britannia 38

British Leyland 40

BURT JeanB 25

buses 36-44

butter manufacture 52

C

carter 18-19

CASS David 8

CHAMBERLAIN Geoff 8

CHAPMAN HS 45

Chase buses 36-44

cheese manufacture 52

Christ’s College 25

Christchurch Jubilee Expo

11

clothing 30

Clydesdale 38

COLGAN Mr 6

Collingwood 20

CONRADSON Mr JS 31

COOPER Gary 25-29

co-operative 52

Coromandel 34

COSGROVE Bill 44

COULSON Mr A 55

Country Library Service

34

CROSS Mr 51

Cullen Creek 20

Cullensville 20

D

dairy 52

Depression The 42

DILLON Miss 23

DIXON E 51

Dunedin 25

DURIE

     Ava 45

     Elizabeth 45

     Katherine Ann 45

     Major David 45-47

     Penelope 45-47

Durie Hill 45-47

DUTHIE Mr 6

E

Egmont Brewery 51

Empire Theatre 26

employment 4-8

evening gown 30

F

fashion 30

ferries 38-39,49

ferrymen 49

Filmcraft Studios 25

filmstars 1

FITZPATRICK Urba 62-63

FITZSIMMONDS Bob

56-57

Ford Union 36-44

Fox Glacier 31

FOX James 47

Fox Moth 31

Frank Poore Orchestra

41

fundraising 63

G

GILLESPIE Mike 57

Glen Durie House 46

gold mining 20-21

Golden Bay 15

goldrush 42

GOLDSBRO Ces 43

GOSS Joe 57

GRANT

     Alexander 18

     Allan 19

     Bert 19

     Hemi 19

     James 18

     Joe 19

     Robert 18-19

     Stan 19

Grant BrosTransport

18-19

GREAVEY Mr J 55

Griffins 18

grocers 54

GYDE Douglas Robert 54

H

hairdressers 55          

HAMBRO

     Lady 27

     Sir Percy 27

HANNAH Jack 62-63

HAVER June 29

Hawera 55

hire company 18-19

HMS Herald 46

Hollywood 1,24-29

homestead 22-23

HOOKER Will 51

HOOPER Alice 30

housing 41

Hutt Valley 46

I

INCH Harry 51

Inglewood Bakery 52

Inglewood 52

INGLIS Mr NJ 39

J

JOHNSON

     Dick 51

     Jack 51

     Mr 51

K

Kawau 38

KEYS

     Alison 39

     Basil 39

     Leonard John 36-44

     Stan 38

Keys LJ Ltd 36-44

Keys Social Club 41

Khandallah Rugby Club

30

KILBRIDE Mrs 5

King Country 64

Kirkpatricks 18

Kuaotuna 34

L

Labour shares 42

LAMONT Lillian 26

Lancaster 9

LAURENCE Mr H 55

Leyland Tiger 41

libraries 4-8

LYON Patricia 27

LYONS Miss 5

M

MACE Jem 56-57

Magistrate 46

Mahakipawa 21

Majestic Theatre 26

Manuwai 32-33

Marychurch & Chester

11

MARYCHURCH Arthur

10-11

MAYSMOR

     Charles C 47

     John 45

     Katherine 45

McCoy Pete 57

McGruer Bone 55

MCMURRAY Fred 24

Melanesion Trust 41

MERCER Bob 31

MITCHELL Jean 50

Moa Dairy Factory 52

Moa’s Farmers Union

52

Mokau River 49

Moki tunnel 53

ss Monterey 25

MORAN Frank 57

motor car 10-11,64

motoring 64

movies 1

N

Nelson 16-19

New Plymouth Girls HS

50

New Plymouth 50-51

Ngoiro 38

NIELSON Joyce 25

NOLAN

     Ava 45

     Sir Robert 45

NZ Militia 46

NZ Wars 45-47

NZ Company 45-46

O

O’BRIAN Brian 56

O’CONNOR Mr W 55

OATES Nick 11

Olive Jean 39

Olive Rose 39

P

Palmerston North 9

Paramount Pictures 25

PAUL James 51

PEDDIE E 51

petrol rationing 41

picnic 32-33

Picton 20

poetry 6

Police Magistrate 46

postcards 55

Prize Ring Rules 57

Purser Bros 55

Q

R

racing cars 16-17

RADCLIFFE FG 55

REARDON Mr 49

Reilly Bakery 54

river  49

roading 64

Rutland stockade 46

RYAN Paddy 57

S

SAVAGE Michael J 43

Search for Beauty

1,25-26

SHADBOLT T 7

SHERIDAN (Ann) Clara-Lou

25

sightseeing tour 42

SIMPSON Clarrie 43

Skeates & Bockaert

10-11

SKEATES

     JE 10-11

     PR 10-11

SLADE Herbert 56-57

SMITH Al 57

SMITH Mrs 5

Social Clubs 41

Star Engineering Co

10-11

Star motorcar 10-11

STURMEY Joe 51

SULLIVAN John L 56-57

surfboard 15

T

Tahora Saddle 53

Tahunanui Beach 16-17

Tamaki Drive 40

TAPLEY

     Beverley 26

     Brian 27

     Colin 1,24-29

     Guy 28

     Harold 25

     Jean 25

     John 24

     Martin 27

     Mary 28

     Nigel 29

     Patsy 27

     Reginald 26

Tapley HL & Co 26

Tarakohe 15

Taranaki Jockey Club 51

Taranaki 49-55

TAYLOR Steve 57

Te Rauparaha 46

TESCHEMAKER Charles

22-23

TESCHEMAKER-SHUTE

     C deV 22-23

Texas Rangers 24

Thames 42

Timaru 56

Tongariro 52

tourism 16-17,42

trade unions 44

trams 39-41

transport

10-11,18-19,36-44,49,64

TRIGGER Mr 51

trucks 18-19

Tyree Studios 15,21U

U

V

W

Waikane 46

WAKEFIELD Col 45

WALKER Penelope 45

Wanaka 27,29

Wanganui 45-47

War 45-46

water tower 55

WATKINS Mr 51

WATSON

     Mr HC 22

     Mr HS 22

     Mr WS 22

WAUGH Tom 63

Weheka 31

West Coast 31

Whakatane 10

Whanganui River 32-33

WILSON Mr 51

WRATHALL Dudley 41

WW1 55,62-62

WW11 27

X

Y

Z

 



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Index Issue 31

 

