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Eileen Curd Part 2, Life in New Zealand - Manawatu Conversations

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 18th January 2022.  Part 2 of 2. A chorus girl in the UK. A film extra with Richard Attenborough. Dancing, ballet and tap. Working in Wellington. Shipboard romances. Women getting pregnant before marri...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 18, 2022

Housing styles - Manawatu Conversations

Broadcast on Access Manawatu on 29 May 2018, a group discussion of building styles and materials at various times in New Zealand. Topics include: ceiling heights, heating, ventilation, food safes, design errors, and threats (floods, earthquakes, l...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Date:          May 29, 2018

Letter from Hawkes Bay earthquake survivor

This letter was written by 'Mag' to family in England, from the evacuation camp at the Showgrounds in Palmerston North. Mag describes the earthquake and the first few days after in detail, the letter culminating after she arrives at the Showgroun...

Creator:      "Mag"
Place:          Napier and Palmerston North Showgrounds
Date:          February 7, 1931

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