New Zealand Memories Issue 8 - Contents
Will the real Arawata Bill please stand up? ................ 460
Alwyn Owen shares his thoughts on the reliability of the human memory.
Cows needed license to graze on town streets............. 464
Trev Terry and Alice Gemming recall some problems that faced the authorities.
Taking the Cure opens..........466
Rotorua’s grand old Bath House opens to the public after 30 years.
Fighting the flu..........467
Joan Monahan and Pat Barron record the involvement of their parents.
Original hotel destroyed by fire in 1903...................470
The Harbour View Hotel and Union Church at Raglan recalled.
News that shocked the world ...................472
Oamaru’s memorial to the famous Antarctic heroes of 1912.
From bathing machines to changing sheds ................. 473
Eileen Tiller finds some more photographs of interest.
Kauri gold builds Kaikohe ...............504
Rayma Ritchie rectifies a misconception.
Gift aircraft loaned to flying schools.................509
The history of two Avro 504Ks explained by Janic Geelen.
Pioneer motorists took hazards in their stride ............ 511
The adventuresome antics of our pioneering motorists.
Caracat Too returns home ...............514
Bryan Jackson searches for the third member of the Caracat family.
Me and me ticket ..............515
Old Nick continues with the old days on the trams.
The day of mechanical ploughing arrives..................516
The first wheel tractor is demonstrated in Central Southland.

PHOTO GALLERY
Appetisers: Probing for Kauri gold ................457
Northland gumdiggers pose with their spears, and a friendly puppy.
Fashion: Attention drawn to width of face .................462
Angela Lassig details the clothes of an 1860s mother and daughter.
Can You Help: Please explain yourself! .........474
Fine up-standing citizens of the Mainland seem to be heading for trouble.
Images from the regions: Waikato .............476
Random selection of historic photographs from the districts of Thames-Coromandel,
Hauraki, Franklin, Waikato, Hamilton City, Matamata-Piako, Waipa, Otorohanga,
Waitomo, South Waikato and Taupo.
A Slice of life: A decorative arch ...........488
A novel message seen by the Duke and Duchess of York in 1901.
Images from the regions: Manawatu-Wanganui ......... 490
Random selection of historic photographs from the districts of Ruapehu, Wanganui,
Rangitikei, Manawatu, Palmerston North City, Horowhenua and Tararua.
Churches and Cathedrals of New Zealand ..............503
The First Church is claimed to be Dunedin’s finest landmark.
Duck your head ............508
A spectacular shot of a Ceres topdressing aircraft dumping a load of manure.
Browsing the net ............510
A promotion to encourage use of the Timeframes service on Internet.
Cookie’s Corner: Zillions Of corners ...........520
Ron Cooke delves into his files for typical hillclimb action.

Departments
Editorial: Policy matters............458
Mailbox: Readers have their Say............463
In Print: Keeping vour bookshelf up to date............517
Index: Quick-find for names and places............518

New Zealand Memories Issue 8 - Index

accidents .............. 477, 512
aerial topdressing ......... 508
aircraft .......... 480, 508, 50 9
alcohol .......................... 474
Alexandra ................. ... 483
ALLEN

Joe .......................... 491
ALLING HAM

Allan ........................ 491
ambulances .................. 469
Ambury & English ........ 482
ANDERSON

Andrew .................... 491
Edward .. .. .. ........... 491
Jack ......................... 491
Polly ........................ 491

Antartic ......................... 4 72
Arawata Bill .................. 460
architecture .. 466, 470, 50 3
Army ............................. 461
Atiamuri ........................ 487
ATKINSON

Dr E L ...................... 472
Auc�and ..... ......... 467, 50 9
Automobile Assn .......... 487
Avro 50 4K.. .. . .. . . . ... 50 9

BAILEY
Colin . .. .. ............ ... 487

BAIRD
Mr&Mrs ..... 471
Mr S S ..................... 469

BAKER
Gladys ..................... 463
Mr & Mrs Will .......... 470

BALKIN□
Mr I H ...................... 469

Bands ........................... 494
Bank of NZ .................... 465
BARLOW

Mr W J ... 512
BARTON

Heather ... 471
BATES

Arthur ...................... 494
Charles ................. .. 493

Bath House ........ ......... 466
bathing sheds ............... 473
BEATTIE

Bill ................ .......... 491
Beautifying Society ....... 495
Bennett's Siding ............ 496
BERNER

