New Zealand Memories Issue 51 - Contents
The Martin’s Bay Settlement 4
Gordon Campbell records the fate of northern Fiordland settlers
When Hamlet and Scarlett came to New Zealand 10
Christopher Moor documents the visit of two screen idols
Christmas Greetings with a Nautical Flavour 15
From the New Zealand National Maritime Museum
The Bazaar 17
A mouth-watering tale from Ian Strang
The Good Ol’ Kiwi Slang 18
A poem by Trevor Rowe
Images from the Regions: 20
Coromandel / Thames / Bay of Plenty
National Band of NZ to Southampton in RMS Rangitoto 30
By Denis Dewe
Nearly Born on a Jigger 34
Rae Atkins relays a dramatic dash in 1922
Slice of Life 36
“Mountaineering we will go . . . “
John Pascoe: Author, Historian, Mountaineer, Photographer 39
Chris Maclean profiles a man of many talents
Bread - The Staff of Life 44
Alan Stormont relates a short history of Auckland bakehouses
In Memory 46
Commemorative services for air accidents. Written by Peter Layne
New Zealand School Journals 52
Marjorie Pattie prompts memories of classroom reading material
In Print 56
Delivering the Milk 57
An ‘As I Remember’ story by June Nightingale
Images from the Regions: Northland 58
Mailbox 66
Index 70
Editor’s Choice 72
Hanging by a Thread
New Zealand Memories Issue 51 - Index
A
actor 10
actress 10
ADAMSON Jack 37
air accidents 46
Air Travel 51
American servicemen 43
ANZAC Day service 33
ATC Cadets 48
Auckland 44, 57
Auckland College of Education 57
author 1, 38
aviation 25, 46, 61
Awanui 58
B
BAKER John 41
baking 17
BALANCE Rear Ad. F. 32
bathing 23
Bay of Plenty Airways 51
bazaar 17
beach 23
bell tower 72
Bertram Family 67
bird colonies 29
Birtles Saddlery 62
BOYS Jean 47
Roger 47
BUCHANAN Walter 44
Buchanan’s Bakery 44
BUDD George 65
BURT Clem 24
BURTON John 44
bush train 65
bushmen 60
BUTLER Samuel 41
C
CAIN Joyce 66
CALLAN Dr 22
Canadian soldiers 1
Catalina 66
CATTIN Gladys 47
Central School 72
CHADWICK Brian 51
chewing gum 59
childbirth 34
Christ’s College 42
Christmas 15
Church bazaar 17
confectionery 17
Coromandel 20
Coronation 32
Crown Studio 66
cruises 31
D
Dalgetty’s 64
dancing 61, 66
DAWSON Allan 13
diving pyramid 23
E
EHRENFRIED Mr L 22
English grammar 53
F
fashion 11
Fell’s Garage 64
films 11
Findlay’s Bakery 44
FITZGERALD Edward 37
food supply 8
FREYBERG Lord and Lady 13
fundraising 17
G
gas lamps 24
GOFFIN Norman 33
gold mining 20, 23
Grahamstown 23
grammar 53
Greenstone Valley 7
H
haka 32
Halavo Bay 66
Harris Saddle 7
HAY Erica 66
HEAPHY Charles 20
HEENAN Sir Joseph 43
Herries Arch 25
historian 1, 38
HODGKINS William 4
Hollyford River 5
HOMER William 8
Homestead Bakery 45
Hooks Store 62
HORN Eva Naomi 34
Henry 34
Marjorie 34
Rae 34
horseracing 33
I
Internal Affairs Dept 42
J
Jamestown 7
jigger 34
JONES Janette 50