A

acting 1,24-29

Adelaide 45

Air Travel 31

alcohol 51

Amodeo Bay 34

Auck Harbour Brd 39

AuckTransport Brd

39-42

Auckland Art Gallery 4

Auckland Public Library

4-8

Auckland 4-8,36-44

Automobiles 10-11

aviation 31

Avondale Station 22-23

Avondale 22-23

B

BACON Mr 51

Bank of NSW 52

barbers 55

BAXTER James K 6

bedfords 41

beverages 51

BLEDISLOE Lord & Lady

39

boarding school 50

BOCKAERT E 10-11

boxing 56-57

BREWER

     Elizabeth 45

     William 45

brewery 51

Britannia 38

British Leyland 40

BURT JeanB 25

buses 36-44

butter manufacture 52

C

carter 18-19

CASS David 8

CHAMBERLAIN Geoff 8

CHAPMAN HS 45

Chase buses 36-44

cheese manufacture 52

Christ’s College 25

Christchurch Jubilee Expo

11

clothing 30

Clydesdale 38

COLGAN Mr 6

Collingwood 20

CONRADSON Mr JS 31

COOPER Gary 25-29

co-operative 52

Coromandel 34

COSGROVE Bill 44

COULSON Mr A 55

Country Library Service

34

CROSS Mr 51

Cullen Creek 20

Cullensville 20

D

dairy 52

Depression The 42

DILLON Miss 23

DIXON E 51

Dunedin 25

DURIE

     Ava 45

     Elizabeth 45

     Katherine Ann 45

     Major David 45-47

     Penelope 45-47

Durie Hill 45-47

DUTHIE Mr 6

E

Egmont Brewery 51

Empire Theatre 26

employment 4-8

evening gown 30

F

fashion 30

ferries 38-39,49

ferrymen 49

Filmcraft Studios 25

filmstars 1

FITZPATRICK Urba 62-63

FITZSIMMONDS Bob

56-57

Ford Union 36-44

Fox Glacier 31

FOX James 47

Fox Moth 31

Frank Poore Orchestra

41

fundraising 63

G

GILLESPIE Mike 57

Glen Durie House 46

gold mining 20-21

Golden Bay 15

goldrush 42

GOLDSBRO Ces 43

GOSS Joe 57

GRANT

     Alexander 18

     Allan 19

     Bert 19

     Hemi 19

     James 18

     Joe 19

     Robert 18-19

     Stan 19

Grant BrosTransport

18-19

GREAVEY Mr J 55

Griffins 18

grocers 54

GYDE Douglas Robert 54

H

hairdressers 55          

HAMBRO

     Lady 27

     Sir Percy 27

HANNAH Jack 62-63

HAVER June 29

Hawera 55

hire company 18-19

HMS Herald 46

Hollywood 1,24-29

homestead 22-23

HOOKER Will 51

HOOPER Alice 30

housing 41

Hutt Valley 46

I

INCH Harry 51

Inglewood Bakery 52

Inglewood 52

INGLIS Mr NJ 39

J

JOHNSON

     Dick 51

     Jack 51

     Mr 51

K

Kawau 38

KEYS

     Alison 39

     Basil 39

     Leonard John 36-44

     Stan 38

Keys LJ Ltd 36-44

Keys Social Club 41

Khandallah Rugby Club

30

KILBRIDE Mrs 5

King Country 64

Kirkpatricks 18

Kuaotuna 34

L

Labour shares 42

LAMONT Lillian 26

Lancaster 9

LAURENCE Mr H 55