Karl .. ....................... 463
BISHOPRICK

Clara ........................ 463
blacksmith .................... 463
BLENNERHASSETT

Raymond ................. 493
BLYTH

Thomas Arthur ........ 493
boats

Caracat .................... 514
Boving Pelton Wheel .... 492
BOWERS

Lieutenant ............... 472

Boy Scouts ................... 468
Boyle's Law .................. 460
brickworks .................... 498
bridges .......... ...... 480 , 486
............. 495 ,498,49� 5 01
BROUGHTON

Mrs ......................... 493
BUCHANAN

Nurse ...................... 466
BULL

Nurse ....................... 467
bullock teams . .. .......... 505
Bunnythorpe ................. 497
BURTON

Alfred ....................... 483
BUSCKE

Mr C ...... 512
butchers ....................... 463
BUTLER

Mrs ( draper's wife) .. 493

CAMBRIDGE
Mr E .. ..................... 469

CAMERON
Mr A ................. 469

camping .... . ..... 480
Caracat ......................... 5 14
CARNACHAN

Nurse ....................... 466
cars .............. 469, 473, 511
···················· 512,513,520
cattle stop ..................... 464
Ceres ZK-BSQ ... .......... 508
CHORLTON

Arthur ...................... 512
Christchurch ......... 469, 474
............................ . ...... 509
Churches

All Saints ................. 498
First Church ............. 503
Union ....................... 471
Wesleyan ................. 471

CLARKIN
Chick ....................... 478
Fred ......................... 478
Jack ......................... 478
Pat ........................... 478
Tom ...... 478

CODY
Mr W T G ................. 493
Mrs Eliza .................. 493
Patricia .................... 493

concrete roads .............. 479
conservation ......... 492, 503
COOP

Will .......................... 463
Coromandel .................. 477
COWS ... ......................... 464
GUNNAR□

Tom ......................... 468
CURTIS

Doctor ..................... 467
CUSHMAN

Eva .......................... 471
Harry ................... ... 471
Mr & Mrs R H A ...... 471

Dad's Army .................. 461
dairy industry ............... 482
Dalgety Loan ................ 497
DARROW

Jack ................... .... 470
DAY

Mr B .. . ....... 469
de JERSEY CLERE

Frederick ........ ........ 498
de LAUTOUR

Harry ....................... 51 2
decorative arches ......... 489
Depression years .......... 460
DICKESON

Cliff .......................... 507
Frank .... 507
George ..................... 505

dogs ..................... 457, 497
DOW

family ...................... 463
dredge .......................... 500
Dunedin .................. ..... 503

EDMONDS
Jean ......................... 491

EDWARDS
Alfred ....................... 505
Archie ...................... 507

electricity ...................... 492
ELLIS

MrJ W .................... 481
Ellis & Burnand ............. 481
epidemics

influenza .................. 467
Exhibitions .................... 516

farming ................. 482 , 485
·····························497, 516

FIELD
Mr JC ............. ....... 512

FISHER
John ................ , ....... 516

fishing .......................... 513
FITZ-WILLIAM

Elsie.... . ........... 471
FITZWILLIAMS

Nurse ....................... 466
floods ................... 484, 512
flying schools ............... 509
FOOT

Mr R .. ..................... 469
FOWLER

"Shorty" .................. 509
Foxton .......................... 500
FRANDI

A C .......................... 471
Frankton ....................... 482
Frankton Water Tower .. 481
Frasertown ................... 513
FRY

