New Zealand Memories Issue 42 - Contents
Passionfruit Sundays 4
Sunday School, gingerbread and passionfruit icing.
Warm memories from Alwyn Owen.
The Day Sanitarium Got It Wrong 8
Wayne King investigates the ‘Treasury of Years’
card series
Striking Posers 10
Fashion with Angela Lassig
Mailbox 12
South To a Far Off Land 14
Milicent Thomson departs Britain in 1924
aboard the RMS Tainui
Images from the Regions: Gisborne 19
and the East Coast
Saturday Night at ‘The Coconut Grove’ 26
Amelia Batistich in the midst of 1950s
Auckland night life
Ship Hydrabad 30
John de Bonnaire watches with fascination
as the wreck slowly slips into oblivion
Haymaking in the Waikato 34
Kiwi rural poetry from Keith Austen
A Slice of Life 36
Austin 7 motorcars line Gover Street,
New Plymouth in 1929
Nothing Austin-tatious About This 38
Max Pudney salutes the Austin 7
D.C. Day – July 10, 1967 40
Events surrounding the introduction of
decimal currency by Dale Moore
Entertainer of the Year, 1965 44
A 1965 interview with Dinah Lee by John Sinclair
The National Anthem 46
‘God Defend New Zealand’ enjoys official
recognition after 101 years
In Print 50
Kaimai Crash 51
A memorial for New Zealand’s worst
internal air disaster
Milking the Cows and Listening to 52
Lofty on the Radio
By Sports Correspondent Dave Cameron
Images from the Regions: Southland 57
New Zealand’s Most Northerly Aerodrome 64
The Waipapakauri aerodrome
Genealogy List / Index 66
Me, Dad, and the Western Bank 70
Jo Wright vividly recalls the Saturday matches
at Athletic Park
Editor’s Choice 72
Are you on the blower ?
Cover image : Spectators and a press photographer at a rugby match,
Athletic Park, Wellington ca 1908
Courtesy: The Aotearoa NZ Centre, Christchurch City Libraries
New Zealand Memories Issue 42 - Index
A
AK Smith 26
ADKIN Leslie 30
advertising 8,72
aerodrome64
All Blacks1,46
‘Andre the Giant’ 56
anthem 47
ANZAC 8
ARMOUR Cyril 15
Ethel 15
Ken 15
Milly 15
The Rev TW 15
Mrs TW 15
Athletic Park 70
Auckland City 26
Auckland Town Hall 53
Auckland Wine Co 26
Austin 7 80th Birthday Bash38
Austin 7 36
Austin Motor CoLtd 38
AUSTIN Sir Herbert 38
aviation 64
B
Bank of Otago58
banking 41
BARBARICH Jack 29
BAXTER Capt Robert 31
BEADLE Prof Paul41
BEATTIE Herries 60
Berry & Co 10
BERRY James 41
Bible texts 6
Bible 6
BLAKE ‘Whiskers’ 56
Blenheim 38
BLOMFIELD Maynell (Lofty) 52
BOESCH Paul 54
BRACKEN Thomas 46
Britain 14
BROOKING Mr24
‘Brother Jonathon’ 55
Brothers Islands 32
BROWN Ian 29
BROWNING Walter 55
BRUCE WH 58
BURROWS Lawson 60
buses 12
C
Campbell Island57
card collecting 9
CARGILL Captain 58
Carlaw Park 55
Carlick Club 58
cartoons 1,46
caves 60
Charles Begg & Co 49
‘Chief Little Wolf’ 54
choir 7
churches 5
CISTOLDI Angelo 56
Clarendon Hotel 58
Clarke Chemist 58
CLAYBOURNE ‘Jumping’ Jack54
coaches 23
Coconut Grove The 26
coffee lounges26
coinage 40
competitions1,46
concerts 7
COOK Viola 72
cooking 26
COSTELLO Al 55
COUTTS I 58
