More Info →The Manawatū Journal of History: Issue 11

Description: Contents:

p. 3 Editorial / Cushla Scrivens

p. 5 A story of music, rumour, and war in Feilding / Dorothy Pilkington

p. 11 Anders Hansen Ihle Palmerston North pioneer / Joan Barnes

p. 20 A journalist in World War One: the man who created 'ANZAC' / Marilyn Wightman

p. 27 A pioneering principal: Massey's Sir Geoffrey Peren / Lucy Marsden

p. 38 It's all in the name: German heritage in the First World War / Heather Glasgow

p. 43 The Polish refugee children: Allan Hughes, Jan Jarka and the bond that remained / Barbara Scivens

p. 52 Alexander McDonald: the man who shot the horse at Awahuri / Richard Mildon

p. 64 A leading light for the blind / Margaret Tate

Book reviews:-

p. 73 "Signs of the times. The naming of the streets of Feilding" by Dorothy Pilkington / reviewed by Margaret Tennant

p. 74 "Communities remember World War One: memorials of the Manawatu district" compiled by Peter Olsen and Janet Boyle / reviewed by James Watson

p. 75 "Ravaged beauty. An environmental history of the Manawatu" by Catherine Knight / reviewed by Russell Poole

p. 77 "Plains science 2: inventions, innovations and discoveries from the Manawatu" edited by V E Neall / reviewed by Jill White

p. 78 "Bainesse. Celebrating 100 years of rural and community education" edited and compiled by Gillian Absolon / reviewed by Cushla Scrivens

The Manawatu Journal of History contains articles on the history of the wider Manawatu area, written by a variety of contributors. The Journal is published annually. Conditions of use: This journal is made available for personal use, study and research and all articles remain copyrighted to their original authors. For permission to reuse or publish please contact: The Editor, Manawatu Journal Associates, PO Box 1702, Palmerston North 4440.