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Date: 1990 - 2002

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-

Reference: H-748-001/032

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues in New Zealand and overseas. 001-016 published; 017-032 unpublished. Quantity: 2 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 29 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Copies of black felt drawings, mostly A4 size, some smaller.

Date: 1990 - 2002

Reference: A-366-133/179

Description: Cartoons on electoral issues, MMP, drugs, alcohol, smoking, computers, banks and cars relating to political and social issues in New Zealand and overseas. 146-149 a series on petrol prices. Quantity: 47 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Felt pen drawings on paper, sizes vary.

Date: 27 Nov 2001

From: The Leniston Family Oral History Project

By: Leniston, Elizabeth Theresa, 1926-2017

Reference: OHInt-0607-01

Description: Betty Leniston was born in 1926 in Island Bay. Relates her maternal Irish background, refers to emigrant ships and Irish songs. Explains how Aunty Frances Cunningham met her future husband, Will McGruddy, sheepfarmer of Eketahuna and describes their house, talks of their farm workers, cousins helping with shearing, the train set, Mercedes Benz cars. Mentions her mother's laughter, singing, social work, working as a buyer at a drapery store and at the St. Vincent de Paul soup kitchen, buying a section of land. Describes her cooking techniques, her hospitalisation and death following childbirth. Relates that her brother was cared for by the Home of Compassion and explains how she and her siblings coped after mother's death. Recalls her stepmother and housekeepers, and being in an orphanage. Explains her father's background and surname, mentions the family sweet factory in Lyttelton, his job as a clerical worker at Army Headquarters, his long service medal, working for the Post Office. Recalls family picnics at Happy Valley and Wilton Bush. Describes soap making and the making of a clothes drying rack. Talks about her brother Joe, a favourite with grandmother, his poliomyelitis and Maori medicinal treatment, Scouts membership, his work as messenger boy with DIC department store, buying a new coat on hire purchase. Recalls the polio epidemic and the infant vaccine. Mentions the deaths of schoolmates from pneumonia, scarlet fever and tuberculosis. Explains making up stories, her enjoyment of reading and music. Discusses homework, sport, religion and confession in convent schools. Talks of values taught by nuns. Mentions contraception. Talks of her children's role in leaving the catholic church, joining the Christian Family Movement. Explains that she left school to look after her stepmother's first child who changed family relationships. Relates that her sister worked at Mecca Tearooms, talks of the minimum wage. Gives reasons for leaving home, describes being a nurse-aide, training at Masterton Hospital, talks about career options. Recalls meeting Johnny Leniston, his Fleet Air Arm and Army service, details war experiences, having a rehabilitation farm on his return from war, exploitation by a farmer at Awakino. Mentions kindly neighbours. Talks of pre-war engagement and post-war marriage, with a consent obtained from a magistrate. Explains the system of post war employment for returned servicemen. Describes living in army huts with a luxurious bath, country life, coping with stoves. Talks of her best friend losing her baby, childbirth, having her own children, explains their names, talks of a visit by the Plunket nurse, treatment for vomiting, mentions miscarriages. Names Dr. de Castro, Dr. Grantly Dick. Talks of the childbirth rate at Wainuiomata in 1950s. Explains the influence of Kate Harcourt on child rearing. Describes the Maori population at Awakino River area, the Maori Work Scheme at Mahanui and mentions the moko, pipe smoking and segregation. Explains the rise in land prices in 1950s, describes their time spent farming, water shortages, Johnny Leniston's poisoned arm causing the farmer to give notice, the move to Lower Hutt and his crash teaching course. Talks of managing on a trainee teacher salary, family benefits, state housing at Avalon, market rents. Recalls milk delivery at Happy Valley and the five bakeries at Island Bay. Details registration conditions of first car, a Chevrolet, insurance of a Vauxhall J, a van with built in benches loaned by a friend, and later owning a small bus. Explains how they gathered camping equipment together. Describes help with the children and later with Johnny Leniston's father from Assumption Sisters and neighbours. Explains extension to house before being offered 31 Glenbervie Terrace (The Moorings) and describes the state it was in, and talks of help in cleaning it. Relates the reaction of those around her when Johnny went to Perth, Australia for six months during the mineral boom with son Matthew. Describes her children and their various abilities. Interviewer(s) - Judith Fyfe Accompanying material - E-mails from Margaret Leniston to Judith Fyfe, sprigs of dried lavender, notes from preliminary interview Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Physical Description: Textual file - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3858, OHDL-001230. Search dates: 1926 - 2001

Date: 1950-2000

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: PAColl-7327-1-035

Description: Photographs relating to clubs and associations, arranged alphabetically from AR to DE, taken and collected by the Evening Post. Images taken in New Zealand and abroad, by a range of photographers, between 1950 and 2000. Quantity: 1 box(es) of prints, grouped in folders.

Date: 1972-2007

From: Bassett, Michael Edward Rainton (Dr), 1938- :Photographs

Reference: PAColl-10039

Description: Photographs relating to Michael Bassett and Paul Goldsmith's biography of the Myers family. Taken in ca 1970s, 2005, and 2007 by Bassett, Goldsmith, and unidentified photographers. Contains sixteen photographs featuring views of Douglas Myers home and farm at Matauri Bay, Far North District, visited by Bassett in in the mid-2000s. Also four prints of BMW cars parked in a driveway [Mission Bay, Auckland?] Bassett, and co-author Paul Goldsmith, feature in a number of images and may be the photographers (negatives of these prints are at 35mm-99117-F to 35mm-99123-F). Also contains three copy prints [ca 1970s]. These show Douglas Myers with Gavin de Malmarche and James Espey at Milford sound, the Myers family home at Godden Crescent, Mission Bay, and a holiday snap of Myers and an unidentified woman [wife?] with castle. Two further images were taken in Penetangvishene, Ontario, Canada. The photographer of these images is unidentified. Relationship complexity - negs for these prints are at 35mm 99117-99123 Accompanying material - contains note dated 24 Nov 1981 from Malcolm [?] on Mackay King Advertising Ltd compliments slip regarding the delivery of negative relating to Peter Fraser biography (neg to be found at 35mm-99125). Quantity: 23 colour original photographic print(s). 3 colour copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints

Date: 1975 - 2001 - 1977 - 2002

By: Viskovic, Claire, 1966-

Reference: Eph-B-MOTOR-SERVICES-1975/2002-01

Description: Includes an Fiat 127 owner manual (7th edition) ca 1975. Also includes a booklet of warranty certificates, some filled in for 1975 and 1977. Includes MTA receipts for servicing, from Kelly Motor Services Limited, 187 Main Road, Tawa. 2001-2002. Quantity: 2 booklets. 8 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying Provenance: Donated by Claire Viskovic, Wellington, in 2006.