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Department of Slavonic Studies

flatnames — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 08:00:55 +0000

In 1972 at 72 St David Street, where the St David Street lecture theatres sit now, a group of students hung out a rather official looking sign. It celebrated their “three common kiwi names”, Fudakowski, Nowakowski, Voykovic. As the flat was owned by the University name it made sense to call it, “Department of Slavonic Studies”. Mike Fudakowski told me, “We had a formal-looking plate made for the door by a relative of Anthony Voykovic, one Gary Wyber who with his father had a photographic printing business and could photo-etch a zinc plate. Voykovic thinks that Nowakowski ended up with that plate. I dont remember.”

The flat cost a grand total of $5 a week. Average at the time. It had a coal range and a gas oven, so it wasnt too difficult to warm in winter. However it had no hot water at all. “We used to venture down the road to the Student Union or the Phys Ed School squash courts for a shower, so this may not have occurred on a daily basis.”

Paula Worthington, Mike Fudakowski, Andrew Nowakowski and Tony Voykovic with the Staff Car. Photograph by Nigel Charters, used with permission.

Kasia Waldegrave who provided the photo, told me the flat was visited by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS), the name having sparked fears of a communist domino effect having infiltrated Dunedin. Mike didnt recall this incident, but did remember another. “We were certainly visited by a Polish-speaking gentleman who said he was the Polish Consul from Wellington on a visit. A mystified man, puzzled by my own evident inadequacy with the Polish tongue. Nowakowski was called and came to the rescue to explain that the Department was only informally attached to the University. I think he knew the Polish words for student humour.”

Curious about the NZSIS visit, I wrote them a letter. They checked their records, but there were no details of an investigation into the inhabitants of the Department of Slavonic Studies.

The flat possessed a small, asphalted back yard from which they could see, on Cumberland Street, the rear of Free Latvia, a flat where Jim Mora, Radio NZ broadcaster, used to live.

Critic 1977, vol. 53, no. 5, p.14

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Critic 1977, vol. 53, no. 5, p.14

Toad Hall addendum to “Scarfie Flats of Dunedin”

flatnames — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 03:00:22 +0000

Its the fate of authors investigating and relaying stories from the past; details will be missed, stories will be untold and some facts may be incorrectly reported. So much of this kind of research relies on finding people, or being found. It relies on getting in touch with, or hearing the people that lived there at the time, or who knew someone (who knew someone) but sometimes that just doesnt happen at all, or in the case of Toad Hall, didnt happen in time.

In September 2019, Jim Scott submitted reminiscences about his time at Toad Hall, a time that began in late 1958. The story of Toad Hall features on pages 54-59, 22 and 238 of Scarfie Flats of Dunedin and describes the beginnings of the flat in the 1960s. Many thanks Jim, for getting in touch and contributing to the story of Toad Hall. Scarfie Flats of Dunedin was a snapshot in time, its great to continue the story here, online.

Toad Hall origin story

After three years of residence in Knox College, we five: John Allen [Medicine], George Salmond [Medicine], Fred Strange [Medicine], Jim Scott [Dentistry], and Lachie Watson [Law], left at the end of 1958 to “go flatting”.

John & George (he had a car!) were deputed to scout for a flat. They somehow secured the tenancy of 22 Pitt Street: rent payable immediately. The back story was that until recently it had been occupied by two sisters. One had died, and the distraught survivor kept her sister with her for several days.

Photo of 22 Pitt Street, 1959

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Toad Hall, 1959. Playing darts on the front porch. Jim Scott Collection.

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Purple Orgy / Roger Wilco on Howe Street

flatnames — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 04:59:22 +0000

Purple Orgy (1968) and Roger Wilco (1977) were situated at 57 Howe Street later named Juice Box (2011) and more recently, Treasure Island (2016).

Purple Orgy

There nothing to verify the meaning of this name except for the purple paintwork.

Purple Orgy. 57 Howe Street. DCC Archives, City Planning Collection (c.1968)

Roger Wilco

See the flatties in 1977 along with their sign for the flat Roger Wilco (posted by Karin Williams).

May OHagan recalls living in Roger Wilco in 1978, The huge sniff balls. The discussions on anarchy. And the green van inscribed with Id rather have a free bottle in front of me than a pre-fontal lobotomy. On questioning her about the nature of sniff balls, she elucidated, We saved our roaches, then cut them up into little pieces, then wrapped them into a ball in cigarette paper. Stuck a needle in the ball (about the size of a marble), put a match to it and passed it around and sniffed it. (Facebook comments 17 July 2015).

Kate Ryan The flat actually had a painted sign that ran like a ribbon on one weatherboard at the front..it said Play is better than work, I wonder if it is still there under the present paintwork, it had been painted directly on the house Lachy Paterson I think Karin painted that slogan, also from a Kliban book. (Facebook comments 18 July 2015).

