The Ups And Downs Of Jeremy James

Growing up in New Zealand in the 1960s and 1970s

Taranaki, Whanganui, Dunedin

Dedicated to my Mother who is the real hero of this story

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Contents

Map of the West Coast of the North Island of New Zealand

Prologue

My Parents: James and Dora: Their Family Backgrounds

My Father James’ Earlier Life

Kingston Maurward College, Dorset (1955-1956)

Pihama, Taranaki (1956-1958)

Feilding, Manawatu (1958-1959)

Hawera, Taranaki (1959- 1960)

Tuna, near Stratford, Taranaki (1960-1963)

Ngaere, near Stratford, Taranaki (1963-1972)

Avon Primary School: Primer 1 to Primer 3 (1964-1965)

Avon Primary School: Standard 1 & 2 (1966-1967)

Avon Primary School: Standard 3 & 4 (1968-1969)

Avon Primary School: Form 1 & 2 (1970-1971)

Stratford High School: Form 3 (1972)

Whanganui High School: Form 4 & 5 (1973-1974)

Dora met Frank

Dacca, Bangladesh (1975-1976)

Whanganui Collegiate School: Form 6 & 7 (1975-1976)

University of Otago, Dunedin: 1st Year (1977)

University of Otago, Dunedin: 2nd Year (1978)

University of Otago, Dunedin: 3rd Year (1979)

1980 onwards: Post Script

Some of the Books that have been of interest to me

Acknowledgements

Nostalgia: Music LP Covers from the 1960s and 1970s

Cover Illustration