New Zealand Memories Issue 70 - Contents
Ninety-nine Days from Port to Port 4
Lucy’s Story by Eva M. Sullivan
Wartime Memories in Kuaotuna 8
Roz Percy remembers Grandma’s old kauri cottage
End of the ‘Six O’clock Swill’ 12
From Te Papa’s collection
Coaching in the South Island of New Zealand 14
Ivan Taylor shares his expertise
From the Regions: East Coast / Gisborne 22
Ujdur, Simun Mijo 1881-1953 28
Stephen A. Jelicich and Simun Ujdur Jnr. pay tribute
to a man of many talents.
Perfectly Balanced 36
Location of the Imperial Hotel sought
Anatoki Gold 38
By Robert Jenkin
Donkey Rides 46
John de Bonnaire gladly parted with his penny
The Young and the Brave 50
Max Pudney relates a bitter sweet WWII story
Knucklebones, Jacks, Fivestones
and Koruru in New Zealand 54
Janice Ackerley explores a favourite game
In Print 57
Y.M.C.A Boy’s Camp, Wainui 58
Pauline Arnold recalls Easter and Christmas camps
From the Regions: Southland 62
Can You Help? 68
Index and Genealogy List 70
Editor’s Choice 72
Second Take
Cover image:
Mail coach crossing the Otira River
Courtesy: Canterbury Museum Ref: 19xx 2.619
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New Zealand Memories Issue 70 - Index
A
ABBOT, Mr. J.S. 16
Adams Express Company 16
Air Force 50
alcohol 12
Anatoki gold diggings 38
Aorere River 40
apples (free at school) 10
ASHTON, A. 37
Auckland 28
aviation 50
B
BAINES, William 18
BAKARICH Peter 33
BARBARICH Jack 34
BARKER, Dr. Alfred Charles 5
Emma 5
BATISTICH Amelia 34
Margery 34
Tony 34
beach 47
Bealey 19
Birdwood Estate 30
blackberries 8
Bluff 17
branding cattle 24
BRAYTON, Mr. W.H. 17
bridge (Mataura River) 63
bridges (Gisborne) 27
Broadcasting House Wellington 72
buggy 17
Burke’s Pass 17
Burke’s Pass Hotel 17
BURTON, Mr. W.H. 20
Butcher’s Gully Hotel 16
C
camp (boys’) 58
Campbell & Crust 17
Canterbury (coaches) 18
Canterbury Assn. 5
Canvastown 21
CASSIDY, Hugh 20
Central Otago 16
children (games) 54
Chinese 44
Christchurch 60
claims (gold) 40
CLOUDSLEY, Mr. W.J. 18
coaches 16
coaching 15
coal 63
Cobb & Co. 16
COBB, Freeman 16
Cole Brothers 20
COLE, Charles C. 16
Leander 17
Collingwood 38
colonisation scheme 5
Concord coaches 16
Coromandel Peninsula 8
correspondence school 47
CREED, William 20
Croatia 28
Crust & Crust 17
D
Dalmacija 28
dance (Maori) 22
Dargaville 29
DAVIES, Thomas 16
DE BONNAIRE, Joan 48
John 48
DERRETT, Mr. T. 20
diary (emigrant’s) 4
disputes (mining) 42
dog-cart (mail service) 18
donkey rides 46
Dunedin 13
E
Esperanto 29
F
F. & G. Quick 17
Fairlie 19
farming 24
FIELD, Mr. C. 16
FITZGERALD, James Edwards 44
fivestones 54
FOX, William 42
G
Gabriel’s Gully 16
games (children) 54
Gisborne 22
Glacier Hotel (Bealey) 19
GODLEY, John Robert 5
gold 16
Gold Fields Act 44
Gold Fields Occupation Bill 44
gold mining 21, 38
gold pans 45
gold rush 40
Golden Age Hotel (Waitahuna) 17
Golden Bay 40
Gum diggers 29
H
Hamas Photography Studio 30
HARDIE-BOYES Sir Michael 33
HARGREAVES, Mr. F.A. 23
Hawker Tempest V 50
haymaking 9
HAYTER, Capt. Francis 19
Henderson 30
Hokitika 20
horse riding (to school) 48
horses 16
HOWARD, Agnes 5
Elizabeth 5
George 5
Lucy 5
Mary Ann 5
Smith 5
Smith (Jnr) 5
Hoyt & Co. 17
