History
Growing Up In New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 4: Primary Education For Children In The Towns
Part 4 – Primary Education For Children In The Towns Dorothy – 22/11/00 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. Preschool education Most children did not have pre-school education. A few…
Growing Up In New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 3: Health In The Home
Part 3 – Health In The Home Dorothy – 3/11/00 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. Ideas on how to keep well and how to treat sickness have changed in…
Growing Up In New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 2: New Zealand, Gender Roles
Part 2 – Roles And Routines At Home Dorothy – 25/10/00 You may wish to read the first part in the Growing up in New Zealand 1925 – 1950 here. Or read the articles in the original Growing Up in New Zealand series. Gender roles clearly differentiated There were clearly defined roles for men and…
Women’s Hairstyles In New Zealand – 1900-1950
Dorothy – 22/9/00 I’ve included the word New Zealand in the title of this article because it is based on the memories of New Zealand women, but these women have always shown a keen interest in the hairstyles in fashion overseas. Early in the twentieth century women wore their hair long, spent hours brushing it…
Preserving Treasures Of The Past, Part 11
Dorothy – 8/9/00 A unique and entertaining way of presenting Taranaki history When I wrote recently about Hawera and its attractions I promised to write a separate article about the Tawhiti Museum, which has a unique way of presenting New Zealand history – a series of hand crafted dioramas depicting life in South Taranaki during…
Preserving Treasures Of The Past, Part 9 – Hawera
Dorothy – 11/8/00 I once would have defined Hawera as the South Taranaki town you drive through where State Highway 3 turns inland to the east of Mt Taranaki/Egmont between Wanganui and New Plymouth. That was before we visited there. This town has places well worth a visit as you find out when you allow…
Preserving The Treasures Of The Past, Part 8 – Ferrymead
Dorothy – 28/7/00 Ride the steam train and the tram and visit the historic village. Volunteers rebuilding history If you were to ask me what I enjoyed best about visiting Ferrymead Historic Park I would find it difficult to weigh one exhibit against another. What I most enjoyed was the sense of going back in…
A Visit To The Replica Bark Endeavour
Tom Dodd – 28/4/00 The stern of the ship, showing the Great Cabin windows open. Photo source Anne Frankland Click here for a larger version The Endeavour Replica is currently in New Zealand waters, visiting ports around the country. We first saw her in January 2000, as she approached Nelson Harbour under full sail. We…
Growing Up In New Zealand 1925-1950, Part 1- New Zealand Home Life
Part 1 – Household Economies And Food Dorothy – 7/4/00 People who grew up in New Zealand in the second quarter of the twentieth century noticed many changes in daily life as they shared their memories for this series of articles. Household economies We could all remember our mothers’ economical housekeeping. Either we remembered the…
Growing Up In New Zealand, Part 7: New Zealand Rural Life
Lance Mc Caskill – 17/3/00 A firsthand account of growing up in South Canterbury early in the twentieth century left by well-known naturalist, the late Lance McCaskill Lancelot William McCaskill was born in Winchester, South Canterbury, on 8 May, 1900. His parents, Daniel McCaskill and Janet (nee Bisset) were both born in New Zealand to…