History
Growing Up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 21: Entertainment
Part 21 – Entertainment Dorothy – 31/08/01 In my interviews with people who grew up in the period 1925-50 the same activities have been mentioned again and again – playing with favourite toys, inventing imaginative outdoor games, swimming, boating, singing around the piano, listening to the radio, reading books and comics, playing cards and board…
Growing Up In New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 20: New Zealand Life In The 1940s. An interview with Elric Hooper
Part 20 – New Zealand life in the 1940s Dorothy – 17/08/01 An interview with Elric Hooper Elric Hooper MBE, best known in New Zealand as the Director of the Court Theatre in Christchurch, looks back on the experiences and formative influences of his youth. Elric Hooper Photo source Elric Hooper Elric Hooper has recently…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 19: Travelling Between The Towns And Going On Holiday
Part 19 – Travelling Between The Towns And Going On Holiday Dorothy – 06/07/01 Handy destinations favoured Holidays usually involved little travelling. Anne J enjoyed holidays on an uncle’s farm or having country cousins to stay in the city. Many families went to a bach or a tent at a nearby beach, river or lake….
The Friendly Aunt At The Friendly Store
Dorothy – 25/05/01 Thousands of New Zealand children were Leaguers in Hays Junior League run by Aunt Haysl. Who was Aunt Haysl? ‘Aunt Haysl’ was the role which James Hay of Hays Ltd designated for a person to organise a club to attract families to the store known as Hay’s – the Friendly Store. Edna…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 18
Part 18 – Going To Town An Important Outing Dorothy – 18/05/01 Going to town meant what we would now call a trip to the inner city, but it happened much more often as there were no suburban malls, and most shopping and visits to the library, dentist, doctor, lawyer, accountant, land agent or car…
The Stoddart Family Of Diamond Harbour
Morag Lawrence – 11/05/01 Margaret Stoddart was for over half a century a leader of the Christchurch art community, and her name is well-known to many New Zealanders, especially Cantabrians. M O Stoddart, ca 1910 Photo Source H H Clifford Photograph Canterbury Museum Fewer people know the story of her father, Mark Stoddart whose life…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 17: New Zealand during World War II
Part 17 – More About Life In New Zealand During World War 2 Dorothy – 04/05/01 Since the publication of earlier articles in this series about life in New Zealand during World War 2, readers have supplied me with additional information about two aspects mentioned earlier – the work of the Navy League and the…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 16
Part 16 – Serving overseas in World War 2 Roydon Harrison – 30/03/01 Growing up officially ended at age twenty one in the 1925-50 period. The war brought a rapid change to adulthood for many people, especially the young men who volunteered for war service. Editor Roydon Harrison Photo source Roydon Harrison My experiences after…
The University of Canterbury honours Ernest Rutherford
The University Of Canterbury Honours Ernest Rutherford, Its Most Famous Student Three Articles Published In The Chronicle Jeff Field, Arthur Williamson – 16/03/01 Touring Rutherford Exhibition Now In North Island Jeff Field Ernest Rutherford Photo courtesy of the Macmillan Brown Library The first major national exhibition on Ernest Rutherford, University of Canterbury’s most distinguished graduate,…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 15: World War II
Part 15 – At Home In New Zealand During World War 2 Dorothy – 16/03/01 Restrictions on travel, rationing, different roles for women. Day to day activities for those in New Zealand were affected by all sorts of restrictions. Women who had stayed at home took jobs vacated by men serving in the armed forces,…