HOYT, Charles 17
hui 22, 40
HUNTER James 30
I
immigration 28
Imperial Hotel 37
IRIHANA, Tame 40
J
jacks 54
JANSEN, Rita 53
JENSEN, Mr. 66
JOHNSON, Kura 22
K
KAHAKI, Parahini 22
Kaikoura 20
KALKA, F/O William (Wacky) 51
KAUA, Mate 22
KAUA, Miria 22
KEMP, Mr. F. 25
Kingasini 10
Kingston 17
Kiwi Club 22
knucklebones 1, 54
KOPENI 45
Koruru 54
KRISKONIC Peter 33
Kuaotunu 8
KULUZ Mate 29
L
LAMBER. Mr. J.B. 16
language 29
lignite 63
liquor licences 12
logging 23
M
MACKAY, James 45
mail coach 15
MAINE, James 44
Makariki Station 24
MANIAPOTO, Rewi 40
Manuherikia 16
Maori flag 40
Maori interpreter 44
MARICIC Josip 33
Masonic Lodge 31
Mataura 62
Mataura River 63
Maungatue 17
McINTOSH, James 17
Mercury Bay 10
milking 9
miners (gold) 40
mining legislation 44
Mission School 54
MITCHELL, Mr. W.R. 20
Molyneux (Balclutha) 17
motor coach 20
Motueka 42
Motupipi 40
Mount Cook 19
Mount Maunganui 47
MRZLJAK Josip 33
N
NATUSCH, Sheila 66
Nelson 21
Newman Brothers 21
NEWMAN, Harry 21
Tom 21
NGARIMU, Moana Nui-a-kiwi 22
Ngata Tama 40
Northern Wairoa 29
O
Ocean Beach 47
Ohinemutu 1, 54
open-caste mining 63
Otira 18, 20
Oxford showgrounds 61
P
paper mills 63
passenger transport 18
Paterson Inlet 66
PECK, Mr. J.M. 16
Pelorus Hotel 21
pen & ink 48
PETRINOVIC Josip 33
petrol rationing 9
Photography (Ujdur) 29
PIKE Edna 29
pilot (WWII) 51
Pohangina Valley 47
POIHA, Epiha 45
polio epidemic 61
postal service 21
potatoes 25
Poverty Bay 23
Provincial Hotel (Dunedin) 17
public houses 12
pubs (six o’clock closing) 12
Q
R
race relations 42
radio (1940) 10
RAMEKA 45
RASTOVICH Anthony 29
rationing (food) 47
Reliance Hotel (Otokia) 17
Rhodes – Rutherford coach 17
rhymes (children’s) 55
RICHMOND, James 26
RILEY, Mr. G.W. 20
Riverton 17
RNZAF Squadron 486 50
ROBINSON, John 42
ROSS, Donald 60
Heather 61
Pauline 61
Round Hill 17
Royal Hotel (Timaru) 18
Ruatoria 22
RUTHERFORD, John 19
RYLAND, Cissy 22
S
SCANSIE George L. 31
schooling (1940s) 48
SCHRADER, Warren 51
SETKA Peter 33
sheep farming 47
shipping, Albion 18
Charlotte Jane 4
SS Inia 17
Wongo Wonga 42
SINKOVICH Jack 33
Slate River 38
SOKOLIC Bogoslav 33
sound effects 72
Southland 62
Southland Frozen Meat 63
Stewart Island 66
SWANSTON, Mr. J. 16
SZASZY Dame Mira 33
T
Taieri 17
Tamatekapua Meeting House 1, 54
TAYLOR, George 40
TE AWAITAIA 40
TE KARERE O PONEKE 45
TE MEIHANA, (Mason) 40
Elizabeth 40
TE PUNI, Henare 45
teaching (1940s) 9
Timaru (postal service) 18
Tokomairiro 17
tourism 19
transport (coaching) 16
Tuparoa Bay 25
Turanganui River 26
Tyree Bros. 38
U
UJDUR, Simun Mijo 29
Union Jack flag 40
United Service Hotel (Tuapeka) 17
V
vehicle punt 26
Victoria Cross 22
vineyard 28
Viticultural Assn, of NZ 31
vote (Maori) 42
W
wagons 17
Waiau 20
Waikato wars 45
Waimate North 54
Wainui 58
Waioeka Valley 25
Waitakere Ranges 30
Waitapu 40
WAKEFIELD, Edward Gibbon 5
WASHBOURNE, Mr. 40
waterways (Gisborne) 26
WATINO (WATENO), Rawiri 41
Whakarua Park 22
wool transportation 24
World War II 9, 47
WRIGHT, David McKee 15
X
Y
YATES, Gavin 72
YMCA 58
Z
ZIDICH Mick 33
Each issue of ‘New Zealand Memories’ prints an index and, in keeping with genealogy ideals, all surnames of individuals are listed in capitals.
