More Info →Mary Roberts, Part 2, English childhood, life and work in Palmerston North - Manawatu Conversations

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 Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 16th August 2022, Part 2 of 2.  Came to Palmerston North 1969. First impressions compared to Wellington. Working when younger, giving pay to mother. Benefits of Palmerston North’s location. Liking to be active, but not sporty. Being a “Why” child. Banned from the library. Good and bad children. Memories of childhood. Overhearing adults’ conversations. Walking to school. Social life in Palmerston North. Accounting work in the 60s and 70s. Calculating machines, mental arithmetic. Different maths skills now. Dialing phone numbers. Changed ways to learn maths. Memory skills. No electronic banking. Using cash for transactions. Scam phonecalls. Problems for elderly adjusting to changed technology. 

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August 16, 2022