jumble sale 17
K
K.D.V. Timber Co 65
Kapiti Aviation Museum 50
kauri gum 59
Kauri tree 59, 60
KENNEDY Michalle 11
Key’s Bakery 64
Khandallah 67
Khandallah School 67
Kingsland Bakery 45
KIPPENBERGER Sir Howard 32
Kiwi slang 18
Kohukohu 64
L
Lake McKerrow 5
language 18
LAUPER Jakob 41
LEIGH Vivien 10
LELEAN Betty 66
Gloria 66
LEONARD Fred 32
Lewisham Hospital 14
libraries 54
Limestone Island 65
Lockheed Loadstar 46
LUSH Rev. Vicesimu 22
LYNDS Bev 47
M
MACANDREW James 5
MACDONALD Jean 48
Mangawhare 62
MANNERING George Edward 37
MARSDEN Irene 63
James Nelson 63
Kate 63
MARSH Ngaio 14
Martin’s Bay 4
Maxwell’s Used Cars 25
McCarrolls Boot Shop 62
McCONNELL Graham 51
McCULLOUGH Glee 66
McKENZIE Daniel 8
Margaret 8
McKERROW James 7
McLEAN Betty 66
McNARN Iris 13
Mechanics Inst. Building 25
memorial 46
memorial plaque 46
milk delivery 57
milling 65
Miners Union Hall 24
Montgomeries Sweets 62
mountaineer 1, 36, 38
Mt. Evans 41
Mt. Sefton 37
music 31
N
Neville Carson Revue 66
New Zealand Broadcasting Service 14
NEWALL Sir Cyril 43
Ngaiotonga 59
Ngauranga Gorge 67
Northern Wairoa 61
Northland 58
Nurse Cobb 35
O
ocean voyages 31
Old Vic Theatre Company 11
OLIVER Mr. A.M. 37
OLIVIER Sir Laurence 10
P
Panama Canal 33
Paparoa 62
Paparoa Post Office 62
Paraparaumu 47
PARKINSON Joan 66
PASCOE Effie 42
Guy 42
John 1, 28, 36
Paul 42
PENLEY Derrick 14
PETTET Capt. W. 48
photographer 1, 38, 61, 65
PILCHER Capt. C.R. 32
PINKER Sam 24
Post Office 4
postmaster 8
POTTER James John 61
PRICE Hugh 53
Proficiency Certificate 67
Public Works Camps 67
Pukekohe 43
Purple Heart medal 43
Q
Queen Elizabeth II 32
Queen Salote 32
Queenstown 7
R
racecourse 62
RADCLIFFE Frederick 23
Rakaia River 41
Raumati Beach 48
Readers (school) 53
reading 53
reclamation (from harbour) 26
Reotahi Freezing Works 65
RICHARDSON Jack 48
RNZAF Ventura 47
roading 7
ROBERTS Mr. R 24
ROBERTSON Anne 8
John 8
Robertson’s Creek 4
Rolleicord camera 43
Routeburn Track 7
S
school 53, 61, 72
School Journal 52
school milk 57
school teacher 61
SELBY-WALKER Emma 11
servicemen 1, 43
settlement 4
settlers 7
Shakespeare (theatre) 11
SHARPLIN Janscie 50
shipping
Charles Edward 5
Corinthic 14
Esther Ann 7
HMS Pandora 20
Rangitoto 31
Wallace 9
SKELTON Gwen 62
Marjorie 62
Skippers’ Range 9
slang 18
SMITH Mr. K.G.L. 32
Southern Alps 37
steamers 5
STORMONT Alan 44
Stormonts Limited 45
Strand Gardens 25
sulphur mining 29
Sumner 42
Sunderland Flying Boat 25
supplies (food) 9
surgery 14
survey map 6
surveying 7
T
tailoress 67
Tasman Valley 37
Tauranga 25
Tauranga Harbour 25
Tauranga Hotel 25
Tawa Flat Tunnel Camp 67
Te Kuiti 34
teacher 61
teaching 52, 61
Thames 22
Thames Club 22
theatre 11
THOMPSON Rev A.T. 22
timber 5
Tokatoka 60, 61
Torere 28
Torere School 28
tourism 29
TREMBATH Mr F 22
