New Zealand Memories Issue 151
EDITORIAL Dear Readers, As with many of our readers, David and I have grandchildren living overseas. Although the virus has prevented our frequent reunions, the likes of Skype and inexpensive phone calls enable us to keep in regular contact. It was not always this easy. I am reminded of my childhood when my parents emigrated from Britain with two young children; I never saw either of my grandmothers again. With the high cost of airfares in the late 1950s, and ship voyages taking 5-6 weeks, there was no real expectation of a return visit. Even to phone ‘Home’, to listen to a loved-one’s voice on a long-distance booked toll call, was astronomical. No face-to-face communication then! The US Marines stationed in New Zealand during World War II certainly had an impact on New Zealand society, often with mixed feelings from local citizens. Wartime necessitated family separation: Mark Pacey’s leading article looks at the Marines located at the Solway showgrounds in Masterton during 1943 for a period of rest and retraining. Young men far from home. I am always inspired by the stories of fortitude when we examine New Zealand history. Gordon Campbell’s Fiordland road construction account offers a prime example of sheer determination where tools were picks, shovels and wheelbarrows. Weather conditions brought added hurdles, “Ice picks were needed in the winter when severe frosts turned the drums of drinking water into solid ice”. We reap the rewards of their labours today. Readers will appreciate Jilleen Bradley’s charming story, Personal Reflections of Pahi. During a recent visit to Dargaville, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to take a detour to the sleepy settlement where romance once blossomed for a young fair-haired schoolteacher. Special holidays are with us forever, and Beverley Bassett Broad holds fond memories of farming vacations on Banks Peninsula. The wonderful cover photograph of milking at Onawe Farm immediately transports the reader back to another era. Bruce Anderson’s camping adventures – and later caravanning – at Auckland’s Piha were typical beach holidays with little in the way of luxurious trimmings but providing plenty of fun over Christmas. God bless you until my next editorial, and may our shores continue to remain safe. Wendy Rhodes, Editor For just $79 you receive an annual subscription to New Zealand Memories. Six superb issues direct to your letterbox. A G i f t o f D i s t i n c t i o n Surprise a friend or relative with a gift subscription. We will even gift wrap the first issue, include a gift card with your personal message and post it direct. Freephone: 0800 696 366 or Freepost: 91641 PO Box 17288 Green Lane, Auckland 1546 Email: admin@memories.co.nz Subscribe and Save! Visit our website w w w.memories.co.nz for subscriptions and gift ideas. Order online securely today and pay via internet banking or credit card. 2
Editor Wendy Rhodes Graphic Design Icon Design Administration David Rhodes Distributed by Ovato Subscriptions & Enquiries Phone tollfree: 0800 696 366 Mail: Freepost 91641, PO Box 17288, Green Lane, Auckland 1546 email: admin@memories.co.nz www.memories.co.nz Annual Subscription $79 for six issues (Price includes postage within NZ) Contributors Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, NZ. Anderson, Bruce Barrington, Ernie Bassett Broad, Beverley Blundell, E.Doreen Bradley, Jilleen Bradshaw, N Campbell, Gordon Grant, Jeanette Harter Family Hewstone, John Hickman, Hugh Hill, David Hocken Library, Uare Taoko o Hocken, University of Otago. Marlborough Historical Society Mitchell, H Nelson Provincial Museum, Pupuri Taonga O Te Tai Ao Pacey, Mark Picton Museum Russell, Tony Seatter, Tony Smith, Barrie Stewart, Graham Tait, Doreen Taylor, Mike Wairarapa Archive Wickham, Alison Wickham, Brian Opinions: Expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of New Zealand Memories. Accuracy: While every effort has been made to present accurate information, the publishers take no responsibility for errors or omissions. Copyright: All material as presented in New Zealand Memories is copyright to the publishers or the individual contributors as credited. Contents The Marines of Solway 4 A