Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 9th June 2020. Tom and Colleen Romley, Part 2 of 5. Leisure activities. Soccer. Learning to swim in the river. Diving off the bridge. Dentists. Sunday School. Pocket money as a boarder. Cinema. Scouts. Military training at Waiouru, Valentine tanks. Cycling between PN and Ashhurst. Radio – why Colleen was called “Compost”. Few books. Weekly dances, letting a mouse loose. Flower shows. Range of stores in Ashhurst in 1940s and 50s. Brethren community. Many English assisted immigrants. Poms and English.
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Tom Romley Part 2 of 5, 1940s and 50s Ashhurst - Manawatu Conversations
Identification
- Object type
- Audio
- Relation
- IMCA Digital Archive
- Date
- June 9, 2020
- Format
- Born Digital
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive