Aileen Wilson – Stories from the New Hebrides

The Kibbutz

Posted on April 17, 2017July 23, 2017 by

By Aileen Wilson. In December 1971, my husband Peter was employed by Athol Rusden (who used to run a boat service from Auckland to New Caledonia to the New Hebrides) to build some houses on a piece of... Read More

Getting down to business

Posted on April 17, 2017July 23, 2017 by

By Aileen Wilson. Back in the early 1970s there was only a handful of New Zealanders in Vila and being from New Zealand we tended to congregate with them. We got to know Des Elliott and Shirley, his w... Read More

A child’s life

Posted on April 17, 2017July 23, 2017 by

By Aileen Wilson. In addition to setting up and running the shop on Hideaway, I also looked after Joanne and the household – me and the housegirls. When she was about 3 years old Joanne went to Judy... Read More

Stories from the New Hebrides

This site contains stories from people who called the New Hebrides home. Anyone who has an interest in the New Hebrides can share and add to our collective memories. Click "Submit a story" to find out how to add your adventures from the New Hebrides.

Category: Aileen Wilson

The Kibbutz

Getting down to business

A child’s life