Contents

Contents :
Cover : Marjorie Keegan skating in Wellington;
Appetiser : Canadian Soldiers celebrate Japan’s surrender, Jervois Quay, Wellington;
The Martin’s Bay Settlement [Gordon Campbell records the fate of northern Fiordland settlers];
When Hamlet and Scarlett came to New Zealand [Christopher Moor documents the visit of two screen idols - Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh];
Christmas Greetings with a Nautical flavour [from the New Zealand National Maritime Museum - Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited];
The Bazaar [a mouth-watering tale from Ian Strang];
The Good Ol’ Kiwi Slang [a poem by Trevor Rowe];
Images from the Regions : Coromandel / Thames / Bay of Plenty [Ye diggings - Coromandel / Whitianga / Thames Club / Beach - Thames / gold mines of Grahamstown Thames / Waihi / Tauranga / Whakatane / Torere / White Island;
National Band of NZ to Southhampton in RMS Rangitoto [by Denis Dewe];
Nearly born on a jigger [Rae Atkins relays the true story of the dramatic dash that preceded in the birth of her sister in 1922];
Slice of Life : “Mountaineering we will go ... “;
John Pascoe : Author, Historian, Mountaineer, Photographer [Chris Maclean profiles a man of many talents];
Bread - The Staff of Life [Alan Stormont relates a short history of Auckland bakehouses];
In Memory [Commemorative services for air accidents. Written by Peter Layne];
New Zealand School Journals [Marjorie Pattie prompts memories of classroom reading material];
In Print [book reviews];
Delivering the Milk [An ‘As I Remember’ story by June Nightingale];
Images from the Regions : Northland [Awanui / Kauri gum chewing gum? / Kawakawa / Tokatoka / J.J. Potter - schoolmaster and photographer / Paparoa / Mangawhare / Waikiekie / Kohukohu;
Mailbox [Catalina / frozen peas / public works camps;
Genealogy list, Index and bibliography;
Editor’s Choice : Hanging by a thread (Central School in Lemon St, New Plymouth);