Contents

Contents : COVER : Raiha and Toihau Pene photographed by Harold Marsh;
Appetiser : Women shopping in Wellington’s Cuba Mall, 1978;
From Staines to Southland [Ann Somerville relates the story of Southland pioneer Ann Spittle];
The Bungalow (later Pompallier Lodge in Russell) [A National Radio ‘As I Remember’ story by Judith Wilcox];
Feeding the family in the forties [making ends meet on a war pension ... and with eight children to support was a challenge according to Val Wood];
Images from the Region : Waikato [Winter show - Hamilton / Calf Championships at Morrinsville / Tuakau Bridge - Waikato river / Northern Steamship SS Taniwha - Junction Wharf - Waihou River / Brenan & Co horse teams - Paeroa / Ohinermure goldfields early transport / Government-sponsored spa at Te Aroha Hot Springs Domain / Fairfield Bridge, Hamilton / Raglan / Cambridge / Te Kuiti;
Ans Westra Remembers [Helen Frances profiles the award-winning photographer];
The Death of the Fiery Star [An unexplained mystery surrounds the tragedy of this sailing ship as told by Brian Mackrell];
Slice of Life [No. 6 Squadron RNZAF at Halavo Bay, Solomon Islands];
A Boy’s War [Alwyn Owen paints a vivid picture of the 1939-1945 war years as a high school pupil and the effects upon himself];
Reader’s Responses [Wellington’s Harbour Defence Boom];
Kate [Alan Turley profiles tennis champion Kathleen Nunneley];
Cross A Bridge ... to ‘Somewhere’ or ‘Nowhere’; [Written by the late Joan Monahan];
A Soldier’s Story [Joanna Bereford recounts a fighter pilot’s tale];
Images from the Regions : Wanganui / Manawatu [Chateau Tongariro / Raetihi Show / Ohakune Cycle Race ca 1920-22 / picnic at Manunui ca 1913 / Taumaranui 1923 / sergeant to the rescue at Mangaweka / Gonville School / Wanganui Technical College / Wanganui / Palmerston North;
In Print [book reviews];
Passing of the Quarter-acre Section [by Brian Humberstone];
Mailbox [first flight / girl in red / Bartletts Camp / Karori / Kingston Flyer / Mornington Cable Tram;
genealogy list, index and bibliography;
Editor’s Choice [how times have changed!];