New Zealand Memories Issue 42

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

Index Issue 42

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

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Index Issue 42

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

 

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