Catherine Hill
Catherine Hill (28 August 1893 – 12 August 1983) was a New Zealand maid and character. She was born in Brunnerton, West Coast, New Zealand on 28 August 1893.[1] She frequented the Frankton railway station and was known as "Coffee and Bun".[2][3]
Hill died in 1983 and was buried in the Hamilton Park Cemetery.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Moodie, Jane. "Catherine Hill". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
- ↑ Hutchins, Graham (2011). Last Train to Paradise: Journeys from the Golden Age of New Zealand Railways. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ↑ "Railway stations – The dark side". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
Further Sources
- Frankton Oral History Project. Tape recordings. History Department, University of Waikato, Hamilton
- "Obituary". Waikato Times. 27 August 1983. p. 6.