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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…
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…
Studying Classics At The University Of Canterbury
Dorothy – 17/11/00 Latin is a language As dead as dead could be. First it killed the Romans And now it’s killing me. Yes, it’s doggerel! I found it scribbled in an old Latin primer when I was teaching in a boys’ school where Latin was compulsory for boys in the top stream, and I…
Time Walk On Queenstown Hill
Dorothy – 10/11/00 I walked up Queenstown Hill many years ago and enjoyed the views that opened up when we went beyond the exotic forest into an open tussocky area. This year the walk holds further interest as panels on the uphill side of the loop walk portray what has happened to the Queenstown area…
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…
Moretons Menswear Three Years On
Joe – 6/10/00 You may like to read the article about Moretons which appeared in 1997. Geoff and Hilda Moreton "If it ain’t broke then why fix it?" This and a number of other possible sayings would summarise the formula for Moretons Menswear’s continuing success. I stumbled across their store the other day and after…
Making A City Built On A Swamp A Healthy Place To Live – Part 1
Dorothy – 29/9/00 Choosing a site for Christchurch When Captain Thomas recommended a site for colonists to build a town in Canterbury he chose a flat area on the Plains with room for expansion in all directions rather than a site at the head of the Lyttelton Harbour where there was a comparatively small area…
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…
The Society For Research
Dorothy – 18/8/00 Back in 1967 it seemed that there was no research being done on women and their needs. To foster research on women the Society for Research on Women (SROW) was formed in New Zealand. Branches were developed in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. SROW encouraged women to write papers on their research on…