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Jenny Olsson Part 2 - Growing up in Palmerston North - Manawatu Conversations
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Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 4th February 2020. Part 2 of 2. Steam trains in the Square. Moving stock. Smoke from trains. Local passenger trains. Longer train journeys – refreshment at stations. The appeal of steam trains. Moving the line from the Square. A&P Shows in Palmerston North – detailed description of 1950s shows. Recently moved to Manfield. Families coming in to the area after WWII. The transit camp. Social hierarchies. New subdivisions. Dislike of intermediate schools – school policy resulting in no stable group of friends. Country versus town pupils. Driving to school.
Identification
- Object type
- Audio
- Date
- February 4, 2020
Creation
- Created By
- Stuart Birks
- Place
- Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
- a&p shows
- oral history
- town v country
- trains
- transit camp