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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.

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Manawatū Journal of History
Date
2016
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Format
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