Bryant, May

Production date
Circa 1982
Description
May was the daughter of Henry and Alice (nee Duffill) Lloyd. lived on the Patiki Road before moving to Manaia. In 'Maranui' Manaia, she writes of her childhood memories in Manaia. She was 80 years old at the time of writing and while the document is not dated, she refers to the Manaia centennial celebrations in 1982.
The reminiscences are arranged in a series of chapters with headings such as 'family'; Manaia Municipal Brass Band; Boxthorn; School Days; Miss Loudon; We become Keepers of the Bees; the Climate; Granny; Troubled Times, World War I, 1914-1918; Town Cows of Manaia; Parihaka; Kapuni beach; Our Church (Methodist); sport; Paddy McKeown; The Patterson Family; Haymaking; More People; Manaia Golf Club; Boxthorn; Manaia Centennial Celebrations.

Object detail

Production date

Circa 1982

Subject person

May Bryant

Classification

reminiscences/(for Archives)

Item list

Folder

Reminiscence

Digital file

Transcript. 'Troubled Times: 1914-1918 War'.

Accession number

ARC2002-76

Collection type

My shortlist

Subject place

Manaia Taranaki New Zealand Polynesia Oceania North Island Opunake Parihaka Pungarehu Kāpuni

Subject

Invasive species and weeds Plants Bands and orchestras Music Entertainment and recreation Family activities Farming Agriculture, fishing and forestry World War One (1914-1918) International conflicts War

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