World War, 1939-1945 - Civilian relief

Date: [ca 1942-1945], 2008

From: Hayman, Arnolis, 1890-1971 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9590-15

Description: Typed transcription of Hayman's notes on the Japanese occupation of Shanghai and the internment Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1930s]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: PAColl-D-0793

Description: Photograph of members of the Executive Committee of the War Relief Association of Wellington. All names entered in Name Field. Taken by the Evening Post, date unknown Inscriptions: Backing board recto - above image - Title; Backing board recto - beneath image - Names Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin 345 x 570 mm on card 480 x 700 mm

Date: [1930s]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: PAColl-D-0800

Description: Photograph of members of the Executive Committee of the War Relief Association of Wellington. All names entered in Name Field. Taken by the Evening Post, date unknown Inscriptions: Backing board recto - above image - Title; Backing board recto - beneath image - Names; Backing board verso - E C Hale, Transport Dept Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin 265 x 395 mm on card 420 x 520 mm

Date: 1944, 1948-1949

By: Coleridge, Mary Christine N, active 1944-1949

Reference: MS-Papers-1932

Description: Scrapbook of mainly printed material with ms annotations reflecting activities of choir, those of members, obituaries, orders of choir members; plus minutes of Wellington Repertory Society War Service Guild, 1944 Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 folder(s) (149 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Printed matter with ms annotations (photocopy)

Date: 29 September 1989 - 29 Sep 1989

From: Massey University History Department. Students' Oral History Projects.

By: Jervis, Bertram Lloyd, 1921-1994

Reference: OHInt-0151/12

Description: Bertrum Lloyd Jervis gives details of family background, education, employment as a farm worker in the 1930s, the Depression and outbreak of World War II. Discusses farm work during war years; recruitment for armed forces; additional labour requirements and use of fertilisers etc; rationing; blackouts; involvement with Home guard; preparation for the possibility of a Japanese invasion; civilian life during the war, entertainment, transport etc; American marines in Reikorangi and the return of New Zealand soldiers to the area. Talks about the earthquake (1942). Describes Government Land Acquisition at the end of the war. Interviewer(s) - Dean P Severinsen Venue - Rangiora Rd, Reikorangi, Waikanae Relationship complexity - part of the requirement for the oral history paper at Massey University Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-002155 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 46 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-0357.

Date: 30 September 1989 - 30 Sep 1989

From: Massey University History Department. Students' Oral History Projects.

By: Monk, Marjory Ruth, 1918-1991

Reference: OHInt-0151/10

Description: Mrs Marjory Ruth Monk gives personal details of family background. Talks about her schooling at Makara school; employment as a nanny upon leaving school; recreational pursuits as a young woman; marriage and having children. Reflects upon the Depression (1930s) and the election of the first Labour Government. Briefly talks about the outbreak of war and things done for the war effort in Reikorangi; the Home Guard and supplies for troops overseas; the death of Michael Joseph Savage (1940); wartime shortages with reference to rationing and censorship and blackouts. Discusses the possibility of a Japanese invasion and preparations. Other topics covered include: Hiroshima bomb; war casualties among those she knew; the return of soldiers to Reikorangi and their fortunes; earthquake (1942); day to day experiences; leisure; contact with people in district and travel outside district in wartime. Describes amenities in the home; farm life; the role of religion in her life; American marines in Reikorangi and community spirit. Rejects the notion that New Zealand women were bored during the war. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Wellington Interviewer(s) - Dean Paul Severinsen Venue - Terrace Road, Reikiorangi, Waikanae Relationship complexity - part of the requirements for the oral history paper at Massey University Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-002153 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 53 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-0355.

Date: 16 August 1989 - 16 Aug 1989

From: Massey University History Department. Students' Oral History Projects.

By: Forster, Joyce Alice, 1926-

Reference: OHInt-0151/51

Description: Joyce Alice Forster (nee Cameron) gives details of family background and education in Wanganui and Levin. Recalls outbreak of World War II, arrival of Americans, RNZAF Camp at Kimberly & Army camp at Levin Race Course. Discusses civilian life in Levin during the war years, entertainment, women's work, rationing, American marines and family life etc. Gives details of marriage, husband's occupation as a builder, their children and difficulties experienced. Discusses her early interest in art and painting, influences etc. Venue - Levin Interviewer(s) - Michael Dally Venue - 41 Liverpool St, Levin Relationship complexity - Partial requirements for oral history paper 48-393 at Massey University Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-002170-002171 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-0367.