currency 40
D
DC Day 40
DAVIS Wee Willie 55
de HAVILLAND Gladys 36
Decimal Currency Board 42
decimal currency 40
deck games 16
DETTON Dean 56
dressmaking 11
Dunedin 47,58
E
East Coast roads 23
East Coast 19
eating houses 26
EDGE Stanley 38
Egyptomania (fashion) 11
emigration14
Entertainer of the Year 1965 44
F
fancy dress 16
Far North 64
fashion 10
FERRIS Charles 24
Fiordland 62
fire engine 39
FLECK Roger 9
flood 22
food 26
Foxton 32
G
GEORGE Ed John55
GEORGE Stewart 57
Gisborne Harbour 25
Gisborne Herald 25
Gisborne 24
Glade House 63
GLUCKMAN Dr KL41
‘God Defend NZ’ 1,46
GREY Sir George 49
H
HADDLETON Jim 45
hairstyles 11
HARLEY Capt George James 31
haymaking34
HELM Frank 62
Pearl 62
HERD family30
HINAKI Hapi 24
HOLT Mr EL 20
horsedrawn carriages 23
hui 21
HUTTER Gordon 54
hymn 47
I
immigration14
Invercargill58
J
JE Sutcliffe Ltd26
JAGGERS H 58
JELLIE Gordon 12
JENKINS Alf 56
jewellery 11
JONES Capt 31
juke box 28
K
Kaimai Ranges51
Kaiti Freezing Works25
Kaiti Hill 25
KENNETH Ken 55
KING Trevor 45
KIRCHMEYER Rollend 56
KNIGHT Hector 13
KOHU Paora 24
Kumara 13
KUNAITI Arani 24
L
Lake Ada 62
Lake Te Anau61
LAURIE, F/S Ernie13
Lautrec Coffee Lounge 27
Lawrence 47
LEE Dinah44
LEE ‘Sky Hi’ 56
lettercard 72
LEWIS Ed 56
lifeboat drill16
LONG Charlie62
Lydia Howarde Troupe 49
M
mail coaches 23
Maori Council 24
MCCREADY Earl 54
Joan 54
MCDERMOTT James 49
MCGRATH Joan 54
MCLEAN ‘Genial’ Jack55
meeting house 22
menu 28
MERRITT Max 45
Methodist Church 5
Milford Hotel62
Milford Sound 62
Milford Track 61
MILLER Walter53
MITCHELL Gordon62
MITCHELL Les 57
MITCHELL W 58
Montmartre Coffee Lounge27
MORELATOS Peter 54
motoring 36
MUDGEWAY Bill 54
Muir & Moodie 61
music 44,49
N
NAGUSKI Bronco55
National Anthem 1,46
National Hymn 47
Neboa 45
New Plymouth36
nightlife 26
NSW Police Band49
NZ Army Aerodrome Defence 64
NZ Centennial Council 49
NZ Post Office 72
NZ Wrestling Union 54
NZR Road Services12
O
O’CONNOR Pat 55
‘Orpheus’ 47
OWEN Alwyn5
Huw 5
P
PAHEWA Canon Hakaraia 20
Panama Canal 16
Parourangi Meeting House 22
PASCOE John Dobree 21
PERE Hetekia Te Kane24
Perkins Furniture Warehouse58
Peter Pan, The 29
PEWHAIRANGI (Tokomaru Bay) 24
photographer 20
picnic 7
PITAU Otene 24
poetry 47
Poho o Rawiri Meeting House 23
POLLARD George 61
pop chart 44
pop music 44
Post Office 19,72
postage stamp61
Q
Queen Elizabeth II 1,49
Queen Victoria 49
Queen’s Theatre 49
R
R Duncan & CoLtd31
radio 52
railway 7
Railways Road Services 12
RANGI (Tolaga Bay)24
REED Frank 7
Reserve Bank 41
restaurants26
RNZAF (Ardmore) 13
RNZAF 64
roading 23
Royal Artillery Band 49
Royal NZ Numismatic Society 41
Rugby 70
S
sailing ship30
Sanitarium Health Food Company9
Saturday Advertiser 47
SCHWABE Paul 25
Scottish settlers 58
Seddon Memorial College 13
SEDDON Richard John 49
Seddon 39
sheep farming 57
SHIKINA Oki53
Shipping
Donald Sutherland 63
Forest Queen 32
HMS Philomel 25
Hydrabad 30
Matai 63
SS Tainui14
shipwreck30
