Dorothy – 02/03/01 Lake and mountain scenery, an unusual walk, a historic railway Kingston and the Devil’s Staircase Track On a pleasant sunny day we drove for forty minutes on State Highway 6 along the scenic, lake-edge Kingston Road to the entry point for the Devil’s Staircase track. Before the Kingston/Queenstown road was built goods…
Part 13 – At Home In New Zealand During World War 2 Dorothy – 02/3/01 School pupils’ memories, the Home Guard, the mystery object in the sea, the Navy League, defence measures in Lyttelton Harbour …. The war years brought loss of loved ones, social change, times of austerity, an awareness of New Zealand’s vulnerability,…
Dorothy – 9/2/01 After a beautiful drive Queenstown to Glenorchy at the head of Lake Wakatipu you will be ready for some exercise. I suggest that you follow the Glenorchy Walkway from the wharf around the lagoon and along the hillside and back to the lake edge. This is fairly level and offers great views…
Dorothy – 2/2/01 Scilla Elworthy Scilla Elworthy who comes from the United Kingdom is Director of the Oxford Research Group which she founded in 1982 – a group committed to working for peace and aiming first to find out how nuclear decisions are made and who makes them. She now travels widely bringing together those…
Dorothy – 01/02/01 Elric Hooper Photo source Elric Hooper Directing four major productions, two in Auckland and two in Wellington, teaching three theatre courses, researching and presenting five major broadcasts on musical subjects on the Concert Programme, and in December being awarded the degree of D.Litt. honoris causa by the University of Canterbury – all…
An exhibition of Costumes and Textiles from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Collections Dorothy – 01/02/01 Entry to the exhibition Photo source Margery Blackman Collection of small bags Photo source Margery Blackman Dunedin Public Art Gallery 17 November 2001 – 12 May 2002 A Dunedin Public Art Gallery exhibition Margery Blackman, Dunedin textile historian and…
Part 9 – Secondary Schooling For Country Pupils Dorothy – 19/01/01 You can read the previous part in the Growing up in New Zealand 1925 – 1950 series here, or read the articles from the 1900 – 1925 Growing Up in New Zealand series. When country school pupils finished at primary school in the period…
Part 8 – Looking Back At Christmas Dorothy – 22/12/00 You can read the previous part in the Growing up in New Zealand 1925 – 1950 series here, or read the articles from the original Growing Up in New Zealand series. Many of today’s children reading about what Christmas was like in the years between…
Interview with Professor Lyle Campbell and Professor Elizabeth Gordon Dorothy – 15/12/00 Talking to these two Linguistics professors who are full of enthusiasm for their subject, their teaching and their research gave me the same feeling of excitement about what is offered to today’s students as I felt when talking to Professor Parkin in the…
Part 7 – Home Schooling And Freedom On The Home Farm Foster Abilities An interview with Jackie Steincamp, Dorothy – 15/12/00 You can read the previous parts in the Growing up in New Zealand 1920 – 1950 series here, or read the articles from the original Growing Up in New Zealand series. What sort of…