Date: 4 Nov 1991 - 04 Nov 1991

From: Women in World War II Part I

By: Bell, Cynthia Tohe Adelaide, 1922-1997

Reference: OHInt-0060/01

Description: Cynthia Bell was born in Levin on 4 September 1922. Gives some details of her whakapapa and growing up at the accommodation house at the Otaki Maori Racing Club Race Course where her father was caretaker and her mother did the catering. Describes family life, chores, involvement in sport, religion and her mother's beliefs about bringing up children on the marae. Talks about her education at Otaki and Palmerston North. Talks about the outbreak of war and being given a position in Base Records in the War Office in 1941. Explains the work which included typing telegrams prepared from casualty lists and involved some secrecy. Recalls her involvement with Ngati Poneke and their role in entertaining troops. Talks about Peni Tahiwi and the arrival of American troops in Wellington. Recalls her clothing, hair and reading,leisure and sport involvement. Talks about her father who fought at Gallipoli and played in the Maori Pioneer Rugby Battalion which toured England and France at the end of World War I. Notes that he also played for the New Zealand Maori rugby team and was an All Black. Describes the ability of her brother Ranfurly and members of the Winiata family (her mother's side) at playing rugby. Describes meeting and marrying Benjamin Raniera Bell at Rangiatia (Rangiatea) Church on his return from war. Talks about the Maori Battalion, tikunga (tikanga), attitudes to sex, the birth of her daughter and the role of Dr Atmore (a woman doctor) in helping Maori women overcome their fear of doctors. Mentions the local sanatorium and the incidence of tuberculosis. Describes working at the tobacco factory and then as a stenographer. Talks about the RSA and her love of golf, the involvement of Ben Bell and herself in horse racing, fashion and hats at the races and meeting Governors-General Freyberg and Fergusson as a result of his role as President of the Otaki Maori Racing Club. Describes her increasing involvement with Raukawa (Te Wananga o Raukawa). Talks about her use of traditional Maori medicine, love of Maori food and her mother's support of Raukawa and Maori Women's Welfare League. Venue - Otaki : 1991 Interviewer(s) - Queenie Rawinia Hyland Venue - Mill Road, Otaki Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004675; OHC-004676; OHC-004677 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 820. Photograph of Cynthia Bell in the War Records Office; photograph of Cynthia Bell in 1991

Date: 18 Nov 1991

From: Women in World War II Part I

By: Andrews, Jean Matekitewhawhai, 1915-1994

Reference: OHInt-0060/20

Description: Jean Andrews was born in Otaki on 23 October 1914. Gives details of her family, particularly her mother, her Te Ati Awa background and childhood in Otaki. Describes use of Maori medicine and family values. Talks about shift to Paekakariki on to land that is now Queen Elizabeth Park. Describes mother's negotiations with the Government over this land and being told that if they did not sell the land it would be taken under proclamation. Talks about the Maori Battalion being based in Palmerston North during World War II and the American Marines stationed around Paekakariki. Notes that at one point there were 26,000 Marines in the area. Describes at length their family's close and ongoing association with these soldiers many of whom were welcomed in to the family home. Describes entertainment of the troops by Ngati Poneke. Relates how her mother did washing for American soldiers and family members cleaned the Liberty trains. Comments on relationships, including sexual relationships, between local women and soldiers, lack of contraception and her ongoing role in helping children find their American fathers. Recalls the collision of transport ships in a storm off Mana Island which resulted in 103 soldiers being drowned. Talks about the kindness of most of the American soldiers, the racism of a few and a brawl that broke out between members of the Maori Battalion and American soldiers. Talks about pilgrimages made back to the area by many Marines. Talk about her six daughters and one son, her involvement in kohanga reo and teaching korowai. Describes her welfare work with Social Welfare and the Probation Department and briefly mentions her QSM. Venue - Wellington : 1991 Interviewer(s) - Queenie Hyland Venue - Peakakariki Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004732; OHC-004733; OHC-004734 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 839. Colour photograph of Jean Andrews in 1991

