Husband returns from the war and ‘drops a bombshell’ on his wife
Ethel Barr talks about when her husband, George returned from the war.
Pregnant woman stops raid on hotel
Ethel Barr, talks about life in Wairarapa during the war, how it affected her German friend and how she stopped a raid on a hotel.
Jack Bull and his failed raid on his neighbours
Jack Bull recounts his attempted raid at the age of 4 when he tried do his part for the war effort by 'removing' his German neighbours. - AUDIO/WAIRARAPA ARCHIVE
Bill Jamieson recalls WWI (excerpt)
In January 1917 Bill Jamieson joined the army, leaving New Zealand on the ‘Pakeha’ in April of that year, and arrived back in New Zealand on the ‘Raranga’, two years and four days later. When interviewed as a 97-year-old in 1991, he said he enjoyed spending time in...