U/V
U.S. Marine Corps 43
Union Airways 51
vegetables 7
W
Waihi 24
Waihi Motors & Elect. Works 24
Waihi Post Office 24
Waikanae 50
Waikiekie 63
Waima River 65
Waiteti Viaduct 35
Waka 65
Walker’s Service Cars 24
WALLACE Joyce 67
WATSON Herbert 53
WAUGH Brian 48
Richard 46
WEBB William 8
WELCH Joseph Sandell 9
Wellington 1
Wellington 12
Wesleyan Methodist Church 48
WESTON family 45
Whakahara 1
Whakatane 26
Whakatipu 8
Wheat Research Institute 45
Whenuapai 10
WHITCOMBE Henry 41
Whitcombe Pass 41
White Island 29
Whitianga 21
WHITWORTH Robert 5
WILL Dr. 34
WILSON Graham 50
WILSON Walter 34
WW II 1, 43, 66
Z
ZURBRIGGEN Mattias 37
A
actor 10
actress 10
ADAMSON Jack 37
air accidents 46
Air Travel 51
American servicemen 43
ANZAC Day service 33
ATC Cadets 48
Auckland 44, 57
Auckland College of Education 57
author 1, 38
aviation 25, 46, 61
Awanui 58
B
BAKER John 41
baking 17
BALANCE Rear Ad. F. 32
bathing 23
Bay of Plenty Airways 51
bazaar 17
beach 23
bell tower 72
Bertram Family 67
bird colonies 29
Birtles Saddlery 62
BOYS Jean 47
Roger 47
BUCHANAN Walter 44
Buchanan’s Bakery 44
BUDD George 65
BURT Clem 24
BURTON John 44
bush train 65
bushmen 60
BUTLER Samuel 41
C
CAIN Joyce 66
CALLAN Dr 22
Canadian soldiers 1
Catalina 66
CATTIN Gladys 47
Central School 72
CHADWICK Brian 51
chewing gum 59
childbirth 34
Christ’s College 42
Christmas 15
Church bazaar 17
confectionery 17
Coromandel 20
Coronation 32
Crown Studio 66
cruises 31
D
Dalgetty’s 64
dancing 61, 66
DAWSON Allan 13
diving pyramid 23
E
EHRENFRIED Mr L 22
English grammar 53
F
fashion 11
Fell’s Garage 64
films 11
Findlay’s Bakery 44
FITZGERALD Edward 37
food supply 8
FREYBERG Lord and Lady 13
fundraising 17
G
gas lamps 24
GOFFIN Norman 33
gold mining 20, 23
Grahamstown 23
grammar 53
Greenstone Valley 7
H
haka 32
Halavo Bay 66
Harris Saddle 7
HAY Erica 66
HEAPHY Charles 20
HEENAN Sir Joseph 43
Herries Arch 25
historian 1, 38
HODGKINS William 4
Hollyford River 5
HOMER William 8
Homestead Bakery 45
Hooks Store 62
HORN Eva Naomi 34
Henry 34
Marjorie 34
Rae 34
horseracing 33
I
Internal Affairs Dept 42
J
Jamestown 7
jigger 34
JONES Janette 50
jumble sale 17
K
K.D.V. Timber Co 65
Kapiti Aviation Museum 50
kauri gum 59
Kauri tree 59, 60
KENNEDY Michalle 11
Key’s Bakery 64
Khandallah 67
Khandallah School 67
Kingsland Bakery 45
KIPPENBERGER Sir Howard 32
Kiwi slang 18
Kohukohu 64
L
Lake McKerrow 5
language 18
LAUPER Jakob 41
LEIGH Vivien 10
LELEAN Betty 66
Gloria 66
LEONARD Fred 32
Lewisham Hospital 14
libraries 54
Limestone Island 65
Lockheed Loadstar 46
LUSH Rev. Vicesimu 22
LYNDS Bev 47
M
MACANDREW James 5
MACDONALD Jean 48
Mangawhare 62
MANNERING George Edward 37
MARSDEN Irene 63
James Nelson 63
Kate 63
MARSH Ngaio 14
Martin’s Bay 4
Maxwell’s Used Cars 25
