New Zealand Memories Issue 89 - Contents
From Renfrewshire to Raupo 4
Ian Strang’s grandparents emigrated from Scotland in 1911
Wyn’s Folly 8
A heartwarming story from Derin J. Attwood
A Jaunty Jalopy Honeymoon 10
Love conquers all for June and Frank Cartwright
Commemorating the 25th April, 1915 14
Vonnie Allan’s poetry pays tribute to the men of Gallipoli.
A Spy Story 16
Betty Chambers unravels an espionage encounter
From the Regions: West Coast 18
Family Tradition 26
Alyson B. Cresswell and the wedding cake decoration
The Mysterious Tragedy of Teddy Blomfield 28
Written by Rolland McKellar
Centrefold 36
The Scenic Route: Tasman Glacier, 1905
Emigrating: From Home to Here 38
The TSS Captain Cook docked in 1954 with Pamela Anderson aboard.
Brian Brake: A Vintage Year 42
The prolific New Zealand photographer is profiled by Athol McCredie
Anthony Eden’s Cigarette 48
An unusual contribution from Ian Collins
From the Regions: Auckland 50
Can You Help? 62
Charlotte Stansfeld’s Precious Fragments
In Print: Non-Fiction Books in Review 64
Review: High Tea at ‘Hippopotamus’ 66
Mailbox 68
Index and Genealogy List 70
Editor’s Choice 72
Earning her keep
Cover image:
Felling Kauri at Warkworth, 1941.
Contributed by Clive Otway.
New Zealand Memories Issue 89 - Index
A
advertising (radio) 40
afternoon tea 58
alpine accident 28
alpine gear 28
AMBURY, Mr 6
ANZAC 14
Anzac Cove 14
asbestos 56
Auckland 6, 50
Auckland City 39
B
Ball Hut 30
BAYER, Bob 51
Fred 51
Jack 51
Joe 51
Wally 51
beach 52
Blenheim 13
BLOMFIELD, Dr Edward 29
Jessie May 29
John Edward 28
BRADSHAW, Dr. 31
BRAKE, Brian 1, 43
broadcasting 40
BRUSTAD, Alf 33
Buller 26
bungalow houses 8
bush gang 18
Byrd Antarctic Expedition 33
BYRD, Admiral Richard 33
C
cableway 20
cake decoration 27
Camera (1950s) 42
CAMERON, Johnny 21
CAMPBELL, Mr. W.D. 35
CAMPION, Richard 41
canoes 19
Cape Reinga 45
carrier business 58
CARTWRIGHT, Frank 11
June 11
Chevrolet Superior 11
CHIVERTON, George 20
CHRISTENSON, John 40
cigarettes 49
COLLINS, Ivan 49
COLLINS, Tudor 50
Cooke Howlison Ltd 11
D
Dennis trucks 59
Denniston 25
Diamond T motorcar 58
DIGBY, Spencer 43
Dunedin 11, 29
E
EDEN, Anthony 48
Electric Refrigeration Limited 11
electric train 39
emigration 39
emigration (Scotland) 5
employment 11
F
fancy dress 72
farming 6
ferries (Waitemata) 40
film photography 43
FINCH, Mr. L.E. 35
FINNEGAN, Terry 39
First Echelon 48
Fletchers Construction 56
forestry 50
foundries (Penrose) 56
freezing works 56
FREYBERG, Major Gen. Bernard 48
fruiterer 54
G
gala day 72
Gallipoli 14
gardens (Mt. Eden) 54
GARLAND, Uncle Tom 40
general store 55
glass plant 56
GLASSON, John 61
Glasson’s Landing 59
Glen Eden 55
Glenorchy 42
goldfields (Kumara) 20
GRAHAM, Peter 31
Granity 24
Green Lane 54
GREPINGEEZER, Mr 16
Grey Trotting Club 22
Greymouth 20, 22
Greymouth Battalion Band 23
grocer 54
H
Haast Hut 30
HALL, Bob 41
Hardys (Penrose) 56
HARRIS, Helena 26
HERBERT-BROWN, Doris 29
Hermitage, The 29
HIBBS, Joseph 55
high tea 58