Patricia .................... 493
Fulton & McLean Bros .. 486

GEMMING
Alice ........................ 465

GILBERT
Secretary . ............... 469

Gisborne .............. 510 , 511
GLOVER

Denis ....................... 460
GODREY

Louis .. .................... 50 3
GOFFE

Louis .... . ...... 50 5
gold

prospecting ............. 460
transport ................. 478

GOLDIE
Charles .................... 463

Government Gardens .... 466
graves .... ...................... 463
GREY

Alexander ................ 463
James ...................... 505

GRIBBLE
Nurse ... ... ............... 466

GRIEVE
Mr HJ ..... .... . .. ... 512

Guide Sophia ................ 463
gumdiggers .......... 45 7, 506

Hamilton ....................... 481
HANSEN

Anne ........................ 473
HARDING

Richmond ................ 50 8
Harrodsville .... 484
Haruru Falls .................. 50 5
HASTINGS

Dr John (J P) ........... 467
Dr Violet .................. 467

Hastings ....................... 50 9
HAYWARD

Mr W ...... 469
Health Dept ...... ............ 467
Heddon Bush ................ 516
HEKE

Hone ................ 463, 504
HENNESSEY

Philip J .................... 500
HERD

Captain .................... 463
HESLOP

MrJ .. .. .. .. ....... .. 469
HIND

Helen ....................... 493
HINERANGI

Kotiro ...................... 463
Sophia ..................... 463

Hi pango Park ................ 494
Hiwinui ......................... 497
HOCKLEY

Nurse ....................... 466
HODGENS

lssie ......... ............... 473
HOGG

Ralph ....................... 487
homes .................. 481, 483

..... 484,485, 506, 50 7

horses .......... 460, 474, 478
............. 482,489,491,496
..................... 504, 510, 512
hospitals

public ...................... 469
Queen Elizabeth ....... 466

hotels
Comstock ................ 506
Fullers ..................... 470
Grand ...................... 498
Harbour View .......... 470
Kaikohe . . . ........ 506
Ohaupo .................... 471
Royal ............... 470, 471
Te Puke.. . ........ 465
Waiki no ................... 478
Waingaro ................. 471

HUATARE
Te Wairingiringi ....... 483
Wahanui .................. 483

HUMPHREY
K J & E E .............. . 471

Internet ........................ 510

Kaikohe ................. 457, 504
Kaitieke Battalion .......... 461
Kawau Island .......... 514
KENT

Thelma .................... 460
Kerikeri Falls ................. 507
King Country ........ 483, 512
King Tawhio ......... 483
KINGSTON

Constance ........ ...... 493
Kl RKPATRICK

Joseph ................... 506
kitchens ........................ 468
Kopua .... ... .................. 480
Kururau hill ................... 520
KUTTELL

George ... ................. 520

lakes
Omapere .... ..... 457, 505

LARSEN
Alonzo ............... . . 479
Phyllis .... . ........ 479

LAWSON
R A (architect) ......... 503

LENARD
Nurse .......... ............ 467

LEWIS
Mr A M .............. ..... 512

LINDAUER
Gottfried ................ . 463

LITTLEWOOD
Harry ......... . ..... 491

LOCKWOOD
Pvte ........................ 469

locomotives
Mallet ...................... 486

LORD
William ......... 463

MACKINNON
Neil ............. ............ 472

MAIOHA
Sam ......... ............... 505

Manawatu Gorge .......... 499
Manawatu Heads . ........ 500

Mangaohae ..
Maori

485

burial place ............. 505
chief ........................ 483
flu ............................ 467
Hospital ................... 467
old tracks ................ 504
tattoo ....................... 471
Te Kahika Pa ............ 505
Wahanui .... 483

Marumaru ....... ............. 513
Massey College ............ 497
Matamata ............. 482
MATHEWS

Mr R ..
McCABE

Nurse .......
McCULLOUGH

.. .... 469

466

Mr ........................... 470
McGREGOR

family .............. ....... 500
James.... . ....... 495

McMAHON

Paiaka ........................... 500
Palmerston North ......... 498
Papahua Block .............. 480
Parikanapa ..... 512
PATAMA

Morgan .......... ......... 491
PATTERSON

George ..................... 505
PEGLER

Elaine ........ . . .... 461
PENNELL

Lieutenant H L . ....... 472
Photo·Forum ....... 493
picnicers ....................... 494
Piriaka .......................... 508
Pirongia ................. ..... 483
ploughing ............. 516
Pohatu roa ..................... 487
Pokeno ......................... 479

Nurse ..
McOUILKIN

politics
....... 483 early ........... ... ..