Date: 30 Dec 1991

From: Women in World War II Part I

By: McCullough, Marion, 1920-

Reference: OHInt-0060/05

Description: Marion McCullough was born in Timaru in 1920. Describes her early childhood on a farm near Timaru before the family moved to Christchurch. Talks about her choice of becoming a dental nurse and describes life at the School Dental Clinic Training School in Wellington. Talks about her pre-war awareness of Jewish refugees. Describes the effect on her mother of her brother's enlistment in World War II. Comments on her father's World War I experiences. Describes how she met husband to be Bill McCullough and describes his World War II experiences, his return and their reunion. Talks about her life as a dental nurse at Mayfield and then Darfield. Describes travelling to Windwhistle and Hororata from Darfield as the dental nurse. Talks about life in Darfield during the war including the dances which marked farewells and returns. Venue - Christchurch : 1991 Interviewer(s) - Brita McVeigh Venue - 7 Stirling Street, Christchurch Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004687; OHC-004688 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 824.

Date: 29 Jun-3 Jul 1992 - 29 Jun 1992 - 03 Jul 1992

From: Women in World War II Part II

By: Crisp, Enid Elizabeth, 1919-2009

Reference: OHInt-0064/12

Description: Enid Crisp was born in Greytown on 28 March 1919. Her father was a barrister and solicitor who also stood as a National Party candidate. Her mother was Plunket Society president and a founding member of the Little Theatre. Describes their home life, her schooling and teenage activites such as Bible Class dances, ping pong and going to movies. Talks about living next door to Maata Asher, a good friend of Katherine Mansfield's, and describes Maata's style. Talks about doing a secretarial course at Masterton Technical College, boarding at Masterton, working at Wright Stephensons and then with an accountant's firm. Describes her first date with husband to be John (Jack) Crisp and a group of friends socialising in `jalopies' with some alcohol. Notes that Masterton was a `dry' area. Describes Jack joining up at the start of the war, being sent to Burnham and as an officer sent overseas on long range desert campaigns. Focuses on her wartime involvement with patriotic activities including playing the piano at the Anzac Club and organising dance performances. Recalls soldiers camps at Solway showgrounds, Tauherenikau and other locations, which became tent cities. Talks about the American troops. Describes her involvement in the Emergency Precautions Scheme (EPS) and talks at length about the 1942 Masterton earthquake. Notes that Jack Crisp was invalided home from the war. Venue - Greytown : 1992 Interviewer(s) - Dr Cathy Casey Venue - Greytown Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004768; OHC-004769; OHC-004770 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 851.

Date: 16 Jun 1992

From: Women in World War II Part II

By: Botting, Mavis Alice, 1914-2001

Reference: OHInt-0064/13

Description: Mavis Botting was born in Dunedin on 31 October 1914. Gives details of her family background, childhood and education. Talks about the family business, the Dunedin Coffee Stall, which was a large caravan pulled by a horse to its location in the Exchange. Describes cooking for the business in the 1930s. Recalls the beginning of World War II and volunteering to be a St John's Ambulance orderly. Notes that this required her to have a heavy traffic licence. Describes some of her work as an orderly. Talks about being manpowered to Seacliff Mental Hospital. Describes the building and the traumatic nature of starting work there. Talks about working with some of the patients, patients escaping, training and patient treatment. Comments that seeing returned servicemen at Seacliff brought home the horror of war. Talks about returning to work in the family business after the war and later working in a shoe store. Describes marrying Charles Botting and bringing up her niece. Comments on the independence that World War II brought to women. Venue - Dunedin : 1992 Interviewer(s) - Alison Parr Venue - North East Valley, Dunedin Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004771; OHC-004772; OHC-004773 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.10 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 852. Photographs of Mavis Botting about 1944 and about 1992; photocopies of photos of the Women's Division, St. John's Ambulance, early 1940s, exchange pie cart (Dunedin Coffee Stall) and a marching competition which includes the St John's Ambulance

