New Zealand Memories Issue 85 - Contents
Loyal 4
Sport and politics: the 1981 Springbok tour
Popeye’s Flower Show 10
Helen Hirst shares a memorable childhood holiday
Antipodes Island Shipwreck 12
Gordon Campbell gets to the bottom of a Sub-Antarctic disaster
A Place of Refuge 16
The role of castaway depots in saving shipwrecked lives
A Woman’s Work Was Never Done 18
By Keith Parker
War on the Home Front 20
Women at home during World War II by Chrissy Kouwenhoven
From the Regions : Waikato 24
Fergie & Laddie 33
A man torn between hooves and wheels by Keith Austen
In Print 34
Word Origins : “Boycott” 35
If you’ve ever wondered where this word came from...
Centrefold : National Treasure 36
A Figure of Speech 38
John Stackhouse relays the life of elocutionist and dramatist Janie Petrie
Migration by Ship to New Zealand between 1900 and 1939 42
Emigrant journeys told by Peter Plowman
Martins Toys and Hobbies 46
An Auckland toy store where the fun never stops for author Ian Couper
A Gracious and Civilised Game 52
The genteel sport of croquet by Joyce Powell
Entertaining the Troops 56
Malcolm Ford remembers his community making wartime music
From the Regions : Wanganui and Manawatu 59
Feeling for Daylight 68
The photographs of Jack Adamson
Index 70
Editor’s Choice 72
Auckland Penny-farthing riders
Cover image:
A domestic servant
Courtesy: Sir George Grey Special Collections,
Auckland City Libraries, ref. 31-AD2-5
(Story page 42).
New Zealand Memories Issue 85 - Index
A
A.M. Martin Ltd 47
ADAMSON, Jack 68
air raid practice 28
AITKEN, Norman 40
Albury 69
ALEXANDER, Derek 57
All Blacks 5
ANDERSON, Madame 40
ANDREW, Aileen 21
ANDREWS, Merv 64
Antipodes Island 12
anti-tour marches 7
apartheid 5
APLIN, Jock 67
apple surplus 22
ARVIDSON, Mr. S. (Coach) 19
Aunt Daisy 22
B
BAIRD, Miss I. 19
BALLANTYNE, Master L. 40
Barryville 31
BAUGHEN, Harold 56
beef dripping 23
BOLLONS, John 15
Bombay Hills 72
BOYCOTT, Charles 35
British migrants 43
BROOKS, John 50
bullock team 59
C
C & A Odlins 32
CALKIN, Cylla 57
CARE
(Citizens Assn. For Racial Equality) 5
Carlton Croquet Club 54
CARTER, John 64
cartoon (apartheid) 6
CASEY, Desmond 57
castaways 15
Caterpillar D7 32
CHATTERTON, Theodora 40
Christchurch 7, 11
Christchurch Central & Western Croquet
Clubs 54
CHURCHILL, Ethel 40
Clarion Fellowship 43
CLARKE, Jack 69
CLAUGHTON, Miss M. 55
clothing rationing (WWII) 22
COLE, Grant 8
COLE, Winifred 64
concert 39
concert party 40
COOPER, Mr. J.A. 72
COSGROVE, Carol 22
COUPER, Margaret 50
CRAWFORD, Will 40
crawler tractors 32
croquet 52
croquet parties 54
D
DANKS, Miss P. 19
Dannevirke 66
Dargaville Fire Brigade 19
DAWSON, Bernard 45
Dept of Education 29
Dept. of Immigration 45
Disappointment Island 16
Disston saw 32
doctor (ship) 45
Dodge automobile 25
DODS, Hector 40
domestic servants 43
Dunedin 7, 15
E
ear-marking (lamb) 21
EBBETT, Eve 22
education 28
Ellis and Burnand Ltd 31
elocutionist 38
Emergency Reg. Amendment Act 21
emergency supplies 16
Empire Settlement Act 45