.467
PONDER

Margaret ......... ........ 485
MEADS

Cyril ........ . 493
MEEKINGS

James ...................... 480
Memorials

Scott ........................ 472
MIDDLETON

Corp ........................ 469
milk .............................. 482
MILLS

Mr ........................... 493
MITCHELL

Jim .......................... 474
Mr R ........................ 512

Mokai ........................... 4
MOON

George ..................... -l70
John ........................ 47
Phillip ...................... -ll
Sarah ....................... 47

motorbikes ................... 50,
motoring ............... 510. 5•·
motorsport ..................• "
Muir & Moodie ...... .. . -

NELSON
Harry .............•

NENE
TamatiWa,- ..

NEWLING
Muriel ......... .

Nihoniho ............ .

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OLIVE
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Otalftau ..
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Miss ................. 468
Portland Island ..... 463, 500
Post Offices

Te Puke .............. ..... 465
POWELL

Brian .. ..................... 491
Ron ......... . .... 491

power stations .. ........... 492
Putaruru ....................... 486

Wichita .................... 514
roads .... 479,510, 512, 520
Rotorua ................ 463, 466
Royalty ......................... 489
Ruakituri ....................... 513
Ruatoria Flats ............... 509
Russell ......................... 463
RYAN

Denis . ..................... 463

SAUNDERS
Nurse ....................... 467

schools
Ohaeawai ................. 506
Ohakune .................. 493
Tawata ..................... 491

SCIASCIA
Nicolas .................... 500

SCOTT
Capt Robert ............. 472

SEABURY
Andrew .......... ..... . 500

Sefton ......... ................. 474
sheep .......... ................ 497
Shelly Beach ................. 509
ships

Blenheim ................. 470
Pirate ....................... 463
Terra Nova ............... 472

signposts .................. .. 487
SMITH

Mr A .. . .. .............. 469
Nurse ..... ............. ... 466
W J (Bill) ................. 470

snow .. .......................... 493
SOAR

Richie...... . .... 508
soup kitchen .......... ...... 468
Si John .................. ...... 469
STEWART

r A ........................ 469
- . .465, 484. 489 . 504

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--······· 674
..........• 72

-······· .... 472
.. 463. 464

.............. 477

-.=·--·2 --·-··········· 483
-················467
.......... 485. 506

..... 457, 504

............. 506
-7 .477, 504
............. 486

logging .................... 477
sawmillers ............... 496
tramway .................. 496

Tiniroto ......................... 512
Tourism ........................ 466
tractors

International Titan ... 516
tramcars ....................... 515
tramways ...................... 496
trucks ........................... 477
Tuhua ............................ 496
Turnbull Library ............ 51 O

VERNON
Mr R T (Bob) ........... 470

VERNOR
ow ......................... 471

Victorian . .. .................. 462

Wai hi .................... 478, 509
Waikaremoana .............. 512
Waikato Aero Club ........ 480
Waipiro Bay .................. 51 O
Wairoa .......................... 513
WALLACE

Jack ......................... 491
Wanganui ..................... 495
Wanganui Aero Work .... 508
Wanganui Sash & Door

Timber Co ................ 494
Wars

armistice ................. 467
Home Guardsmen ... 461
Maori ............. 463
Vietnam ................... 461
WW1 ....................... 463
WW2 ....................... 461

water tower .................. 481
WATSON

Thomas ............ ...... 516
William ... ................ 516

weddings ...................... 4 79
Wellington ............ 473, 489
WERE

Robert ..................... 485
WeSi Goasi ................... 460
Whatiwhalihoe .............. 483

eel tractors .. . . . . . .. . 516
WHITE

Bruce ............. ......... 470
Cilia .................. ...... 470

WIGGINS
Evelyn .................. ... 497
Lance ..... ........ ..... .. 497

WILLIAMS
James... . ....... 493

WILSON
Betty ............ ........... 491

WINKELMANN
Henry ... ............ ..... 465

women
clothes .................... 462
motorists ................ 513
practitioners ............ 469

Woodend ............ 474
WOODS

George ..................... 506
Wool Board ................... 497
WRIGHT

Campbell ................. 520

YULE
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