Distributors of a relatively cheap range of clothing for work use. In early 2000s, the company also incorporated Arbuckles (manchester retailer) and Babycity (children's clothing).
Postie Plus Group Ltd
[Plastic bags collected from retail outlets by Dr Margaret Bailey. 1990-2000s]
Date: 1990 - 2005
By: Bailey, Margaret Lockhart (Dr), 1945-
Reference: Eph-D-BAGS-Bailey
Description: Includes: Briscoes homeware. Smile; you're at Camera House. Throughout New Zealand (2 different). Civic Video. C it at Civic. www.civicvideo.co.nz Deka. Santa Sack. 10% off everything that fits in this sack. Saturday 11th December or Sunday 12th December [2004?] WOW! Deka, where saving feels good. Foodtown. Quality costs no more Foodtown. Enjoy the difference. Apples for the students Gubb's Shoe Fashions Ltd, 107 Manners Street Wellington; Gubb's Jazz & Ballet Boutique, Opera House Lane, Wellington; Gubb's Jazz & Body Boutique, Shop 5, Harbour City Centre Wellington. Hannah's sport. You'll win every time Hugh Wright's Jackies Fashion Boutique. 131 Randwick Road, Moera. Ph 687-713; The Village Gentry ladieswear, menswear - Ganges Road Khandallah. New World. Season's greetings. (Shows Father Christmas) North City [Plaza]. Sale in a bag. You could win a $2,500 shopping spree! Ocean and Ice; surf, sail, ski. 72 Broadway Ave, Palmerston North New Zealand. Pak 'n Save. Everything we do we do to save you money Postie Plus; where you can afford to look good Pure new wool - the natural choice Smart Bros; leaders in men's & boys' fashion. Cobham Court Porirua Warnocks Whitcoulls. Books, cards, videaos, stationery, magazines Woolworths. Take a fresh look; UNICEF Woolworths. Take a fresh look. Cheq-Mate; Chequer Systems Limited. Quantity: 23 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour print on plastic bags, sizes varying up to 620 x 300 mm. Provenance: Donated by Dr Margaret Bailey, Wellington, in 2006. Transfers: Scrapbooks from the same donation are housed at: MS-Group-1478.
[Plastic bags collected from retail outlets by Dr Margaret Bailey, donated in 2012]
Date: 2000 - 2011
Reference: Eph-C-BAGS-Bailey-2012
Description: Includes bags for the following products or companies: AMI Insurance Bendon Dijan, the original Lebanese pita bread (4 different - wholemeal, herb & olive, plain, and 1 unspecified) Moore Wilson's Catering. Walnut halves New Zealand Bakels Ltd New Zealand Post Office New Zealand Post Office. CourierPost (2 different designs) Postie ("Now that's smart!") Sanitarium Health Food Company. Skippy, New Zealand's favourite cornflake. Skippy's made right here! Specsavers (stiff glossy paper bag with cord handle) Trustpower Wellington Zoo Quantity: 15 bags (14 plastic, one paper). Physical Description: Relief and offset prints on plastic or stiff paper, sizes varying
Interview with Eila Byrne
Date: 23 and 27 November 2012
From: West Coasters Club oral history project
By: Byrne, Eila Grace, 1924-
Reference: OHInt-1064-01
Description: Interview with Eila Byrne by Julie Benjamin, recorded on 23 and 27 November 2012 at her home in Takapuna, Auckland. Supporting images provided with the interview include: Byrne and her husband Alan at the time of the interview; Byrne as a child; and landmarks on the West Coast discussed during the interview. Topics covered in the interview include: family; sawmills; childhood on farm; relationship with grandparents; Murchison earthquake, 1929; farm house; neighbours; pets; Cape Foulwind; Buller River; Cape Foulwind to Westport railway line; Okari river; whitebaiting; education; Postie Plus; friends; dances; Westport; coal and gold mines; Charleston; bike group; Buller Gorge; Depression and World War Two; nursing; marriage; moving to Auckland; involvement with the West Coasters Club; visting the West Coast; and Denniston. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 8 digital image(s). 13 digital sound recording(s). 2 Electronic document(s). 1 Interview(s). Search dates: 2012-11-23 - 2012-11-27