TORLESSE PICNIC 1934
Canterbury Mountaineering Club members including John Pascoe on their way to
a picnic. Filmed by Tainui Robins.
KISMET TOPICS - SEASIDE SHOTS - PUPILS OF MT. PLEASANT SCHOOL GO FOR A BATH 1932-33
Pupils leave school for a trip to the beach. Filmed by J.P. Drewitt.
THELMA AND MOTHER AT THE BEACH, ca1932
Thelma Inkster and her family picnic in South Westland and children play at a beach side playground. Filmed by Greymouth cinematographer Lawrie Inkster.
THELMA PLAYING 1931 - 33
Thelma Inkster walks in her father’s shoes, powders her nose and rides her trike. Filmed by Lawrie Inkster.
TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN PADDOCK,1935
Thelma and friend run a three legged race, and have a tea party in the backyard. Filmed by Lawrie Inkster.
TOMMY AGED 1/52, 1934
New born Tommy Sidey being bathed. Filmed by his father, TKS Sidey .
THE STORY OF BILL 1930 -1940
Bill MacEwan as a small boy in Lower Hutt, feeding the chickens, playing on a tricycle and at a children’s party in February 1936. Filmed by Ian MacEwan
OSLER FAMILY COMPILATION 3 1937
Family group and children on a home made seesaw. Filmed by James Osler from Wairoa.
FAMILY PETS & OGILVIES TIMBER CO. PICNIC ca1940
Filmed by Len Schaef in the Schaef’s garden in Marsden Rd; Greymouth. The pet seagull lands on Mrs Schaefs head.
CHILDREN, BRIDGE & CRANE AT BRUCE BAY, AT BEACH....1941
Filmed by Len Schaef. Mrs Schaef shows young Graham who is a little apprehensive, how to make a frog hop around the driveway. Graham pumps up his pedal-car tyre and later rolls down the sand dunes along with his father and a friend
CRICHTON COBBERS CLUB 1945 / 46
The Crichton Cobbers Club began in WW1 [revitalised in 1950s] to organise outdoor pursuits for city children. Children are shown taking part in outdoor sporting activities. Filmed by Tainui Robins.
CARS TO CARRINGTON 1938/39/40
The Canterbury Mountaineering Club enroute to Carrington Hut was filmed by Tainui Robins. In the 1970s a recording of his commentary was made, this was matched (as much as possible) to the film by The Film Archive in 2000.
HEALTH CAMPS FOR HAPPINESS 1937
An appeal by Michael Joseph Savage for the King George V Memorial Fund for health camps. Shows children at the Otaki Health Camp. Government Film Studios
WEEKLY REVIEW 169 : NZ SOLDIERS AND POLISH CHILDREN 1944.
Polish refugees arrive in Auckland on board a ship returning soldiers from the war in Cairo and Europe. 725 children and 113 adults board two trains for the last stage of their journey to accommodation near Pahiatua. On arrival they join in a service of remembrance for those from whom they were parted in their war torn homeland. Produced by the National Film Unit.