The flat, Roger Wilco, spawned more named flats across the country: Gumboot Wilco (Invercargill), Cousin Wilco (Palmerton), Island Wilco (Rarotonga), Country Wilco, and Wilco National Park (Auckland).

The origin of the flat name Roger Wilco was a cartoon character created by the American B. Kliban who was particularly popular in the late 1970s. You can see a picture of the Roger Wilco character in the The Stanford Daily, Volume 172, Issue 18, 18 October 1977, this image was reproduced from his book, Whack your Porcupine, 1976. Roger Wilco has an other meaning, its roots are in radio communications lexicon, a hangover from WW11 Roger (acknowledge) Wilco (Will comply). It has a particular connection with airmen. Its not known if there is a connection between this and Klibans character.

Kliban describes himself as a beatnik in the 1960s, wearing black turtlenecks and drinking a lot, which Im sure, along with his art, was a point of connection for many students at the time.
Khublah Khan written by Samuel Coleridge, in an opiate haze c.1797 [1].

Whether or not this is the case, the flat was certainly around too early to be named for the 1980 roller-opera starring Olivia Newton John, and the hit song of the same name written by Jeff Lynne.

We walked out of that door turned hard left and back into the shop, where they made the most amazing bacon burgers and chips Mrs Verkerk always remembered us all 20+ years later, when she was in the new store ( which her son owns now).[2]

The family shop, known as the Campus Wonderful Store is still 138 Union St where its been feeding local students with pies, chips and grocery items for decades.[3]

Photo taken from the intersection Forth and Union Sts looking towards the site of the flat Xanadu (yellow building) and the Verkerks store on the corner of Eden and Union Sts. Image source: Verkerk Family (via Judy Fisher)

Corner building opponents concerns dismissed, ODT 10 November 2016.

Hobbit, 575 Cumberland Street#flatnames

flatnames — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 10:59:15 +0000

DCC Archives, City Engineer’s Cumberland Street/ Castle Street Deviation Photos

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575 Cumberland Street doesnt exist anymore, it was demolished in the 1970s when Castle and Cumberland Streets were deviated to their current course. Below you can see photos of a couple of hand drawn maps. The first, a detail, shows 575 Cumberland highlighted in green. Compare the larger hand drawn map (note the green on this larger map is NOT 575!) with the image from the DCC Webmap. You should be able to see the site of 575 Cumberland Street two sections south of 58 Albany Street.

Many thanks to the DCC Archives for providing these images.

208 Leith Street, designed a crest and motto and had letter head printed. Examples of the letters written by Bachite David Gardiner, to the Board of Divinities, can be seen in the Presbyterian Archive at Knox College.

In the 1960s a flat called Che Choux at 64 Heriot Row (Cabbage House, named for the Cabbage Tree in the front garden) also had letterhead which was printed at the Christs College Press. Unfortunately there are no copies of the letterhead available in their archives.

In the early 1970s a flat called The Spanish Slum, 16-18 London Street, also had letterhead, though it is unknown where this was printed.

It is interesting to see the shift in personalisation of communication forms from a hard copy print environment, to the digital; from email, to social media where platforms like Facebook suddenly make it very easy to communicate with many people simultaneously. Where once flats went to the extent to have letterhead designed and printed, todays students can easily set up a Facebook page for their flat. There are several examples, of this practice, such as The Chateau at 47 London Street, The V Flat at 97 Dundas Street and the 8 Man at 627 Castle Street.

Did you have letterhead or a Facebook page for your student flat, or do you know of a flat that had letterhead or has a Facebook page? If so, Id love to hear about it.

Flat names trickling in

flatnames — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:16:00 +0000

It’s amazing. I’m the grateful recipient of a growing treasure trove of stories, information and photos about past named flats in Dunedin the stories are mostly coming arriving from alumni of the 1960s and 1970s and you’ll see a few posts below where I’ve started listing these names, and the addresses if I have them). There’s a few from the 1990s too.

820 members of the FB group.

Do you remember the 1970s in Dunedin?

flatnames — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:29:00 +0000

Do you remember or have any detail about these flats, or others from this period?

Gilgamesh (Castle St), Nightmare Abbey (Castle Street), Hobbit’s Hovel, The Bay of Pigs (Cumberland St), Convention Centrewhich (Cumberland St), Toad Hall (Pitt or Cumberland St), Mustart Mansion, Ratvia, Slagg Heep (158 Dundas Street), Toad Works , Acropolis (Clyde Street), The Spanish Slum (16-18 London St)

Do you remember the 1970s in Dunedin?