More Info →Lorraine Holtham; Her life in Palmerston North, part 2 - Manawatu Conversations

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio 12th February 2019. Lorraine Holtham, Part 2 of 5.  Intermediate school. Enjoyed school. Bike to school. Swimming sports. Subjects taken. Headmaster riding bike inside. Schools with swimming pools. Mother making clothes. High school: shorthand and typing. Male teachers in military uniform. Headmistress. Learning to touch-type. Lack of further education, difficulty going to university. History focus on England. Left school when turned 15. Father had retired (wounded in WWI), so tight time. Larger families then.