employment (women) 18
F
factory (employment) 21
FAIRCHILD, Capt. 15
farming 33
fashion (croquet) 54
Fergusson tractor 33
FITZGERLAD, Mr. E.A. 69
Flock House Scheme 45
food parcels (WWII) 18
FORD, Alan 56
Basil 56
Carl 56
George 56
Lance 56
Malcolm 56
Noel 56
forestry house 32
FYFE, Tom 69
G
gas mask 28
GILLESPIE, Andrew 66
Charles 66
Mr. A.H.R. 66
Gisborne 6
Gleneagles Agreement 5
GODDARD, Dorothy 21
GOUDIE, Will 40
government steamers 16
government supply depot 14
GRAHAM, George 69
Great Circle Route 16
GREY, Governor 66
H
HADEN, Miss C. 19
HAINES, Miss B. 19
Hamilton 7, 26
HART (Halt All Racist Tours) 5
HARTNETT, Mrs. H. (Convenor) 19
HAYWARD, P.W. (Superintendent) 19
headstones 62
HEENAN, A.D. 55
Hermitage 69
HIGHET, Hon. D.A. 50
Shona 50
hobby shop 47
HODGES, Hamilton 40
Home Guard 56
HONA, Tai 32
horse drawn transport 26
horse racing 64
horse trainer 64
horses (racing) 64
Hukerenui Primary 56
hunting 64
huntsman 64
I
immigration 43
inkwells 28
J
JONES, Marx 8
JONES, Miss P. 19
K
Kai Iwi 64
Karori Hotel 67
KEEBLE, Mr. C.T. 64
King Country 30
King George VI 66
KIRK, Mrs. W.H. 55
kitsets (models) 47
KNIGHT, Gary 8
knitting 18
knitting pattern 18
KYFIUNK, Shirley 22
L
LAIDLAW, Lincoln 51
Lancaster Park 7
LANYON, Miss 60
LAUDER, Harry 39
LEECH, John 72
Lincoln Industries Limited 51
logging 31
Lyceam Club 39
M
MacRobertson Int. Shield 55
Mahakipawa 36
mailcoach 24
Manawatu 62
Manawatu Hunt Club 64
Manawatu Race Club 64
Manpower 21
Marlowe Agencies 48
MARQUAND, Bruce 57
MARTIN, Alister 47
Teddy 50
Martins Raceways 49
Martins Toys & Hobbies Ltd 47
Massey Agricultural College 63
MASSEY, Mr. W.F. 44
matchbox toys 47
MATTHEWS, June 21
maypole dancing 28
McCARTHY, Winston 39
McDOWELL, Jack 65
McFARLANE, Shona 50
McILVRIDGE, Robert 66
McINROE, Theresa 40
McKENZIE, Bob 21
McQuarrie, Pat 7
Meccano 47
MEIKLEJOHN, Miss E. (Driver) 19
Melbourne Cup 64
migrant ships 44
military style 22
MILLINGTON, Capt. R.T. 14
MINTO, John 7
MODDER, Mollie 39
MOODIE, George 68
MORGAN-LYNCH, Daniel 5
MORRISSEY, Officer 14
Mount Cook 69
Mount De La Beche 68
mountaineering 69
MULDOON, Robert 5
munitions factory 21
musicians 56
N
NAAC
(National Anti-Apartheid Council) 5
NASH, Walter 32
National Bank of New Zealand 36
New Zealand Croquet Council 55
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 40
New Zealand Forest Service ranger 31
New Zealand High Commission 43
New Zealand Police 5
New Zealand Railways 21
New Zealand Rugby Union 5
New Zealand Shipping Company 43
New Zealand Socialist Party 44
NEWALL, Sir Cyril 63
NEWBERRY, Paul 57
Peter 57
NEWPORT, Miss N. 19
Ngaruawahia 24
Ngati Maniapoto 31
North Shore Bowling Club 54
O
Ongarue 59
Ongarue Railway Station 59
Ongarue tramline 32
Otorohanga 28
Otorohanga Town Hall 28
P
Palmerston North 7, 63, 64
Parliament Buildings 5
Parnell Croquet Club 54
patriotic concerts 40
patriotic funds 22
PEARSON, Bell 39
Penny Farthing bikes 72
Petone Beach 66
Petone Pa 66
PETRIE, Annie 39
Edward 39
Frank 40
Janie 39
petrol rationing (WWII) 22