SHURROCK Francis 41
SMITH Mr TH 49
SONNENBERG Gus56
Southern Lakes Tourist Co60
Southland 57
STECHER Joe 56
STEELE Ray56
studio photography 10
Sunday School 4
T
T Stephens & Co 31
Takitimu Maori Council 24
TATAE Paratene24
Tauranga Garden Club 12
Te Ana-au Caves 60
Te Anau 60
Te Araroa 21
Te Kaha 20
TE KOOTI Matenga Taihuka24
Te Kumi 20
TE MOANANUI-A-KIWA Ngarimu 21
telephone boxes 72
telephone 72
textiles 11
Tolaga Bay 23
trains 7
TRENT Sqd/Ldr LH 9
U
V
Victoria Cross21
Vincent (aeroplanes)64
VOS Nurse Mabel 20
W
Waikato 34
Waikura Station 20
Waiomatatini22
Waipapakauri aerodrome 64
Waitarere Beach 30
WALKER George 53
WARREN Toby 57
Weka Whare 61
WELBY J Carrington7
Wellington70
Whangarei Methodist Church 6
Whangarei5
Wharerata 19
whitebaiting 13
Wildebeests (aeroplane)64
WOOD George 13
WOODS John Joseph 47
World heavyweight title55
World wrestling title55
wrestling 52
WWII 64
X
Y
Z
A
AK Smith 26
ADKIN Leslie 30
advertising 8,72
aerodrome64
All Blacks1,46
‘Andre the Giant’ 56
anthem 47
ANZAC 8
ARMOUR Cyril 15
Ethel 15
Ken 15
Milly 15
The Rev TW 15
Mrs TW 15
Athletic Park 70
Auckland City 26
Auckland Town Hall 53
Auckland Wine Co 26
Austin 7 80th Birthday Bash38
Austin 7 36
Austin Motor CoLtd 38
AUSTIN Sir Herbert 38
aviation 64
B
Bank of Otago58
banking 41
BARBARICH Jack 29
BAXTER Capt Robert 31
BEADLE Prof Paul41
BEATTIE Herries 60
Berry & Co 10
BERRY James 41
Bible texts 6
Bible 6
BLAKE ‘Whiskers’ 56
Blenheim 38
BLOMFIELD Maynell (Lofty) 52
BOESCH Paul 54
BRACKEN Thomas 46
Britain 14
BROOKING Mr24
‘Brother Jonathon’ 55
Brothers Islands 32
BROWN Ian 29
BROWNING Walter 55
BRUCE WH 58
BURROWS Lawson 60
buses 12
C
Campbell Island57
card collecting 9
CARGILL Captain 58
Carlaw Park 55
Carlick Club 58
cartoons 1,46
caves 60
Charles Begg & Co 49
‘Chief Little Wolf’ 54
choir 7
churches 5
CISTOLDI Angelo 56
Clarendon Hotel 58
Clarke Chemist 58
CLAYBOURNE ‘Jumping’ Jack54
coaches 23
Coconut Grove The 26
coffee lounges26
coinage 40
competitions1,46
concerts 7
COOK Viola 72
cooking 26
COSTELLO Al 55
COUTTS I 58
currency 40
D
DC Day 40
DAVIS Wee Willie 55
de HAVILLAND Gladys 36
Decimal Currency Board 42
decimal currency 40
deck games 16
DETTON Dean 56
dressmaking 11
Dunedin 47,58
E
East Coast roads 23
East Coast 19
eating houses 26
EDGE Stanley 38
Egyptomania (fashion) 11
emigration14
Entertainer of the Year 1965 44
F
fancy dress 16
Far North 64
fashion 10
FERRIS Charles 24
Fiordland 62
fire engine 39
FLECK Roger 9
flood 22
food 26
Foxton 32
G
GEORGE Ed John55
GEORGE Stewart 57
Gisborne Harbour 25
Gisborne Herald 25
Gisborne 24
Glade House 63
GLUCKMAN Dr KL41
‘God Defend NZ’ 1,46
GREY Sir George 49
H
HADDLETON Jim 45
hairstyles 11
HARLEY Capt George James 31
haymaking34
HELM Frank 62
Pearl 62
HERD family30
HINAKI Hapi 24
HOLT Mr EL 20
horsedrawn carriages 23
hui 21
HUTTER Gordon 54
hymn 47
I
immigration14
Invercargill58
J
JE Sutcliffe Ltd26
JAGGERS H 58
JELLIE Gordon 12
JENKINS Alf 56