A
ABBOT, Mr. J.S. 16
Adams Express Company 16
Air Force 50
alcohol 12
Anatoki gold diggings 38
Aorere River 40
apples (free at school) 10
ASHTON, A. 37
Auckland 28
aviation 50
B
BAINES, William 18
BAKARICH Peter 33
BARBARICH Jack 34
BARKER, Dr. Alfred Charles 5
Emma 5
BATISTICH Amelia 34
Margery 34
Tony 34
beach 47
Bealey 19
Birdwood Estate 30
blackberries 8
Bluff 17
branding cattle 24
BRAYTON, Mr. W.H. 17
bridge (Mataura River) 63
bridges (Gisborne) 27
Broadcasting House Wellington 72
buggy 17
Burke’s Pass 17
Burke’s Pass Hotel 17
BURTON, Mr. W.H. 20
Butcher’s Gully Hotel 16
C
camp (boys’) 58
Campbell & Crust 17
Canterbury (coaches) 18
Canterbury Assn. 5
Canvastown 21
CASSIDY, Hugh 20
Central Otago 16
children (games) 54
Chinese 44
Christchurch 60
claims (gold) 40
CLOUDSLEY, Mr. W.J. 18
coaches 16
coaching 15
coal 63
Cobb & Co. 16
COBB, Freeman 16
Cole Brothers 20
COLE, Charles C. 16
Leander 17
Collingwood 38
colonisation scheme 5
Concord coaches 16
Coromandel Peninsula 8
correspondence school 47
CREED, William 20
Croatia 28
Crust & Crust 17
D
Dalmacija 28
dance (Maori) 22
Dargaville 29
DAVIES, Thomas 16
DE BONNAIRE, Joan 48
John 48
DERRETT, Mr. T. 20
diary (emigrant’s) 4
disputes (mining) 42
dog-cart (mail service) 18
donkey rides 46
Dunedin 13
E
Esperanto 29
F
F. & G. Quick 17
Fairlie 19
farming 24
FIELD, Mr. C. 16
FITZGERALD, James Edwards 44
fivestones 54
FOX, William 42
G
Gabriel’s Gully 16
games (children) 54
Gisborne 22
Glacier Hotel (Bealey) 19
GODLEY, John Robert 5
gold 16
Gold Fields Act 44
Gold Fields Occupation Bill 44
gold mining 21, 38
gold pans 45
gold rush 40
Golden Age Hotel (Waitahuna) 17
Golden Bay 40
Gum diggers 29
H
Hamas Photography Studio 30
HARDIE-BOYES Sir Michael 33
HARGREAVES, Mr. F.A. 23
Hawker Tempest V 50
haymaking 9
HAYTER, Capt. Francis 19
Henderson 30
Hokitika 20
horse riding (to school) 48
horses 16
HOWARD, Agnes 5
Elizabeth 5
George 5
Lucy 5
Mary Ann 5
Smith 5
Smith (Jnr) 5
Hoyt & Co. 17
HOYT, Charles 17
hui 22, 40
HUNTER James 30
I
immigration 28
Imperial Hotel 37
IRIHANA, Tame 40
J
jacks 54
JANSEN, Rita 53
JENSEN, Mr. 66
JOHNSON, Kura 22
K
KAHAKI, Parahini 22
Kaikoura 20
KALKA, F/O William (Wacky) 51
KAUA, Mate 22
KAUA, Miria 22
KEMP, Mr. F. 25
Kingasini 10
Kingston 17
Kiwi Club 22
knucklebones 1, 54
KOPENI 45
Koruru 54
KRISKONIC Peter 33
Kuaotunu 8
KULUZ Mate 29
L
LAMBER. Mr. J.B. 16
language 29
lignite 63
liquor licences 12
logging 23
M
MACKAY, James 45
mail coach 15
MAINE, James 44
Makariki Station 24
MANIAPOTO, Rewi 40
Manuherikia 16
Maori flag 40
Maori interpreter 44