photographer 68
Playtime Products Limited 48
Politics (Springbok tour) 5
Port Ross 16
Post & Telegraph Office 24
POTTS, Miss O. 19
PRIOR, Bill 51
Protestors 5
Pureora 31
Pureora State Forest 30
PYBUS, Mr. J.B. 60
R
Raninui Sawmilling 32
RANSTEAD, William 43
Rata 60
ration book 21
ration coupons 22
rationing 21
Regent Theatre (Ak) 48
Remuera Bowling Club 54
Remuera Croquet Club 54
RICHARDS, Miss P. 19
RING, Timothy 62
roading 25
rock climbing 68
ROSS, E.J. 55
Rugby 5
Rugby Park (Hamilton) 6
RUNCIMAN, Mr. A.J.C. 66
S
Scale Model Supplies Limited 48
school bus 29
school cooking 28
schooling (1940) 28
service car 25
SEYMOUR, Ken 31
SHAW, Jim 50
Shaw, Savill and Albion 43
shipping, Anjou 16
Athenic 43
Compadre 16
Dundonald 16
General Grant 16
Grafton 15
Hinemoa 14
Invercauld 16
Port Lincoln 45
Spirit of the Dawn 14
Tahiti 41
Tory 66
Tutanekai 14
shipwreck (Spirit of the Dawn) 14
SHUTTLEWORTH, Helen 11
Joan 11
SIEGFRIED, Agnes 40
Silverhope 60
Silverhope Post Office 60
slot-cars 48
Snares Island 17
South African rugby 5
Southern Alps 69
Southland Provincial Council 16
sport (croquet) 54
sport (rugby) 5
Springboks 5
STACKHOUSE, Ernest 41
Janie 41
Ola 41
state housing 31
steam locomotives 31
steeplechase 64
Sub-Antarctic 12
subsidised emigration 45
supply depots (shipwrecks) 14
SWAINSON, Ada 60
swimming (school) 28
T
Tai Tapu 11
TANSLEY, Maurice 57
Taupo Airport 7
Te Aroha 25
Te Kuiti 31
Te Rauparaha 66
TEMPERTON, Eric 64
Theatre 11
Theatre Royal Christchurch 11
Timaru Croquet Club 54
timber 31
toys 47
toyshop 47
Treaty of Waitangi 66
Triag Pedigree 48
U
United Tribes of New Zealand 66
W
Waiau 41
Waikato 24
Waikato Rugby Union 7
Waipa River 28
Waipapakawi Camp 57
Wakefield Flag 66
WAKEFIELD, Colonel 66
WALLER, Betty 64
Bob 65
Dorothy 64
Irene 64
Jim 63
Joyce 64
Winifred 64
WALLER, Jim 64
WALTON, Bob 7
Wanganui 59
war and effort 18
WARD, Sir Joseph 40
WATKINS, C. 55
Wellington 5, 38
Wellington Girls’ College 39
Wellington Town Hall 40
West End Rowing Club 72
Whangarei Town Hall 57
White Star Line 43
WIGGS, Marjorie 39
WILKINSON, Miss R. 19
WILLIAMS, David 6
Woman’s Land Service 21
Women’s War Service Aux. 18
WOOD, Mr. H.F. (Tony) 40
WOOD, S. Razell 40
WORSLEY, Charles 12
WRIGHT, Cec 56
Les 48
WWII 18, 56
A
A.M. Martin Ltd 47
ADAMSON, Jack 68
air raid practice 28
AITKEN, Norman 40
Albury 69
ALEXANDER, Derek 57
All Blacks 5
ANDERSON, Madame 40
ANDREW, Aileen 21
ANDREWS, Merv 64
Antipodes Island 12
anti-tour marches 7
apartheid 5
APLIN, Jock 67
apple surplus 22
ARVIDSON, Mr. S. (Coach) 19
Aunt Daisy 22
B
BAIRD, Miss I. 19
BALLANTYNE, Master L. 40
Barryville 31
BAUGHEN, Harold 56
beef dripping 23
BOLLONS, John 15
Bombay Hills 72
BOYCOTT, Charles 35
British migrants 43
BROOKS, John 50
bullock team 59
C
C & A Odlins 32
CALKIN, Cylla 57
CARE
(Citizens Assn. For Racial Equality) 5
Carlton Croquet Club 54
CARTER, John 64
cartoon (apartheid) 6
CASEY, Desmond 57
castaways 15
Caterpillar D7 32
CHATTERTON, Theodora 40
Christchurch 7, 11
