Contents

Contents :
Cover : Dressmakers picnic at Days bay, Wellington
Appetiser : Neville Carlsen Vaudeville entertainer;
Ohakune, My home town [Margaret Wilkins shares treasured memories of a town shadowed by Mount Ruapehu];
A family mystery [an unexplained departure by Ian Strang];
New Zealand Memories Mailbox;
Pacific War 1943/44 [excerpts from the diary of Hector William Knight, Armourer WWII - Solomon Islands 1939];
Images of the Regions : Wellington and Wairapapa [Eketahuna / Dalefield / Paekakariki Beach / Petone Esplanade / Courtney Place, Wellington City / Day’s Bay;
Wellington : The Americans hit town [extract for preview - May 2003];
The Sad Story of a sock : a poem by May Elliot;
Reader’s Response : The Young New Zealander’s Club Clare Baylis claims membership during her teens;
The Passenger Transport Company : Ron Queenin provides an account of a bus company that spanned four decades;
A Slice of Life : the pride of Westport;
Te Rae o Karaka Historic Reserve : Mike Taylor examines the history of the area;
A Whirl of Entertainment : Kirstie Ross profiles Neville Carlsen and the popularity of vaudeville, variety shows and revues;
In Print [book reviews];
Viaduct Basin : Paul Mahoney looks at an earlier era of riches at Auckland’s Viaduct Basin;
Come Dancing at Symondville, 1948 : Kenneth Lord fondly remembers skirting the dance floor;
Images from the Regions : Canterbury;
Genealogy List / Index;
Edwardian Excursions;
Riding the Rails : An ‘As I Remember’ story by Jean Dinnie;
Editor’s Choice : Three’s a crowd;