Leyland Tiger 41

libraries 4-8

LYON Patricia 27

LYONS Miss 5

M

MACE Jem 56-57

Magistrate 46

Mahakipawa 21

Majestic Theatre 26

Manuwai 32-33

Marychurch & Chester

11

MARYCHURCH Arthur

10-11

MAYSMOR

     Charles C 47

     John 45

     Katherine 45

McCoy Pete 57

McGruer Bone 55

MCMURRAY Fred 24

Melanesion Trust 41

MERCER Bob 31

MITCHELL Jean 50

Moa Dairy Factory 52

Moa’s Farmers Union

52

Mokau River 49

Moki tunnel 53

ss Monterey 25

MORAN Frank 57

motor car 10-11,64

motoring 64

movies 1

N

Nelson 16-19

New Plymouth Girls HS

50

New Plymouth 50-51

Ngoiro 38

NIELSON Joyce 25

NOLAN

     Ava 45

     Sir Robert 45

NZ Militia 46

NZ Wars 45-47

NZ Company 45-46

O

O’BRIAN Brian 56

O’CONNOR Mr W 55

OATES Nick 11

Olive Jean 39

Olive Rose 39

P

Palmerston North 9

Paramount Pictures 25

PAUL James 51

PEDDIE E 51

petrol rationing 41

picnic 32-33

Picton 20

poetry 6

Police Magistrate 46

postcards 55

Prize Ring Rules 57

Purser Bros 55

Q

R

racing cars 16-17

RADCLIFFE FG 55

REARDON Mr 49

Reilly Bakery 54

river  49

roading 64

Rutland stockade 46

RYAN Paddy 57

S

SAVAGE Michael J 43

Search for Beauty

1,25-26

SHADBOLT T 7

SHERIDAN (Ann) Clara-Lou

25

sightseeing tour 42

SIMPSON Clarrie 43

Skeates & Bockaert

10-11

SKEATES

     JE 10-11

     PR 10-11

SLADE Herbert 56-57

SMITH Al 57

SMITH Mrs 5

Social Clubs 41

Star Engineering Co

10-11

Star motorcar 10-11

STURMEY Joe 51

SULLIVAN John L 56-57

surfboard 15

T

Tahora Saddle 53

Tahunanui Beach 16-17

Tamaki Drive 40

TAPLEY

     Beverley 26

     Brian 27

     Colin 1,24-29

     Guy 28

     Harold 25

     Jean 25

     John 24

     Martin 27

     Mary 28

     Nigel 29

     Patsy 27

     Reginald 26

Tapley HL & Co 26

Tarakohe 15

Taranaki Jockey Club 51

Taranaki 49-55

TAYLOR Steve 57

Te Rauparaha 46

TESCHEMAKER Charles

22-23

TESCHEMAKER-SHUTE

     C deV 22-23

Texas Rangers 24

Thames 42

Timaru 56

Tongariro 52

tourism 16-17,42

trade unions 44

trams 39-41

transport

10-11,18-19,36-44,49,64

TRIGGER Mr 51

trucks 18-19

Tyree Studios 15,21U

U

V

W

Waikane 46

WAKEFIELD Col 45

WALKER Penelope 45

Wanaka 27,29

Wanganui 45-47

War 45-46

water tower 55

WATKINS Mr 51

WATSON

     Mr HC 22

     Mr HS 22

     Mr WS 22

WAUGH Tom 63

Weheka 31

West Coast 31

Whakatane 10

Whanganui River 32-33

WILSON Mr 51

WRATHALL Dudley 41

WW1 55,62-62

WW11 27

X

Y

Z

 


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