HILDENDORF, Charles 30
Hokitika 21
Hokitika Rail Bridge 19
holidaymakers 52
holidays 52
honeymoon 10
horse and wagon 59
horse tram 21
hospitality 8
huskies 33
Hutchinson Bros. 55
I
import restrictions 12
industry (Auck) 56
Inglis Wright Advertising 11
IRVINE, Sandy 30
ISAAC, Margaret 40
J
J. Wattie Canneries 72
jam making 8
JOB, Ernest 26
Helena 26
William Henry 26
Margaret 27
JONES, Hon. Fred 49
K
Kaipara Harbour 6
Karaka 58
Kauri Point Sawmill 55
kauri tree 51
KEENE, Helena 29
KILGOUR, Mr 20
KING, Maurice 41
KING, S 33
KIRKPATRICK, Samuel 72
KIRKWOOD, Teddy 61
knitting 17
Kumara 20
L
Lake Kaniere 19
Lake Mahinapua 19
LANGSTON, Rev. S 57
LARSEN, Arne 33
LEATHWICK, Bill 41
leisure 52
lightning strikes 35
LINDESAY, Aline 59
Fred 59
Harry 59
Jim 59
Tom 58
T.P. (Percy) 59
log rafting 50
M
Maadi Camp (Egypt) 49
MacKINTOSH, Constable A. 35
Mahinapua 19
Mahurangi River 50
MALLORY, George 30
Malte Brun Hut 30
MANNERING, Mr. G.E. 32
Manukau Harbour 56
MARINA 40
marriages 26
Matakohe 6
MATHESON, Mr. 58
McDONALD, Mr. J.P. 35
McINTYRE, Keith 41
McKELLAR, Bernice 32
Dr Paula 32
Dr Thomas 29
Jessie May 29
Rolland 32
Professor T.P.H. 31
meatworks 56
Model T Ford 59
MONTEATH, Mary 29
Morris Commercial Leader 59
motor cars 11
motor cycles 11
Mount Cook 28
Mount Cook Tourist Company 35
Mount De La Beche 29
Mount Everest 30
mountain climbing 28
mountaineer 29
Mt. Eden 54
Mt. Eden Kiosk 54
Mustering (sheep) 46
N
N.Z. Artillery (WWII) 49
N.Z. Expeditionary Force 48
N.Z. Forest Products 56
N.Z. Opera Company 39
N.Z. Players 41
National Film Unit 43
Nelson 13, 72
New Zealand Alpine Club 32
Newman Bros. 26
Northcote Wharf 40
Northern Wairoa River 6
nudist colony 41
O
occupational therapy 17
Onehunga 55, 56, 59
P
packet steamer 56
paddle steamers 19, 52
Paekakariki 39
Palmerston North 40
Papakura railway station 59
Paparimu 58
PASCOE, John 25
peas 61
Penrose 56
Penrose Carrier 56
Penrose Coal and Coke Store 56
Penrose Grain and Produce Store 56
photographer 43
photojournalist 43
pipe plant (Penrose) 56
power cycles 11
PUMPHREY, David 41
Q
Quality Baking Powder 72
R
RADCLIFFE, Frederick George 30
Radiata pine 22
radio 1YZ 24
Rai Valley 23
railway 55
RANGIKURA, Hakaria 43
RENSHAW, Peter 38
RHODES, Joseph 31
RITCHIE, Linda 46
Robert Holt & Sons Ltd 34
RODGER, Margaret 63
RODGER, Mr. D 62
Rotoehu Forest 23
Rotorua 1, 22, 46
ROWLAND, Olga 63
Roxburgh Hydro Dam 62
Royal Command Performance 48
RUNCIMAN, Barbara 19
S
S. Kirkpatrick & Co. 72
sawmill 55
SCOTT, Mary 40
SHADBOLT, Maurice 44
sheep mustering
47
shipping
Captain Cook 39
Dunera 48
Empress of Canada 48
Golden Land 19
HMS Canberra 48
HMS Leander 48
HMS Ramiles 48
Kestral 40
Lady Eva 50
Orion 48
Rangitata 48
RMS Rotorua 26
Sobieski 48
SS Ruawai 6
Straithaird 48
Tainui 5
SINCLAIR, Dr John 29
SINGLETON, Ray 40
SMITH, Dorothy 29
SMITH, William 6
Soames Island 17
Southern Alps 29
southern motorway 57
Spencer Digby
(photographic studio) 43
spy (WWII) 17
St. James’ Church 12
STANSFIELD, Charlotte 56are listed in capitals.