Christchurch Central & Western Croquet
Clubs 54
CHURCHILL, Ethel 40
Clarion Fellowship 43
CLARKE, Jack 69
CLAUGHTON, Miss M. 55
clothing rationing (WWII) 22
COLE, Grant 8
COLE, Winifred 64
concert 39
concert party 40
COOPER, Mr. J.A. 72
COSGROVE, Carol 22
COUPER, Margaret 50
CRAWFORD, Will 40
crawler tractors 32
croquet 52
croquet parties 54
D
DANKS, Miss P. 19
Dannevirke 66
Dargaville Fire Brigade 19
DAWSON, Bernard 45
Dept of Education 29
Dept. of Immigration 45
Disappointment Island 16
Disston saw 32
doctor (ship) 45
Dodge automobile 25
DODS, Hector 40
domestic servants 43
Dunedin 7, 15
E
ear-marking (lamb) 21
EBBETT, Eve 22
education 28
Ellis and Burnand Ltd 31
elocutionist 38
Emergency Reg. Amendment Act 21
emergency supplies 16
Empire Settlement Act 45
employment (women) 18
F
factory (employment) 21
FAIRCHILD, Capt. 15
farming 33
fashion (croquet) 54
Fergusson tractor 33
FITZGERLAD, Mr. E.A. 69
Flock House Scheme 45
food parcels (WWII) 18
FORD, Alan 56
Basil 56
Carl 56
George 56
Lance 56
Malcolm 56
Noel 56
forestry house 32
FYFE, Tom 69
G
gas mask 28
GILLESPIE, Andrew 66
Charles 66
Mr. A.H.R. 66
Gisborne 6
Gleneagles Agreement 5
GODDARD, Dorothy 21
GOUDIE, Will 40
government steamers 16
government supply depot 14
GRAHAM, George 69
Great Circle Route 16
GREY, Governor 66
H
HADEN, Miss C. 19
HAINES, Miss B. 19
Hamilton 7, 26
HART (Halt All Racist Tours) 5
HARTNETT, Mrs. H. (Convenor) 19
HAYWARD, P.W. (Superintendent) 19
headstones 62
HEENAN, A.D. 55
Hermitage 69
HIGHET, Hon. D.A. 50
Shona 50
hobby shop 47
HODGES, Hamilton 40
Home Guard 56
HONA, Tai 32
horse drawn transport 26
horse racing 64
horse trainer 64
horses (racing) 64
Hukerenui Primary 56
hunting 64
huntsman 64
I
immigration 43
inkwells 28
J
JONES, Marx 8
JONES, Miss P. 19
K
Kai Iwi 64
Karori Hotel 67
KEEBLE, Mr. C.T. 64
King Country 30
King George VI 66
KIRK, Mrs. W.H. 55
kitsets (models) 47
KNIGHT, Gary 8
knitting 18
knitting pattern 18
KYFIUNK, Shirley 22
L
LAIDLAW, Lincoln 51
Lancaster Park 7
LANYON, Miss 60
LAUDER, Harry 39
LEECH, John 72
Lincoln Industries Limited 51
logging 31
Lyceam Club 39
M
MacRobertson Int. Shield 55
Mahakipawa 36
mailcoach 24
Manawatu 62
Manawatu Hunt Club 64
Manawatu Race Club 64
Manpower 21
Marlowe Agencies 48
MARQUAND, Bruce 57
MARTIN, Alister 47
Teddy 50
Martins Raceways 49
Martins Toys & Hobbies Ltd 47
Massey Agricultural College 63
MASSEY, Mr. W.F. 44
matchbox toys 47
MATTHEWS, June 21
maypole dancing 28
McCARTHY, Winston 39
McDOWELL, Jack 65
McFARLANE, Shona 50
McILVRIDGE, Robert 66
McINROE, Theresa 40
McKENZIE, Bob 21
McQuarrie, Pat 7
Meccano 47
MEIKLEJOHN, Miss E. (Driver) 19
Melbourne Cup 64
migrant ships 44
military style 22
MILLINGTON, Capt. R.T. 14
MINTO, John 7
MODDER, Mollie 39
MOODIE, George 68
MORGAN-LYNCH, Daniel 5
MORRISSEY, Officer 14
Mount Cook 69
Mount De La Beche 68
mountaineering 69
MULDOON, Robert 5
munitions factory 21
musicians 56
N
NAAC
(National Anti-Apartheid Council) 5
NASH, Walter 32
National Bank of New Zealand 36
New Zealand Croquet Council 55