Date: 1 Sep 1992 - 01 Sep 1992

From: Women in World War II Part II

By: Paea, Cecilia Te Rarua, 1927-1999

Reference: OHInt-0064/15

Description: Cecilia Paea was born at Tolaga Bay on 21 November 1927. Gives her whakapapa and iwi which is Ngati Porou. Describes how her mother spoke Maori to her and her father English. Talks about her father's emphasis on education, recalls her parents working hard and the importance of the garden. Describes the fourteen siblings in her family, nine of whom survived. Talks about living in Tolaga Bay with family members nearby and recalls social times such as Christmas. Describes her family's attitude to religion then compared with her attitude now. Recalls the outbreak of World War II when she was at high school. Notes its effect on Tolaga Bay with a lot of the men going overseas to fight and others in the Home Guard. Describes a shortage of teachers which meant that some of her schooling was by correspondence. Realls the importance of radio broadcasts. Talks about tangi for men who did not return. Describes her love of music and dancing and recalls world War II songs and dances. Talks about training in community nursing in Gisborne and marrying John Paea, a Maori All Black, in 1951. Describes studying for and graduating Bachelor of Arts at Victoria University in 1992. Venue - Wellington : 1992 Interviewer(s) - Judith Fyfe Venue - Wainuiomata Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004780; OHC-004781; OHC-004782 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.40 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 855. Cecilia Williams and Rosina Walker in 1947; Sylvia Park and Cecilia Paea about 1991; photocopy of newspaper clipping of Cecilia Paea's graduation; photocopy of article in Newsview `Victoria presents degrees and diplomas on Te Herenga Waka Marae'; photocopies of photos of Cecilia Paea with family and friends from 1946 to 1973

Date: 29 September 1989 - 29 Sep 1989

From: Massey University History Department. Students' Oral History Projects.

By: Jervis, Amelia Birdie, 1928-

Reference: OHInt-0151/14

Description: Amelia Birdie Jervis gives details of family background, her education during the war and her brother's enlistment. Discusses various work experiences after leaving school, her mother's role during the war, recreational pursuits, home life and the role of religion in her life. Talks about rationing; blackouts; preparations for Japanese invasion; 1942 earthquake and American marines. Discusses the community spirit in Reikorangi and reflects on the war years. Venue - Reikorangi Interviewer(s) - Dean P Severinsen Venue - Reikiorangi, Waikanae Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-002157 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 36 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-0359.

Date: 14 August 1989 - 14 Aug 1989

From: Massey University History Department. Students' Oral History Projects.

By: van Baar, Edith, 1928-

Reference: OHInt-0151/54

Description: Edith van Baar gives details of family background, childhood, education and growing up in Holland before the second World War. Recalls German invasion May 1940; round up of Dutch Jews; shortages of food and fuel; her involvement with underground movement; bombings and American forces. Describes in detail the conditions experienced by Dutch civilians during the war years. Mentions German troop movements and celebrations at the end of the war. Interviewer(s) - Michael Dally Venue - 30 Kennedy Drive, Levin Relationship complexity - partial requirement for 48-393 paper at Massey University Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-0370.

Date: 2 September 1989 - 02 Sep 1989

From: Massey University History Department. Students' Oral History Projects.

By: Best, Frances Lillian, 1906-1993

Reference: OHInt-0151/16

Description: Frances Best gives personal details. Discusses years at school and briefly mentions 1920s, Depression and events leading up to her marriage in 1936 and move to Reikorangi. Talks about her role on the farm before and after marriage. Discusses household devices and tasks, transport, grocery deliveries; sport for women; holidays and travel to Wellington. Mentions blackouts during World War I and II. Gives details of house fire in 1944. Mentions schooling at Reikorangi school and secondary education. Talks briefly about the American marines and rationing. Venue - Waikanae Interviewer(s) - Dean P Severinsen Venue - At the Best's home at Waikanae Relationship complexity - part of requirements for the oral history paper at Massey University Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-002160 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 20 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-0361.

Date: 3 Dec 1991 - 03 Dec 1991

From: Women in World War II Part I

By: Newcombe, Robina Elizabeth, 1909-2005

Reference: OHInt-0060/10

Description: Robina Newcombe was born in Huntly on 20 February 1909. Talks about her family and childhood which was dominated by World War I. Recalls meeting John Newcombe, a farmer, at a dance, dancing the Charleston and going to balls. Describes getting engaged and preparing a glory box for when she got married. Talks about the Depression, the first Labour government and the increasing likelihood of World War II. Describes the reaction to the announcement of war and her husband staying at home because he was a farmer. Talks about work on the farm, including taking the babies to the cowshed in a pram to milk the cows, fundraising, learning Red Cross, blackouts, rationing, the news of war dead, factory work for women, the American troops and relationships with New Zealand women. Comments on the response of New Zealand men. Discusses contraception, illegitimacy, divorce, attitudes to morality and abortion. Talks about the experiences of her sister who nursed in Italy and the treatment of women with venereal disease. Recalls the end of the war. Venue - Lower Hutt : 1991 Interviewer(s) - Jane Tolerton Venue - Lower Hutt Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004697; OHC-004698 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 828. photograph of Newcombe family about 1951