contribution from Mark Pacey, Wairarapa Archive. Personal Reflections of Pahi 10 Jilleen Bradley writes this heart-warming story. The Ready Reckoner 14 John Hewstone’s original copy of the book is dated 1814. Farmyard Lost 16 Memories of Banks Peninsula from Beverley Bassett Broad. DIY is in Our DNA 22 No shortage of jobs in a 1904 villa; Jeanette Grant remembers. From the Regions: Taranaki 26 Centrefold: Delivered in Style 36 Mail delivery by horse drawn carriage near Otorohanga. Building New Zealand’s Most Scenic Highway 38 Gordon Campbell explores Fiordland’s road and tunnel history. Day of the ‘Flivver’ 46 Tony Russell pens an account of the Model T Ford. Memories of Auckland’s West Coast 48 Bruce Anderson recalls childhood holidays. Canterbury University Activism, 1959 52 Protestor Ernie Barrington’s eyewitness report. The Finishing Touch 56 Hugh Hickman investigates the once fashionable ‘stick pin’. From the Regions: Nelson / Marlborough 58 Mailbox 69 Index and Genealogy List 70 Editor’s Choice: Talk Softly Please 72 Ernest Rutherford in the Cavendish Laboratory. ISSN 1173-4159 August/ September 2021 Cover image: Eileen Kay milking at Onawe Farm in the 1950s (article page 16). Courtesy: Beverley Bassett Broad 3
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Editor<br />
Wendy Rhodes<br />
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Contributors<br />
Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, NZ.<br />
Anderson, Bruce<br />
Barrington, Ernie<br />
Bassett Broad, Beverley<br />
Blundell, E.Doreen<br />
Bradley, Jilleen<br />
Bradshaw, N<br />
Campbell, Gordon<br />
Grant, Jeanette<br />
Harter Family<br />
Hewstone, John<br />
Hickman, Hugh<br />
Hill, David<br />
Hocken Library,<br />
Uare Taoko o Hocken, University of Otago.<br />
Marlborough Historical Society<br />
Mitchell, H<br />
Nelson Provincial Museum,<br />
Pupuri Taonga O Te Tai Ao<br />
Pacey, Mark<br />
Picton Museum<br />
Russell, Tony<br />
Seatter, Tony<br />
Smith, Barrie<br />
Stewart, Graham<br />
Tait, Doreen<br />
Taylor, Mike<br />
Wairarapa Archive<br />
Wickham, Alison<br />
Wickham, Brian<br />
Opinions: Expressed by contributors are not<br />
necessarily those of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Memories</strong>.<br />
Accuracy: While every effort has been made to<br />
present accurate information, the publishers take no<br />
responsibility for errors or omissions.<br />
Copyright: All material as presented in<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Memories</strong> is copyright to the publishers<br />
or the individual contributors as credited.<br />
Contents<br />
The Marines of Solway 4<br />
A contribution from Mark Pacey, Wairarapa Archive.<br />
Personal Reflections of Pahi 10<br />
Jilleen Bradley writes this heart-warming story.<br />
The Ready Reckoner 14<br />
John Hewstone’s original copy of the book is dated 1814.<br />
Farmyard Lost 16<br />
<strong>Memories</strong> of Banks Peninsula from Beverley Bassett Broad.<br />
DIY is in Our DNA 22<br />
No shortage of jobs in a 1904 villa; Jeanette Grant remembers.<br />
From the Regions: Taranaki 26<br />
Centrefold: Delivered in Style 36<br />
Mail delivery by horse drawn carriage near Otorohanga.<br />
Building <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>’s Most Scenic Highway 38<br />
Gordon Campbell explores Fiordland’s road and tunnel history.<br />
Day of the ‘Flivver’ 46<br />
Tony Russell pens an account of the Model T Ford.<br />
<strong>Memories</strong> of Auckland’s West Coast 48<br />
Bruce Anderson recalls childhood holidays.<br />
Canterbury University Activism, 1959 52<br />
Protestor Ernie Barrington’s eyewitness report.<br />
The Finishing Touch 56<br />
Hugh Hickman investigates the once fashionable ‘stick pin’.<br />
From the Regions: Nelson / Marlborough 58<br />
Mailbox 69<br />
Index and Genealogy List 70<br />
Editor’s Choice: Talk Softly Please 72<br />
Ernest Rutherford in the Cavendish Laboratory.<br />
ISSN 1173-4159<br />
August/ September 2021<br />
Cover image:<br />
Eileen Kay milking at Onawe Farm<br />
in the 1950s (article page 16).<br />
Courtesy: Beverley Bassett Broad<br />
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