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 40
New Zealand Forest Service ranger 31
New Zealand High Commission 43
New Zealand Police 5
New Zealand Railways 21
New Zealand Rugby Union 5
New Zealand Shipping Company 43
New Zealand Socialist Party 44
NEWALL, Sir Cyril 63
NEWBERRY, Paul 57
Peter 57
NEWPORT, Miss N. 19
Ngaruawahia 24
Ngati Maniapoto 31
North Shore Bowling Club 54
O
Ongarue 59
Ongarue Railway Station 59
Ongarue tramline 32
Otorohanga 28
Otorohanga Town Hall 28
P
Palmerston North 7, 63, 64
Parliament Buildings 5
Parnell Croquet Club 54
patriotic concerts 40
patriotic funds 22
PEARSON, Bell 39
Penny Farthing bikes 72
Petone Beach 66
Petone Pa 66
PETRIE, Annie 39
Edward 39
Frank 40
Janie 39
petrol rationing (WWII) 22
photographer 68
Playtime Products Limited 48
Politics (Springbok tour) 5
Port Ross 16
Post & Telegraph Office 24
POTTS, Miss O. 19
PRIOR, Bill 51
Protestors 5
Pureora 31
Pureora State Forest 30
PYBUS, Mr. J.B. 60
R
Raninui Sawmilling 32
RANSTEAD, William 43
Rata 60
ration book 21
ration coupons 22
rationing 21
Regent Theatre (Ak) 48
Remuera Bowling Club 54
Remuera Croquet Club 54
RICHARDS, Miss P. 19
RING, Timothy 62
roading 25
rock climbing 68
ROSS, E.J. 55
Rugby 5
Rugby Park (Hamilton) 6
RUNCIMAN, Mr. A.J.C. 66
S
Scale Model Supplies Limited 48
school bus 29
school cooking 28
schooling (1940) 28
service car 25
SEYMOUR, Ken 31
SHAW, Jim 50
Shaw, Savill and Albion 43
shipping, Anjou 16
Athenic 43
Compadre 16
Dundonald 16
General Grant 16
Grafton 15
Hinemoa 14
Invercauld 16
Port Lincoln 45
Spirit of the Dawn 14
Tahiti 41
Tory 66
Tutanekai 14
shipwreck (Spirit of the Dawn) 14
SHUTTLEWORTH, Helen 11
Joan 11
SIEGFRIED, Agnes 40
Silverhope 60
Silverhope Post Office 60
slot-cars 48
Snares Island 17
South African rugby 5
Southern Alps 69
Southland Provincial Council 16
sport (croquet) 54
sport (rugby) 5
Springboks 5
STACKHOUSE, Ernest 41
Janie 41
Ola 41
state housing 31
steam locomotives 31
steeplechase 64
Sub-Antarctic 12
subsidised emigration 45
supply depots (shipwrecks) 14
SWAINSON, Ada 60
swimming (school) 28
T
Tai Tapu 11
TANSLEY, Maurice 57
Taupo Airport 7
Te Aroha 25
Te Kuiti 31
Te Rauparaha 66
TEMPERTON, Eric 64
Theatre 11
Theatre Royal Christchurch 11
Timaru Croquet Club 54
timber 31
toys 47
toyshop 47
Treaty of Waitangi 66
Triag Pedigree 48
U
United Tribes of New Zealand 66
W
Waiau 41
Waikato 24
Waikato Rugby Union 7
Waipa River 28
Waipapakawi Camp 57
Wakefield Flag 66
WAKEFIELD, Colonel 66
WALLER, Betty 64
Bob 65
Dorothy 64
Irene 64
Jim 63
Joyce 64
Winifred 64
WALLER, Jim 64
WALTON, Bob 7
Wanganui 59
war and effort 18
WARD, Sir Joseph 40
WATKINS, C. 55
Wellington 5, 38
Wellington Girls’ College 39
Wellington Town Hall 40
West End Rowing Club 72
Whangarei Town Hall 57
White Star Line 43
WIGGS, Marjorie 39
WILKINSON, Miss R. 19
WILLIAMS, David 6
Woman’s Land Service 21
Women’s War Service Aux. 18
WOOD, Mr. H.F. (Tony) 40
WOOD, S. Razell 40
WORSLEY, Charles 12
WRIGHT, Cec 56
Les 48
WWII 18, 56