History
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 14
Part 14 – At Home In New Zealand During World War 2 Dorothy – 09/03/01 More about life in New Zealand during World War 2 – stringent defence measures As the Japanese advanced south in the Pacific and even attacked Darwin the invasion of New Zealand seemed a serious possibility, and defence measures were more…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 13
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,…
Threads of Tradition – Dunedin Public Art Gallery
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…
The 1951 Waterside Strike – An Untold Story
Ian Dixon – 28/01/01 The video about the 1951 Waterside Lockout shown on television recently was accurate, but did not contain information about the church point of view. Michael Bassett’s book does not contain it either. The Reverend Ian Dixon tells in this interview about an aspect of the activities in Wellington that has not…
Farm Reflections
Article and photos by Verna Morris – 19/01/01 A Farmer’s Wife Looks Back On Life In Central Otago In The 1950s And 1960s I was a schoolgirl when I first visited the Maniototo district in Central Otago to stay on an uncle’s farm at Teviot. We visited neighbours three or four miles further on at…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 9: Secondary Schooling For Country Pupils
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…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 10: Nowhere Far From The Sea
Part 10 – Nowhere Far From The Sea Four Fishermen – 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 original Growing Up in New Zealand series. As Basil Dowling said in one of his poems, wherever you are…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 8: Looking back at Christmas
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…
Growing up in New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 7: Home Schooling And Freedom
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…
Growing Up In New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 5: Attending Intermediate
Part 5 – Attending Intermediate And Secondary School In The Cities Dorothy – 01/12/00 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. A few intermediate schools in some cities Intermediate schools were…