Friday 12 April 2019

Autumn 1960s Style

Rotorua Photo News, a few photo's of Autumn in Rotorua

April 1964 edition : 
First Rugby game of the season : Wasps v Harlequins was attended by 10,000 at Rugby Park. With fifteen All Blacks shared between the two teams.  The Score : Wasps 30,  Harlequins 22. 
Pg’s 6-10. & 60-61,66.

Rotorua Photo News, April 1964 - pg 6


Traffic was nose to tail... pg 66

Every Easter, local Jaycees pay a visit to the children's ward of Queen Elizabeth Hospital. And a few children get dressed for the occasion.



April 1966 edition:

Organised by Mike Molloy, National Menswear Week, took place with six male models parading the streets downtown in style, Telephone and public quiz shows and music from local pop group 'The Newcomers'. p.38-41





A few popular recipes to enjoy this Autumn.  From the W.D.F.F Cookery Book. 1965



From a cook book in my Mum's collection.

Brittany Tea Room Carrots

2 cups cubed carrot                        ¼ cup water
½ teaspoon sugar                           1 small onion
2 tablespoons oil                             1 ½ tablespoons flour
⅛ teaspoon pepper                         ½ teaspoon salt
1 cup strained tomato juice             Cayenne

Let carrots stand in salted water 10 minutes or more. Saute chopped onions and carrots in butter for 5 minutes. Add flour and seasoning, stir well, then add water and tomato juice. Put on fire and when it boils pour into baking dish or casserole and bake for 1 hour. Good warm oven. 

Autumn is also the time we commemorate the fallen, Lest We Forget 

Soldier at QE Spa : Photo by Alison Leigh.
This post compiled by Alison.