Shorts, Cadet
Description
A pair of khaki woollen shorts, child-sized, as part of a cadet's uniform worn by Terry Urbahn and his older brothers at New Plymouth Boys' High School in the 1960s and 70s. The shorts have " C.CARTER " written in ink inside the shorts as well as " LANE MANUFACTURING CO./GISBORNE " stamped on the waistband.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Maker
Production place
Classification
Credit line
This
cadet's
uniform
was
worn
by
Terry
Urbahn
and
his
brothers
when
attending
New
Plymouth
Boys'
High
School
in
the
1970s.
Cadet
training
was
a
compulsory
part
of
their
education
during
this
time
period,
and
Terry
recalls
doing
drills
run
by
the
senior
students,
firing
guns
at
the
rifle
range,
learning
survival
skills
and
staying
overnight
in
Egmont
National
Park.
Unlike
in
the
immediate
post-war
period,
by
the
time
Terry
was
part
of
the
NPBHS
cadet
corp
the
focus
on
the
programme
was
adventure
and
development
focused,
rather
than
a
military
training
exercise.
Terry
recalls
spending
5
days
each
year
doing
cadet
training
at
high
school,
much
like
an
outdoor
education
camp
or
similar
at
schools
today.
Accession number
PA2013.076
Collection type
Material
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