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Date: 28 Mar 2000

From: Whangarei Heads Millennium oral history project

By: Attwood, Joy, 1926?-2018; Hulme, Ruth, 1930s?-2012

Reference: OHInt-0528/1

Description: Joy Attwood (née Going) and her first cousin, Ruth Hulme (née Vinson) describe a typical day, collecting wood, chores around the house, milking cows and arrival of electricity in the 1940s. Recall school with one teacher and 25 children; Christmas tree concert in Taurikura hall; leisure activities for children which included building huts in bush, swimming at beach and games which included, Kingisine, Rounders, tennis, cricket and social events for adults - fund raising concerts during war years, dances, card evenings at Bird's Manaia Gardens, with reference to Red Cross and sewing calico on parcels for overseas. Briefly talk about war years, with reference to Home Guard and Navy based at Bream Head Radar station. Refer to Mr Hollingworth, former tea planter from Ceylon. Refer to Church and Jasper Calder. Describe the limeworks and mentions Crown Lynn Potteries, Auckland. Talk about the Mayclair family and refers to artist J R Mayclair. Interviewer(s) - Barbara Jagger / Peter Coates Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010759 Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3813. Search dates: 2000

Date: 6, 7 July 1995 - 06 Jul 1995 - 07 Jul 1995

By: Owen, Alwyn, 1926-; Jackson-Thomas, Fiametta Cecilia, 1903-2003

Reference: OHColl-0312/1

Description: Fiametta Cecily Jackson-Thomas born Roslyn, Dunedin. Gives parents background and talks about father's life as a Punch and Judy expert, trapeze artist and snake handler until the age of 35 when he became a cabinet maker. Describes own school days, clothing worn, discipline in school, cadet uniform, chanting of tables, pole drill, description of games played, explaining how boys and girls played games differently. Recalls outbreak of World War I, its effects on women, friends receiving telegrams and comforting each other, white feather incident and attitutes to conscientious objectors. Talks about brother's involvement in World War II. Refers to 6 o'clock closing as a war measure. Recalls being only family in street not contacting flu during epidemic. Refers to garlic as used in Corsica. Describes work experience, working in art department of photographic firm and going to School of Art 1/2 day per week. Talks about Ngaio Marsh who was in class. Refers to Ronald McKenzie, also in class. Recalls learning cabinetmaking which was considered radical for the period - 3rd woman in New Zealand to do so. Talks about social hierarchy of Christchurch. Mentions visit of Prince of Wales. Backgrounds meeting and marrying husband, Arthur, and his brief involvement with the Communist Party. Describes helping watersiders during 1951 Waterfront Dispute and at end of dispute Arthur being made honorary Life Member of Seamen's Union. Talks about Walter Nash. Also refers to Bastion Point occupation and reads poem about Maori sweeper. Gives background to poem. Mentions husband's position of manager of Auckland's Progressive Book shop and invitation to publishing house in China to help Chinese writers in English. Describes time in China, cultural revolution and immense relief on leaving China. Describes her poetry writing and refers to poem `Idle time'. Interviewer(s) - Alwyn Owen Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-011607-011609 Quantity: 2 C70 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4004.

Date: [ca 1910-1920]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001924-G

Description: Shows three unidentified boys playing outdoors, possibly in Ruatahuna, ca 1910s. Two of the boys are pulling the other boy around in a wooden box with a long rope attached. There are signs of logging in the background. Photograph taken by William A Price. Note on back of file print reads: This is a Ruatahuna photograph Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 449 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 27 August 1993 - 27 Aug 1993

By: Smith, Keith, 1923-2010

Reference: OHColl-0066/1

Description: Keith Smith born Denniston, north of Westport but moved around the area as father, originally a miner, became mine manager. Gives a detailed account of an adventurous childhood spent playing outdoors and gives a history of his friendship with the interviewer, Harvey Hammersley. Recalls school days with reference to Mr Lambert, a school teacher at Aran School. Describes education at that time and compares class sizes then and now. Other aspects of childhood discussed include: whitebaiting at Cape Farewell Spit; illnesses and cures e.g. `brown paper and goose fat on chest'; diet - dried figs instead of sweets; travelling store; Ruamanga Movie Theatre and method of paying; father's serious accident and move to Christchurch where Keith attended Technical College at the age of 12 years. Describes World War II experiences in detail: joined Territorials, ending up in B Company First Canterbury Regiment, finishing April 1941. Reference to Captain Sleuth. Entered Air Force and after 4 months of night school was sent on navigation course to Rotorua and then to Canada on the `Matsonia'. Mentions presence of Armed Radar in the Pacific; more navigational training at Winnipeg; bombing course 1942 at Leftbridge near Calgary and shipping course 'bombing ships'; sailing from Canada to England on the `Louis Pasteur', a French ship which he describes. Recalls being at Bournemouth (England) with Australians and New Zealanders ca June 1943 when Cathedral was bombed, killing 38 men, with reference to Fok Fold Wolff? (Focke Wulf?) planes. Gives detail of aircraft, locations of bombing operations and loss of aircraft over a five month period. Refers to citation and receiving decoration. Talks about his own aeroplane, a Halifax, which had done `128 trips and had 128 holes'. Describes how it was on show in London. Compares Halifax aeroplanes and Lancasters. Explains how plane remained with him. Discusses post war occupations and the problems of finding work. Compares his job as a linesman with the Air Force. Venue - Christchurch Abstracted by - Gabrielle McLaughlin (Oral History Centre) Interviewer(s) - Harvey Hammersley Venue - Buttervield Avenue Christchurch Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005208 - OHC-005210 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other AB-1062 (consists of a printout from Kiwinet).