MARICIC Josip 33
Masonic Lodge 31
Mataura 62
Mataura River 63
Maungatue 17
McINTOSH, James 17
Mercury Bay 10
milking 9
miners (gold) 40
mining legislation 44
Mission School 54
MITCHELL, Mr. W.R. 20
Molyneux (Balclutha) 17
motor coach 20
Motueka 42
Motupipi 40
Mount Cook 19
Mount Maunganui 47
MRZLJAK Josip 33
N
NATUSCH, Sheila 66
Nelson 21
Newman Brothers 21
NEWMAN, Harry 21
Tom 21
NGARIMU, Moana Nui-a-kiwi 22
Ngata Tama 40
Northern Wairoa 29
O
Ocean Beach 47
Ohinemutu 1, 54
open-caste mining 63
Otira 18, 20
Oxford showgrounds 61
P
paper mills 63
passenger transport 18
Paterson Inlet 66
PECK, Mr. J.M. 16
Pelorus Hotel 21
pen & ink 48
PETRINOVIC Josip 33
petrol rationing 9
Photography (Ujdur) 29
PIKE Edna 29
pilot (WWII) 51
Pohangina Valley 47
POIHA, Epiha 45
polio epidemic 61
postal service 21
potatoes 25
Poverty Bay 23
Provincial Hotel (Dunedin) 17
public houses 12
pubs (six o’clock closing) 12
Q
R
race relations 42
radio (1940) 10
RAMEKA 45
RASTOVICH Anthony 29
rationing (food) 47
Reliance Hotel (Otokia) 17
Rhodes – Rutherford coach 17
rhymes (children’s) 55
RICHMOND, James 26
RILEY, Mr. G.W. 20
Riverton 17
RNZAF Squadron 486 50
ROBINSON, John 42
ROSS, Donald 60
Heather 61
Pauline 61
Round Hill 17
Royal Hotel (Timaru) 18
Ruatoria 22
RUTHERFORD, John 19
RYLAND, Cissy 22
S
SCANSIE George L. 31
schooling (1940s) 48
SCHRADER, Warren 51
SETKA Peter 33
sheep farming 47
shipping, Albion 18
Charlotte Jane 4
SS Inia 17
Wongo Wonga 42
SINKOVICH Jack 33
Slate River 38
SOKOLIC Bogoslav 33
sound effects 72
Southland 62
Southland Frozen Meat 63
Stewart Island 66
SWANSTON, Mr. J. 16
SZASZY Dame Mira 33
T
Taieri 17
Tamatekapua Meeting House 1, 54
TAYLOR, George 40
TE AWAITAIA 40
TE KARERE O PONEKE 45
TE MEIHANA, (Mason) 40
Elizabeth 40
TE PUNI, Henare 45
teaching (1940s) 9
Timaru (postal service) 18
Tokomairiro 17
tourism 19
transport (coaching) 16
Tuparoa Bay 25
Turanganui River 26
Tyree Bros. 38
U
UJDUR, Simun Mijo 29
Union Jack flag 40
United Service Hotel (Tuapeka) 17
V
vehicle punt 26
Victoria Cross 22
vineyard 28
Viticultural Assn, of NZ 31
vote (Maori) 42
W
wagons 17
Waiau 20
Waikato wars 45
Waimate North 54
Wainui 58
Waioeka Valley 25
Waitakere Ranges 30
Waitapu 40
WAKEFIELD, Edward Gibbon 5
WASHBOURNE, Mr. 40
waterways (Gisborne) 26
WATINO (WATENO), Rawiri 41
Whakarua Park 22
wool transportation 24
World War II 9, 47
WRIGHT, David McKee 15
X
Y
YATES, Gavin 72
YMCA 58
Z
ZIDICH Mick 33
Each issue of ‘New Zealand Memories’ prints an index and, in keeping with genealogy ideals, all surnames of individuals are listed in capitals.