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New Zealand Memories Issue 29

Contents

Brave hearts and courage                  4
A Rotorua Museum article on 28 Mãori Battalion

Mailbox                  10

A cycling tour in 1922                  11
From the ‘As I Remember’ stories aired on National Radio

Here comes the Queen                  14
The 1953/54 Royal tour by Joy Blair

Images from the regions:  Waikato                  18

Found: Organist postcard No.3                  29

On yer bike!                  30
Wendy Watson records her father’s plumbing reminiscences

A Slice of life: Joyride                  32

New Zealand airline history                  34
From the SPANZ publication by R.Waugh & P.Layne

What’s in a name                  37
The business empire of ‘J.J.’ Craig

German George returns                


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Index Issue 29

 

A

Aeroplanes 34-35

AIKMAN Archie 23

Airfield 34-35

Akarana Yacht Club 43

AKERS H 56-57

Alexander Craig 38

AMOHAU CorpAnania 9

ANDERSON Bob 34-35

Aquitania 9

Arapuni 23

Armed Constabulary 19

Auckland 37

Aviation 34-35

B

BAIKIE George 10

     Ball 23

     Band 23

BARNES Keith 23

Bathhouse 19

Beekeeping 53

Bell Tea 54

Bentinck 39

Bicycles 62-63

BLACK Maurice 45

de BONNAIRE

     Joan 56-57

     John 56-57

Bonner’s Garage 55

Bootmaker 52-53

Bridge toll 56-57

Bridges 56-57

Bristol Butchery 29

Brown Motorcycle 54

BROWN Mr 23

BSA Motorbike 56-57

BUCK Peter 41

Butcher shops 29

C

CADDY Frank 49

Cambridge 24-25

Cameramen 48

CAMPBELL John 52-53

Cartoon 37

Chef Jon 54

Chimpanzees 62-63

Chocolate Box 55

Cinema 62-63

Climax engine 28

Club Hotel 12

Cobblers 52-53

COBHAM Mr & Mrs 12

COLLIS Mick 49

Constance Craig 36-38

CORBAN

     David 22

     Peter 22

Costumes 62-63

CRAIG

     Alexander 36-39

     Constance 36-39

     Hazel 36-39

     James 36-39

     Jessie 36-39

     Joan 36-39

     Joseph 36-39

     Joseph James (JJ)
36-39

     Louisa 36-39

     Marjorie 36-39

Craig building 38

Cycling 1,11-13,30-31

Cyclists 10

D

DANIELL Rex 34-35

DC-3 Viewmaster 34-35

DETROY Gene 62-63

DIBBERN

     Elisabeth 40-46

     George 40-46      

Duke of Edinburgh 14-17

Dunedin 16-17

E

ELIZABETH II, Queen 14-17

ELLIOTT Frank 27

Entertainment 23

Exports 38

F

FARMER Daisy 64

Fashion 56-57

Feilding 52-53

Films 62-63

Flax mill 56

Football 23

FORLONG Michael 62-63

FREYBERG Lord 5,8

von FRITSCH

     Albrecht 41

     Dorethea 41

G

General store 22

GEORGE Alf 22

GEORGE V, King 50

Glen The 19

GOOCH Mr & Mrs RA 56-57

GOODING Mr 11

Gorge 1

GRAHAM Mr I 43

Grand Central Hotel 22

Grand Central Lodge 22

GREEN Jack 49

Grocers 54

Guides 19

H

HALL Jane M 56-57

Hamilton 26-27

Hazel Craig 38

HEATH Mrs 22

HENDERSON Mrs 56-57

HIGHT

     Linda 10

     Ruby 10

HILDEBRANDT Hugo 42

HORROCKS Sir Brian 8

Horses 10

Hovding 52

HUNT Catherine Ann 10

HUNT RE 43

I

Immigration 52-53

J

James Craig 38

Jane Gifford 37

Jessie Craig 36-37

Joan Craig 39

