New Zealand Memories Issue 160

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EDITORIAL Dear Readers, Unlike our counterparts in the Northern Hemisphere, New Zealanders cram Christmas, New Year celebrations and summer holidays into one big event to make the most of our climate. I hope you managed to balance the three successfully. If you are a grandparent, you will no doubt be ready to relax and what better way than to immerse yourself in our 160th issue featuring the return of familiar authors with a selection of splendid new offerings. The leading article from first-time contributor Marie Chaillet-Bell illustrates changing times and gives a realistic glimpse of a family settling in Auckland in 1914 and struggling to make ends meet. Times were hard but fun was still to be found. Then there are the stories with which we identify; David Grantham reminds us of the traditional Sunday roast, Gordon Tait takes us on a twentieth century holiday and Jeanette Grant will have readers humming a familiar radio jingle. Christopher Moor has a knack of procuring unique stories for the magazine and his true account of ‘The Bank House’ is no exception. “Only in New Zealand” I thought to myself as the tale unfolded. While searching on-line for photographs to illustrate Sue Courtney’s article, describing the formation of a prisoner-of-war support group by her grandmother in 1941, I came across a small museum in Northern Ireland with a Red Cross parcel amongst their collection. I contacted Inver Museum and they sent me the photograph, same day, along with permission to publish. We live in an instant society. The Rangitira Stowaway photograph on page 67 is from Lyttelton Museum’s fine collection - but it’s a collection without a home. If you are looking for a 2023 calendar, please support their rebuild. Warm wishes for a happy and healthy New Year. Wendy Rhodes, Editor Receive the next issue of New Zealand Memories 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. We will gift wrap the 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 Visit our website w w w.memories.co.nz for back issues and gift ideas. Order online securely today and pay via internet banking or credit card or give us a call on our Freephone number 2
Editor Wendy Rhodes Graphic Design Icon Design Administration David Rhodes Distributed by Are Direct Subscriptions & Enquiries Phone tollfree: 0800 696 366 Mail: Freepost 91641, PO Box 17288, Greenlane, Auckland 1546 email: admin@memories.co.nz www.memories.co.nz Contributors Albertland & Districts Museum Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, NZ. Auckland Heritage Collection Binet, Reverend Vincent Birchall, Barry Chambers, Betty Courtney, Sue Dalmatian Archive and Museum Duckett, Alan Grant, Jeanette Grantham, David Hill, David History House, Greymouth Kei Muri Mapara, Methodist Church of New Zealand Archives Mihaljevich, George Mitchell, Huia Moor, Christopher Newsham, John Petchell, Phyl Smith, Jo Stewart, Graham Studd, Frances Jill Tait, Gordon Te Uaka The Lyttelton Museum Tiller, Eileen Walsh, Graeme 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. ISSN 1173-4159 February/March 2023 Contents Our Ancestors Came From France 4 Marie Chaillet-Bell relates the joys and the hardships. The Bank House 12 A vault in the hills of Naenae; a story from Christopher Moor. Sunday Dinners 14 David Grantham’s account of a replicated roast meal in Christchurch. Stalag XVIII.A Relatives Club 18 A WWII prisoner-of-war support group. Written by Sue Courtney. From the Regions: West Coast 24 Lost in Words 34 A street sign catches David Hill’s eye. Centrefold: A Life of Toil 36 Clydesdale horses on Wellington’s Cambridge Terrace. Holidays at Te Moana Reserve 38 Gordon Tait has fond memories of vacations north of Timaru. The Great New Zealand Exhibitions 40 Barry Birchall records the history of these outstanding events. A Kiwi Girl’s Scrapbook 46 An illustrative glimpse of life in the 1920s by Francis Jill Studd. The Copper 48 Not just for doing the laundry! Tooth Tales 49 Jeanette Grant returns with another amusing story. A Northland Pilgrimage, 1932 50 Jo Smith recounts a motoring journey by four Methodist ministers. Rangitira Stowaway in Lyttelton 53 A delightful contribution from Lyttelton Museum. Election Night in Blenheim 54 “What a night that was”, writes Betty Chambers. From the Regions: Auckland 56 Mailbox 67 New Zealand Memories Back Issues in Stock 68 Index and Genealogy List 70 Editor’s Choice: Canterbury Stopover 72 Coach team outside the Glacier Hotel, Bealey in 1882. Cover image: Much activity on Queen Street Wharf, 8 February 1904. Auckland Heritage Collection Ref: 1-W1089 3
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