Contents:
p. 3 Editorial / Margaret Tennant
p. 5 To bridge or not to bridge...? / Jill White
p. 17 Money for my boy: the story of Katherine Wilson's will / Dorothy Pilkington
p. 25 The final battle / Simon Johnson
p. 35 An indeterminate sentence: the Shannon objector camps 1942-1946 / Margaret Tate
p. 48 'Young maids in England never behaved thus!' life at the Craven School for Girls (1892-1929) / Heather Glasgow
p. 52 Platinum fever in the Fitzherbert hills / Russel Poole
p. 64 The end of the road: the early years of the Awapuni home / Margaret Tennant
Book reviews:-
p. 74 "Horses 'n' wagons: adventures of Oroua Teamsters 1997-2004" by Maurice Watt / reviewed by Lucy Marsden
p. 76 "War stories: memories of the residents of Feilding" edited by Bobbie Nicholls and Ruth Dalzell / reviewed by Russel Poole
Notes:-
p. 77 A new history of Palmerston North / Margaret Tennant
Obituary:-
p. 78 Mervyn Wilkinson ('Merv') Hancock 1926-2016 / Margaret Tennant
Correction:-
p.80 Dorothy Pilkington
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.