McCarrolls Boot Shop 62
McCONNELL Graham 51
McCULLOUGH Glee 66
McKENZIE Daniel 8
Margaret 8
McKERROW James 7
McLEAN Betty 66
McNARN Iris 13
Mechanics Inst. Building 25
memorial 46
memorial plaque 46
milk delivery 57
milling 65
Miners Union Hall 24
Montgomeries Sweets 62
mountaineer 1, 36, 38
Mt. Evans 41
Mt. Sefton 37
music 31
N
Neville Carson Revue 66
New Zealand Broadcasting Service 14
NEWALL Sir Cyril 43
Ngaiotonga 59
Ngauranga Gorge 67
Northern Wairoa 61
Northland 58
Nurse Cobb 35
O
ocean voyages 31
Old Vic Theatre Company 11
OLIVER Mr. A.M. 37
OLIVIER Sir Laurence 10
P
Panama Canal 33
Paparoa 62
Paparoa Post Office 62
Paraparaumu 47
PARKINSON Joan 66
PASCOE Effie 42
Guy 42
John 1, 28, 36
Paul 42
PENLEY Derrick 14
PETTET Capt. W. 48
photographer 1, 38, 61, 65
PILCHER Capt. C.R. 32
PINKER Sam 24
Post Office 4
postmaster 8
POTTER James John 61
PRICE Hugh 53
Proficiency Certificate 67
Public Works Camps 67
Pukekohe 43
Purple Heart medal 43
Q
Queen Elizabeth II 32
Queen Salote 32
Queenstown 7
R
racecourse 62
RADCLIFFE Frederick 23
Rakaia River 41
Raumati Beach 48
Readers (school) 53
reading 53
reclamation (from harbour) 26
Reotahi Freezing Works 65
RICHARDSON Jack 48
RNZAF Ventura 47
roading 7
ROBERTS Mr. R 24
ROBERTSON Anne 8
John 8
Robertson’s Creek 4
Rolleicord camera 43
Routeburn Track 7
S
school 53, 61, 72
School Journal 52
school milk 57
school teacher 61
SELBY-WALKER Emma 11
servicemen 1, 43
settlement 4
settlers 7
Shakespeare (theatre) 11
SHARPLIN Janscie 50
shipping
Charles Edward 5
Corinthic 14
Esther Ann 7
HMS Pandora 20
Rangitoto 31
Wallace 9
SKELTON Gwen 62
Marjorie 62
Skippers’ Range 9
slang 18
SMITH Mr. K.G.L. 32
Southern Alps 37
steamers 5
STORMONT Alan 44
Stormonts Limited 45
Strand Gardens 25
sulphur mining 29
Sumner 42
Sunderland Flying Boat 25
supplies (food) 9
surgery 14
survey map 6
surveying 7
T
tailoress 67
Tasman Valley 37
Tauranga 25
Tauranga Harbour 25
Tauranga Hotel 25
Tawa Flat Tunnel Camp 67
Te Kuiti 34
teacher 61
teaching 52, 61
Thames 22
Thames Club 22
theatre 11
THOMPSON Rev A.T. 22
timber 5
Tokatoka 60, 61
Torere 28
Torere School 28
tourism 29
TREMBATH Mr F 22
U/V
U.S. Marine Corps 43
Union Airways 51
vegetables 7
W
Waihi 24
Waihi Motors & Elect. Works 24
Waihi Post Office 24
Waikanae 50
Waikiekie 63
Waima River 65
Waiteti Viaduct 35
Waka 65
Walker’s Service Cars 24
WALLACE Joyce 67
WATSON Herbert 53
WAUGH Brian 48
Richard 46
WEBB William 8
WELCH Joseph Sandell 9
Wellington 1
Wellington 12
Wesleyan Methodist Church 48
WESTON family 45
Whakahara 1
Whakatane 26
Whakatipu 8
Wheat Research Institute 45
Whenuapai 10
WHITCOMBE Henry 41
Whitcombe Pass 41
White Island 29
Whitianga 21
WHITWORTH Robert 5
WILL Dr. 34
WILSON Graham 50
WILSON Walter 34
WW II 1, 43, 66
Z
ZURBRIGGEN Mattias 37