Broadcast on Manawatū People's Radio 30 July, 2019. Kevin Burrows and Rod Watt, Part 1 of 2.
Time at school together from 1948. Polio epidemic. Discipline, mischief. Palmerston North Technical College. Burning the teacher’s cane. Palmerston Nort...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Palmerston North
Date: July 30, 2019
Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio 6 August, 2019. Kevin Burrows and Rod Watt, part 2 of 2. School in the 1950s. The cane and notches in belts. Pranks they would do: making bombs, smells from wattle seeds, rubber band guns. Making skeletons in s...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 6, 2019
Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 13th December 2022. Part 1 of 2. Born in Palmerston North. Family farmed in Glen Oroua. Walked to school, 1945, no shoes. Conflict with lady teachers. The strap. Desks, inkwells. Biked to Rongot...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Palmerston North
Date: December 13, 2022