JOHNSTON Jack 34-35

Joseph Craig 36-39

Jubilee Hotel 11

K

Kathleen Hilda 36

L

Lantern slides 48,64

Levin 55

Locomotives 28

LOFLEY Edward 19

Louisa Craig 36-39

M

Mallet engine 28

MANAHI Haane 5,8-9

Manawatu Gorge 1

Manawatu Hotel 11-13

Mangaweka 49

Maori Battalion 4-9

Maori Canoe 50

Marching song 9

Marjorie Craig 38

MARSH Harold 64

MASON Mr & Mrs B 56-57

MASON Mr & Mrs D 56-57

McGREGOR Pura 50

McLEAN Brian 53

McLean Bros 28

McRAE Martin 5

McRAE Mr 28

MIDWOOD Arthur 4

MITCHELL Henry 5

Mokai 28

Monkeys 56-57

MOON Mr & Mrs J 49

MOORE Bill 23

MORRIS Eileen 43-45

Mother Rangi 41-42

Motorbike 30-31

Motorcars 56-57

Motorcycles 56-57

Movies 48,62

Mt Ngauruhoe 48

MURDOCK Roy 44

N

NAC 35

Ngaroma 28

Ngataki 42-43

Ngatuwera 28

NITSCHKE

     Joe 43

     Muriel 43

NORRIS Fred 43

NZ Expeditionary Force 8

NZ National Film Unit 62-63

NZRAF 10

O

O’BRIEN Kathleen 62-63

Opiki Toll Bridge 56-57

Opiki 56-57

Organist 29

Orpheus 19

P

PAEWAI Rangi Rangi 41-42

PAGE Colin 10

PALMER Alf 1,11-13

Palmerston North

13,54,56-57

Palmerston 16-17

Passport 45-46

PERCY Margreta 35

Pioneer Boot Factory 52-53

Postcards 29

PRUDEN George 1

Putaruru BC 23

Q

Quest  (Book) 41

R

Racing ships 39,42-45

Railway 13

Rangitane

     Suspension Bridge

56-57

     Reedwell CS 55

Rickets Store 20

Road safety 56-57

ROBINSON M 43

Royal Hobart Regatta 44

Royal visit 14-17

RUFF Mr & Mrs A 56-57

S

Safety 62-63

Sailing ships 36-39,40-46

Schools 62-63

SCHRAMM Günther 41

SCOTT Geoffrey 62-63

SEMPLE R 56

Service cars 23

Settlers 52-53

Shipping 36-39,40-46

Shipwreck 38

Shopkeeping 22

Singer motorbike 30

Somes Island 41

Spa 19

SPANZ 34-35

Steamships 39

STEWART

     Don 4

     Horton 4

     Robert 4

STORY Mayor JE 34-35

Supper 23

SVEND

     Ada 52-53

     Addie 52-53

     Albert 52-53

     Doug 52-53

     Ern 52-53

     Ester 52-53

     Ethel 52-53

     Grace 52-53

     Jane 52-53

     Les 52-53

     Svendsen 52-53

SWIFT Les 1,11-13

Sydney Heritage Fleet 38

T

Tane Hemp Co 56-57

TATTERSFIELD Noel 43

Taupo 19-21,34-35

Taupo Gliding Club 34

Taupo Totara Line 28

Te Akau Station 27

Te Akau 27

Te Kuiti Hotel 22

Te Kuiti 22

Te Puke 30-31

Te Rapunga 41-46

Te Rau Aroha 8-9

Thermal springs 19

THOMPSON Henry 48

Timber exports 36-39

TIMIHOU Pine 5

TINKLER Walter 22

Toll keepers 56-57

Tolls 56-57

Tombs Garage 27

Tourism 19

Tourist car 27

Traffic Dept 62-63

Trains 28

Transport

11-13,30-31,34-35

Trans-Tasman race 42-43

Tui Motor Services 27

U

V

VAILE Austin 43

Viewmasters 34-35

Virginia Lake 50-51

W

Wagrain 42

Wanganui 49-51

War 4-9

Washing 64

Watson & Son Plumbers

30-31

WATSON Keith A 30-31

Watson Plumbing 30-31

Wellington Opera House

62

Wellington 11-13,62-63

Whakatane 35

Whanganui River 49

WHITE

     Mr Bert 56

     Mrs B 56

White’s Aviation 34-35

Willochra SS 41

WILSON Mr & Mrs L 56-57

WISE George 55

WRAY

     GB 43

     Johnny 43

WW I 10

WW II 4-9,10

X

Y

Z





 



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