Date: 28 Nov 1991

From: Women in World War II Part I

By: Cassidy, Eileen Margaret, 1918-2016

Reference: OHInt-0060/03

Description: Eileen O'Connor was born on 17 August 1916 in Christchurch . Discusses her parent's views on education, the Depression and her job as a shorthand typist. Talks about her faith as an Anglican and then a Catholic by marriage. Discusses politics now and in the 1930s with particular reference to the Labour Party, Communism, fascism and the Spanish Civil War. Mentions mixed flatting, the 1938 election, the social security system, night classes in education, jobs in the Department of Labour and Employment, the Pensions Department and the Economic Stabilization Commission. Discusses World War II and New Zealanders going to fight. Talks about rationing, propaganda, the scare of a Japanese invasion, American servicemen, parcels sent by her mother to her brother Edward O'Connor and treatment of foreigners and pacifists. Recalls entertainment for women during the war including Drama Club, the Red Cross, the Ladies Riding Club, the Badminton Club and ballroom dancing classes. Discusses working for Walter Nash after the war and going to Cuba with the heads of government departments. Discusses Fidel Castro and the Cuban crisis and her perception of Walter Nash. Talks about going on leave to Britain, her job as secretary at the Finance Minister's Conference and transfer to Paris at the end of 1949. Talks about meeting Francis Cassidy in 1951 and their marriage in 1953. Describes getting her Bachelor of Arts degree and subsequent teaching career. Mentions separation from her husband, involvement with the Committee on Vietnam, the anti-apartheid movement and HART and being arrested during the Springbok Tour in 1981. Describes teaching in Palestine and going to Eritrea. Venue - Wellington : 1991 Interviewer(s) - Johanna Woods Venue - Newtown, Wellington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004681; OHC-004682; OHC-004683 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 822. Wedding photograph of Eileen Cassidy and husband in 1953

Date: 31 Oct 1991

From: Women in World War II Part I

By: Freeman, Phyllis, 1914-1991

Reference: OHInt-0060/04

Description: Phyllis Freeman was born in Oamaru on 8 October 1914. Describes living and working on the family farm at Pleasant Point until her brother married in 1955. Recalls people's responses to the anouncement of war. Describes the work of land girls and talks about food coupons, rationing, knitting garments for overseas and sending food parcels off to the war. Recalls fundraiser garden parties, war-time factory work done by women and opposition to conscription. Describes barn dances, fashion and hobbies. Talks about her mother's death from a fall. Recalls VJ (Victory in Japan) Day, celebrations and post World War II New Zealand. Discusses moving to Dunedin, adapting to city life and working in an old people's home. Talks about moving to Wellington, working for the YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) and later the Post Office and living at the Colombo Plan Hostel. Venue - Wellington : 1991 Interviewer(s) - Johanna Woods Venue - Newtown, Wellington Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004689; OHC-004690 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 825. Search dates: 1991

Date: 30 October 1992 - 30 Oct 1992

From: New Zealand Netherlands Foundation oral history project

By: Jongejans, Catharina, 1901-

Reference: OHInt-0132/19

Description: Mrs Catharina Jongejan describes briefly Holland before World War I. Gives some family background. Recalls husbands death in 1951; being evacuated during World War II; damaged caused by Germans in 1944 to a dyke and the consequent flooding of the Betuwe area causing family to flee with all their belongings on a farm carriage. Describes emigrating process and the trip to New Zealand on the `Zuiderkruis'. Gives first impressions of New Zealand and talks about her involvement with the Netherland Society. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Kaiapoi Interviewer(s) - Majo Oorthuys Venue - Giles Road, Kaiapoi Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005428-005429; OHLC-001371-001372 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-1043. Two photocopies of b&w photographs of Mrs Jongejans with a group of unidentified people