steam train 39
stenographer 11
STODART, Lynne 40
STRANG, Andrew 5
Euphemia 5
Jack 5
Mary 5
Robert 5
Maggie 5
T
Tahunanui Beach 13
Takapuna 52
Taramakau cage 20
Taramakau River 21
Taramakau Valley 20
Tariki 46
Tasman Glacier 29
THIEM, Ben 19
Thompson & Hills Pea Factory 61
THOMPSON, D 33
totalisator 23
traditions 26
tramway 20
trotting club 22
V
Victoria Park (Greymouth) 22
visiting cards 56
W
wages (1959) 11
Waikumete Cash Store 55
Wanganui 41
Warkworth 50
WARREN, Charles 54
wedding 12
wedding cake 27
Wellington Harbour 39
West Coast 18
Westland 18
Whitcombe and Tombs 45
Whites’ Aviation 57
WIATA, Inia Te 41
WILKINSON, Ron 40
WILLIAMS, Vic 29, 35
World War One 14, 16, 48
World War Two 48
A
advertising (radio) 40
afternoon tea 58
alpine accident 28
alpine gear 28
AMBURY, Mr 6
ANZAC 14
Anzac Cove 14
asbestos 56
Auckland 6, 50
Auckland City 39
B
Ball Hut 30
BAYER, Bob 51
Fred 51
Jack 51
Joe 51
Wally 51
beach 52
Blenheim 13
BLOMFIELD, Dr Edward 29
Jessie May 29
John Edward 28
BRADSHAW, Dr. 31
BRAKE, Brian 1, 43
broadcasting 40
BRUSTAD, Alf 33
Buller 26
bungalow houses 8
bush gang 18
Byrd Antarctic Expedition 33
BYRD, Admiral Richard 33
C
cableway 20
cake decoration 27
Camera (1950s) 42
CAMERON, Johnny 21
CAMPBELL, Mr. W.D. 35
CAMPION, Richard 41
canoes 19
Cape Reinga 45
carrier business 58
CARTWRIGHT, Frank 11
June 11
Chevrolet Superior 11
CHIVERTON, George 20
CHRISTENSON, John 40
cigarettes 49
COLLINS, Ivan 49
COLLINS, Tudor 50
Cooke Howlison Ltd 11
D
Dennis trucks 59
Denniston 25
Diamond T motorcar 58
DIGBY, Spencer 43
Dunedin 11, 29
E
EDEN, Anthony 48
Electric Refrigeration Limited 11
electric train 39
emigration 39
emigration (Scotland) 5
employment 11
F
fancy dress 72
farming 6
ferries (Waitemata) 40
film photography 43
FINCH, Mr. L.E. 35
FINNEGAN, Terry 39
First Echelon 48
Fletchers Construction 56
forestry 50
foundries (Penrose) 56
freezing works 56
FREYBERG, Major Gen. Bernard 48
fruiterer 54
G
gala day 72
Gallipoli 14
gardens (Mt. Eden) 54
GARLAND, Uncle Tom 40
general store 55
glass plant 56
GLASSON, John 61
Glasson’s Landing 59
Glen Eden 55
Glenorchy 42
goldfields (Kumara) 20
GRAHAM, Peter 31
Granity 24
Green Lane 54
GREPINGEEZER, Mr 16
Grey Trotting Club 22
Greymouth 20, 22
Greymouth Battalion Band 23
grocer 54
H
Haast Hut 30
HALL, Bob 41
Hardys (Penrose) 56
HARRIS, Helena 26
HERBERT-BROWN, Doris 29
Hermitage, The 29
HIBBS, Joseph 55
high tea 58
HILDENDORF, Charles 30
Hokitika 21
Hokitika Rail Bridge 19
holidaymakers 52
holidays 52
honeymoon 10
horse and wagon 59
horse tram 21
hospitality 8
huskies 33
Hutchinson Bros. 55
I
import restrictions 12
industry (Auck) 56
Inglis Wright Advertising 11
IRVINE, Sandy 30
ISAAC, Margaret 40
J
J. Wattie Canneries 72
jam making 8
JOB, Ernest 26
Helena 26
William Henry 26
Margaret 27
JONES, Hon. Fred 49
K
Kaipara Harbour 6
Karaka 58
Kauri Point Sawmill 55
kauri tree 51
KEENE, Helena 29
KILGOUR, Mr 20
KING, Maurice 41
KING, S 33
KIRKPATRICK, Samuel 72
KIRKWOOD, Teddy 61
knitting 17
Kumara 20
L
Lake Kaniere 19
Lake Mahinapua 19
LANGSTON, Rev. S 57
