Category Archives: New Zealand

14 May 1982

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Fri May XIV Went to St L’s in the pouring rain to replenish stox for the PARTY tomorrow This is one of the more curious entries in the diary. The handwriting is appalling, even by my standards. To hazard a … Continue reading →

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13 May 1982

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Thur May XIII Lisa went to the zoo. Played Ulcers and actually won, so the ‘jinx’ is broken. The biggest question going through my mind is just how many times we must’ve played Ulcers for me to think that I … Continue reading →

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12 May 1982

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Wed May XII Took Karen to R.T.S. and when I fetched her back I got invited to join in a game of HIT THE DECK with them. Decided to join the youth group and am going Swimming with them on … Continue reading →

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11 May 1982

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Tue May XI The Proverbial Guides’ do? They took over 1 hr on the Treasure hunt, and even then we had to stop them for tea. And we got some very interesting spellings of ‘caravan’. It took me until quite … Continue reading →

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10 May 1982

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Mon May X Went to St L’s. Arranged a Treasure hunt for Karens Guides ‘do‘ tomorrow. Treasure hunts seem to be one of those things that have gone completely out of fashion, but for a time they seemed to be … Continue reading →

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9 May 1982

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Sun May IX Karen returned. The Thermostat on the water heater went, and the electrician had to come. Lisa and Kevin being right h o r r o r s. Note the very deliberate spacing of the final word. I … Continue reading →

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8 May 1982

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Sat May VIII Went caving with the Gaulds. The first cave was a wash-out, but the second was great. You had to crawl through a narrow slit to get into the main chamber and then there were lots of little … Continue reading →

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7 May 1982

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Fri May VII Last day of term. Got out at 1.30. I suppose its been alright, despite the disaster with cricket, but I made the school soccer team which I’ve never done before and P3 W1 D1 L1 F3 A4 … Continue reading →

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6 May 1982

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Thur May VI Old boys day. Watched the 1st Soccer XI get wasted  by the old boys 5-2, but it poured with rain. Mum and Dad’s wedding anniversary. MAGS was the only school I attended which had an Old Boys … Continue reading →

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5 May 1982

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Wed May V Last exams – Science and Tech Drawing. Hope I haven’t done TOO badly. There, that refrain again! This time it was a bit more justified than two days before, because Tech Drawing was a new subject to … Continue reading →

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