MAE FLORENCE BAILEY

Interviewer: Karyn Owen

Abstractor: Robyn Powley

Interview: 2 June 2016

TRACK 1

00:36 Interview introduction – identification MAE FLORENCE BAILEY (nee STUCK) – born 1932

02:04 Recalls – earliest memory - MOTHER making porridge and toast – WOOD FIRE/RANGE – oldest BROTHER – GORDON – took the MILK to the FACTORY at OREPUKI – sister’s 21st BIRTHDAY – LILLIAN STUCK – party in neighbour’s barn – about 500 PEOPLE

03:34 Recalls – SCHOOL – one classroom – WAIHOKA (sp) – teacher MR TOMS (sp) – TRAIN to TUATAPERE – NATURE WALKS to MILL – PLANTS, BIRDS EGGS, NATIVE TREES – PROJECTS

05:51 Recalls – very hot – boys dug out a HOLE in the CREEK – SWIMMING POOL – very muddy – GRINDSTONE CREEK

06:43 Recalls – MUM and DAD ‘burnt out’ – HERB – paper in the fire/then threw it in the wood box – WHOLE HOUSE burnt – DAD bought NED FORDE’S FARM – that house is ‘still there today’ – ALISTAIR MEMPHIS (sp) lives there now – same CORRUGATED IRON still there – BROWN-RIDGES (sp) lived across the paddock – RAILWAY ‘ran through the middle of our farm, up to TUATAPERE’ – TETUMUTU – RAILWAY and STATION - DAD got LIME – shunted off at the STATION

10:41 Recalls – finished SCHOOL at WAIHOKA – Standard 6 – then RIVERTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL – TRAIN 7.00 am to RIVERTON – stayed around the SCHOOL - 5.00 pm TRAIN home

11:33 Recalls – MR MURRAY – Head Teacher – MISS O’DELL (sp) – PRIMARY and HIGH SCHOOL – MR MURRAY – a MILITARY man – FRIDAY went to ‘MANUAL – how to COOK/HYGIENE – made friends for ‘rest of your life’ – MARGARET JOHNS – HILDA BAILEY – LORNA LEE – PAT THOMPSON – TRAIN at OREPUKI – COLAC – WAKAPATU – ‘Train left without them while they were ‘chasing the boys’ – met FIRST BOY FRIEND

15:00 End of Track 1

TRACK 2

00:15 Recalls – REX AUSTIN – RUSSELL AUSTIN – left school at 15 – decided to be a NURSE – MATRON interviewed her – stayed until she MARRIED – two SURGEONS – MR WALDON – WEDNESDAY’S – ‘pulled teeth’ – DR TROTTER – ‘passed practicing’ then – AMBULANCE – FORD TRUCK – off-duty NURSES had to go in the AMBULANCE – POT-HOLES in the roads – PUKEMAORI – ambulance driver was the BOILER-MAN – got the heat going and the hot water

04:10 Recalls – met JOE at FOOTBALL – was the local ELECTRICIAN – DUNEDIN – Cow Yards/sheds WIRED UP – DAIRY FACTORIES – GUMMIES BUSH – LONGWOOD – every village had a dairy factory – OREPUKI – PAHIA – only men worked in the dairy factories – made CHEESE – BUTTER – went on the TRAIN

06:19 Recalls – was 8 or 9 (when the WAR was on) – PAPER over the WINDOWS – on the COAST – NO LIGHTS at night – SUBMARINES – TE WAEWAE BAY – charged their BATTERIES – ‘THE JAPS’ – scary walking to SCHOOL – PATROLLED around the COAST – ‘Ready for War’ – HOME GUARD – TRENCHES – DAD in the Home Guard – PERCY and RONNIE too young

08:39 Recalls – RONNIE had ASTHMA – KNITTED SOLDIER’S MITTENS - BALACLAVAS – SCARVES – OREPUKI RSA

09:26 Recalls – GRANNY – immigrated from ENGLAND – JANE RANDOLPH – married the GARDENER – the family disowned her – came to NEW ZEALAND – HORSE and DRAY – camp at MAKAREWA – ‘MUM’ born there – FLORA ROAD named after her – GRANNY and GRANDDAD went to TE WAEWAE – HAPPY VALLEY – DISHES from ENGLAND – got smashed – sold her JEWELLERY to pay for the trip to NZ – DAD bought a FARM for her BROTHERS at PAHIA – RONNIE – PERCY

12:27 Recalls – RIDGER – sowing turnips – coming home RIDGER dragged over her FATHER – he died – MAE about 11 years old – GORDON came home from WAR – TROPICS – wounded across the top of his head – OLDEST BROTHER – his WIFE DIED – MENINGITIS

15:00 End of Track 2

TRACK 3

00:08 Recalls – He (GORDON) came home on LEAVE – went back – WOUNDED

00:57 Recalls – raised a PET LAMB – DAD bought it for a POUND – cost of SHOES – MUM made dresses on SINGER SEWING MACHINE

01:51 Recalls – MOTHER remarried – a ‘SCOTCHMAN’ – went to SCOTLAND – met RELATIONS – sold the FARM – retired to INVERCARGILL

02:35 Recalls – 3 pence for TRAY PICKS – FISH – STICKS OF CHOCOLATE – 1 PENNY TRAY – MOVIES – SATURDAY NIGHT – at OREPUKI – neighbours – BROWNRIDGES (sp) had a CAR –

THRUPPENCE for ICECREAM – THRUPPENCE to ‘get in’ – PHYLLIS POPPIN (sp) – SHOP – RIVERTON had a PICTURE THEATRE (where the FOOD PLAZA is now)

04:22 Recalls – ‘All the SHOPS there used to be’ – FLORIST – CHEMISTS – GROCERS – BUTCHERS – Grocers were SINGLE PROFIT – SPENCERS – WADE de CLIFFORD – BOBBY ROBINSON

05:10 Recall – Summertime – TRAINS came from INVERCARGILL – to the BEACHES – COLAC – H&J SMITHS built the PAVILION – dressed up to go to the BEACH – DAD wore a SUIT/COLLAR/TIE – MUM – a FUR and a HAT – MONKEY ISLAND – MILK TRUCK picked up everyone

06:45 Recalls – TUATAPERE SPORTS DAY – NEW YEAR’S DAY – TRAINS – lots of people – RUNNING – CHOPPING – CYCLING – NATIVE BUSH – WAIAU RIVER – go out to TE WAEWAE BAY – ‘it would bring down all the stones’

15:00 End of Track 3

TRACK 4

00:04 Recalls – SIX SISTERS - Medals on – Veil on – SISTER GUISE the HEAD SISTER – SENIOR NURSES – SISTER CLARK (sp) went into THEATRE – with DOCTORS – MAE a Junior (nurse) 3-4 years – RACECOURSE – 100’s there (big photo of them all) - DOMESTIC STAFF – CLEANERS – 4 or 5 LAUNDRY STAFF – then UNIFORMS sent to KEW – a SEAMSTRESS – MRS HUGGINS (sp)

02:35 Interview finishes