LARSEN, Arne 33
LEATHWICK, Bill 41
leisure 52
lightning strikes 35
LINDESAY, Aline 59
Fred 59
Harry 59
Jim 59
Tom 58
T.P. (Percy) 59
log rafting 50
M
Maadi Camp (Egypt) 49
MacKINTOSH, Constable A. 35
Mahinapua 19
Mahurangi River 50
MALLORY, George 30
Malte Brun Hut 30
MANNERING, Mr. G.E. 32
Manukau Harbour 56
MARINA 40
marriages 26
Matakohe 6
MATHESON, Mr. 58
McDONALD, Mr. J.P. 35
McINTYRE, Keith 41
McKELLAR, Bernice 32
Dr Paula 32
Dr Thomas 29
Jessie May 29
Rolland 32
Professor T.P.H. 31
meatworks 56
Model T Ford 59
MONTEATH, Mary 29
Morris Commercial Leader 59
motor cars 11
motor cycles 11
Mount Cook 28
Mount Cook Tourist Company 35
Mount De La Beche 29
Mount Everest 30
mountain climbing 28
mountaineer 29
Mt. Eden 54
Mt. Eden Kiosk 54
Mustering (sheep) 46
N
N.Z. Artillery (WWII) 49
N.Z. Expeditionary Force 48
N.Z. Forest Products 56
N.Z. Opera Company 39
N.Z. Players 41
National Film Unit 43
Nelson 13, 72
New Zealand Alpine Club 32
Newman Bros. 26
Northcote Wharf 40
Northern Wairoa River 6
nudist colony 41
O
occupational therapy 17
Onehunga 55, 56, 59
P
packet steamer 56
paddle steamers 19, 52
Paekakariki 39
Palmerston North 40
Papakura railway station 59
Paparimu 58
PASCOE, John 25
peas 61
Penrose 56
Penrose Carrier 56
Penrose Coal and Coke Store 56
Penrose Grain and Produce Store 56
photographer 43
photojournalist 43
pipe plant (Penrose) 56
power cycles 11
PUMPHREY, David 41
Q
Quality Baking Powder 72
R
RADCLIFFE, Frederick George 30
Radiata pine 22
radio 1YZ 24
Rai Valley 23
railway 55
RANGIKURA, Hakaria 43
RENSHAW, Peter 38
RHODES, Joseph 31
RITCHIE, Linda 46
Robert Holt & Sons Ltd 34
RODGER, Margaret 63
RODGER, Mr. D 62
Rotoehu Forest 23
Rotorua 1, 22, 46
ROWLAND, Olga 63
Roxburgh Hydro Dam 62
Royal Command Performance 48
RUNCIMAN, Barbara 19
S
S. Kirkpatrick & Co. 72
sawmill 55
SCOTT, Mary 40
SHADBOLT, Maurice 44
sheep mustering
47
shipping
Captain Cook 39
Dunera 48
Empress of Canada 48
Golden Land 19
HMS Canberra 48
HMS Leander 48
HMS Ramiles 48
Kestral 40
Lady Eva 50
Orion 48
Rangitata 48
RMS Rotorua 26
Sobieski 48
SS Ruawai 6
Straithaird 48
Tainui 5
SINCLAIR, Dr John 29
SINGLETON, Ray 40
SMITH, Dorothy 29
SMITH, William 6
Soames Island 17
Southern Alps 29
southern motorway 57
Spencer Digby
(photographic studio) 43
spy (WWII) 17
St. James’ Church 12
STANSFIELD, Charlotte 56are listed in capitals.
steam train 39
stenographer 11
STODART, Lynne 40
STRANG, Andrew 5
Euphemia 5
Jack 5
Mary 5
Robert 5
Maggie 5
T
Tahunanui Beach 13
Takapuna 52
Taramakau cage 20
Taramakau River 21
Taramakau Valley 20
Tariki 46
Tasman Glacier 29
THIEM, Ben 19
Thompson & Hills Pea Factory 61
THOMPSON, D 33
totalisator 23
traditions 26
tramway 20
trotting club 22
V
Victoria Park (Greymouth) 22
visiting cards 56
W
wages (1959) 11
Waikumete Cash Store 55
Wanganui 41
Warkworth 50
WARREN, Charles 54
wedding 12
wedding cake 27
Wellington Harbour 39
West Coast 18
Westland 18
Whitcombe and Tombs 45
Whites’ Aviation 57
WIATA, Inia Te 41
WILKINSON, Ron 40
WILLIAMS, Vic 29, 35
World War One 14, 16, 48
World War Two 48