jewellery 11
JONES Capt 31
juke box 28
K
Kaimai Ranges51
Kaiti Freezing Works25
Kaiti Hill 25
KENNETH Ken 55
KING Trevor 45
KIRCHMEYER Rollend 56
KNIGHT Hector 13
KOHU Paora 24
Kumara 13
KUNAITI Arani 24
L
Lake Ada 62
Lake Te Anau61
LAURIE, F/S Ernie13
Lautrec Coffee Lounge 27
Lawrence 47
LEE Dinah44
LEE ‘Sky Hi’ 56
lettercard 72
LEWIS Ed 56
lifeboat drill16
LONG Charlie62
Lydia Howarde Troupe 49
M
mail coaches 23
Maori Council 24
MCCREADY Earl 54
Joan 54
MCDERMOTT James 49
MCGRATH Joan 54
MCLEAN ‘Genial’ Jack55
meeting house 22
menu 28
MERRITT Max 45
Methodist Church 5
Milford Hotel62
Milford Sound 62
Milford Track 61
MILLER Walter53
MITCHELL Gordon62
MITCHELL Les 57
MITCHELL W 58
Montmartre Coffee Lounge27
MORELATOS Peter 54
motoring 36
MUDGEWAY Bill 54
Muir & Moodie 61
music 44,49
N
NAGUSKI Bronco55
National Anthem 1,46
National Hymn 47
Neboa 45
New Plymouth36
nightlife 26
NSW Police Band49
NZ Army Aerodrome Defence 64
NZ Centennial Council 49
NZ Post Office 72
NZ Wrestling Union 54
NZR Road Services12
O
O’CONNOR Pat 55
‘Orpheus’ 47
OWEN Alwyn5
Huw 5
P
PAHEWA Canon Hakaraia 20
Panama Canal 16
Parourangi Meeting House 22
PASCOE John Dobree 21
PERE Hetekia Te Kane24
Perkins Furniture Warehouse58
Peter Pan, The 29
PEWHAIRANGI (Tokomaru Bay) 24
photographer 20
picnic 7
PITAU Otene 24
poetry 47
Poho o Rawiri Meeting House 23
POLLARD George 61
pop chart 44
pop music 44
Post Office 19,72
postage stamp61
Q
Queen Elizabeth II 1,49
Queen Victoria 49
Queen’s Theatre 49
R
R Duncan & CoLtd31
radio 52
railway 7
Railways Road Services 12
RANGI (Tolaga Bay)24
REED Frank 7
Reserve Bank 41
restaurants26
RNZAF (Ardmore) 13
RNZAF 64
roading 23
Royal Artillery Band 49
Royal NZ Numismatic Society 41
Rugby 70
S
sailing ship30
Sanitarium Health Food Company9
Saturday Advertiser 47
SCHWABE Paul 25
Scottish settlers 58
Seddon Memorial College 13
SEDDON Richard John 49
Seddon 39
sheep farming 57
SHIKINA Oki53
Shipping
Donald Sutherland 63
Forest Queen 32
HMS Philomel 25
Hydrabad 30
Matai 63
SS Tainui14
shipwreck30
SHURROCK Francis 41
SMITH Mr TH 49
SONNENBERG Gus56
Southern Lakes Tourist Co60
Southland 57
STECHER Joe 56
STEELE Ray56
studio photography 10
Sunday School 4
T
T Stephens & Co 31
Takitimu Maori Council 24
TATAE Paratene24
Tauranga Garden Club 12
Te Ana-au Caves 60
Te Anau 60
Te Araroa 21
Te Kaha 20
TE KOOTI Matenga Taihuka24
Te Kumi 20
TE MOANANUI-A-KIWA Ngarimu 21
telephone boxes 72
telephone 72
textiles 11
Tolaga Bay 23
trains 7
TRENT Sqd/Ldr LH 9
U
V
Victoria Cross21
Vincent (aeroplanes)64
VOS Nurse Mabel 20
W
Waikato 34
Waikura Station 20
Waiomatatini22
Waipapakauri aerodrome 64
Waitarere Beach 30
WALKER George 53
WARREN Toby 57
Weka Whare 61
WELBY J Carrington7
Wellington70
Whangarei Methodist Church 6
Whangarei5
Wharerata 19
whitebaiting 13
Wildebeests (aeroplane)64
WOOD George 13
WOODS John Joseph 47
World heavyweight title55
World wrestling title55
wrestling 52
WWII 64
X
Y
Z