Aberdeen, 16-17, 25
Aboyne, 13, 15
Ackroyd, Edmund, 48
Adams, Bert, 178
Adams, Jack, 146
Agencies, 45, 64
Ain’t It a Shame, 190
Aitken, A, 129
Alexander, Marie, 186
Allan, J C, 62
Allan, Mrs J, 128
Allison pianos, 41
Allisonette pianos, 117
Amohau, A, 141
Anderson, Alfred, 33, 129, 183
Ansin, T J, 128
Army Nurses’ Song, The, 141
Ashbridge, Charlie, 132, 163, 166
Ashburton agency, 65, 81
Ashburton branch, 81, 90, 91, 99, 144, 152
Atlas Majestic Ltd, 158
Atlas stoves, 156
Atwell, Winifred, 145
Auckland branch, 96, 113, 117, 122-126, 144, 146, 153, 163,
166, 167, 178, 179
Austin, L D, 193
Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd (APRA), 193
Autumn Memories, 105, 184, 187
Bagpipes, 122
Baker, K, 89
Ballad Unsung, 193
Ballarat, Australia, 21
Band of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 96, 189
Bank of Otago, 23
Barcham, Bob, 180
Barclay, Jim, 179
Barth, Arthur, 186
Barr, Leary & Co, 57
Barry, Patricia, 165
Barraclough, Charles, 150, 153-154
Bates, G D, 121
Battison, 178
Baxter, Buckley, 64, 72-73
Bayertz, Charles, 73
Bechstein, C, pianos, 42, 63, 69, 87,116, 194
Bechstein, Madame, 194
Begg, Alexander Milne, birth, 31; yachtsman, 50; education,
53; manufacturing, 67, 92-93, 118; management, 70, 72;
directorship, 73; personal life, 74-75; conflict, 81,
96-103; NZ and South Seas Exhibition 1925-1926, 95;
publishing, 188
Begg, Barbara, 74, 112, 113
Begg, Bryan, 112, 113, 174
Begg, Charles (b 1825), early life and education, 12-16;
apprenticeship, 16-17; Aberdeen business, 17-19; marriage,
19; children, 19, 31; emigration, 20-22; Dunedin business,
25-32; partnership, 33-35; piano manufacture, 28-29, 67;
promotion of artists, 33-34; music publishing, 182-183
Begg, Charles (b 1862), 31
Begg, Charles (b 1873), birth, 31; yachtsman, 50, 73;
manager, 53, 64, 82, 96-98; overseas trip, 57; marriage and
children, 74, 75; death, 80
Begg, Charles (b 1924), 112, 113
Begg, Charles Eric (b 1899), birth, 75; general manager, 82,
111-138, 155, 160, 162; education, 98; family conflict, 103;
death, 137, 143; music publishing, 182, 189, 192
Begg, David, 14, 19, 22
Begg, Elizabeth, see Kerr, Elizabeth
Begg, Enid, 150
Begg, Helen, 65
Begg, Isabella (b 1859), see Wishart, Isabella
Begg, Isabella (b 1829), 14, 73
Begg, James, 14, 22
Begg, Janet (b 1856) 19, 41, 48, 51, 57, 119
Begg, Janet (Jessie) née Milne; marriage and children, 19,
31; managing director, 38-39, 53, 57; emigration, 67;
company shares, 73, 74; family legal battle, 96-97
Begg, Jean, 14
Begg, Jessie Milne, 74
Begg, Jock, 167
Begg, John, 13, 16, 17, 22, 65
Begg, Ken, Scotland; 15, 20; family, 112-113; Dunedin
branch, 172, 179; Musico, 149-150, 154, 155, 173, 179
Begg, Jonathan, 14, 22
Begg, Katherine (nee Fraser), 74, 98-99, 114
Begg, Lorna, see Williamson, Lorna
Begg, Mary, 13
Begg, Mary Jane, 31, 73, 75, 98, 119
Begg, Margaret Hunter, 31, 60, 73, 74, 75, 98-102, 119
Begg, Margaret (nee Hunter), 13, 15
Begg, May (nee Coburn), 113
Begg, Minnie (nee Aburn), 112, 149, 153, 154, 157
Begg, Peter (b 1819), 13
Begg, Peter (b 1831) 14
Begg, R L, 24
Begg, Robert, 14
Begg, William (b 1786), 13
Begg, William (b 1820), 13
Begg, William (b 1838), 14, 16
Begg, William (b 1858) 19
Begg & Anderson, 33-35, publications; 33, 183
Begg v Begg 1896-1899, 99-103
Begg pianos, Stewart model, 92-93; 1889 Exhibition model,
51; 1925 Exhibition model, 95
Begg-Besson Challenge Shield, 68
Begg’s Celebrity Artists Company, 129, 130-134
Begg’s Choir, 120, 121
Begg’s Composers’ Contest, 137, 192-194
Begg’s Musical Army, 134, 136-137
Begg’s Orchestra and Concert Party, 113, 120, 122
Begg’s sports teams; basketball, 179; cricket, 163, 178;
rugby, 150, 177
Beggs-Wiseman, 157
Bell, Davey, 170
Bell, Miss, 31
Bender, Heather, 148
Bennet, Miss, 89
Bennett, N T, 157-158
Bennett, W D, 128
Bensemann, Miss, 165
Berge, M, 157
Berryman, W S, 121
Besson’s musical instruments, 52, 68, 116
Bewley, J, 89
Billows, Walter, 106
Black, Clarence, 131, 132
Black, Kennedy, 194
Blackie, Mark, 154, 163, 165, 173, 179
Black’s Building, Aberdeen, 17, 18
Blackhall family, 15
Blackwell, W J, 129, 135, 138
Blanford, Joyce, 170
Blenheim agency, 81, 82
Blenheim branch, 149
Bolton, A R (Arthur), 129, 179
Blond Sailor, The, 140
Bloomfield, A, 89
Blue Smoke, 140, 175, 190
Bluthner pianos, 116
Bolton, Mavis, 175
Boosey and Co, 44, 68, 116, 150
Boosey, Simon, 150, 178
Booth, Ted, 178
Booth, Webster and Zielger, Anne, 131-133
Branch managers’ conferences, Christchurch, 129; Wanaka,
135, 138; Auckland, 154, 155; Rotorua, 173
Brass bands, 44, 51, 67, 158
Brett, G, 54
Brewer, Miss M, 88
Brigadoon, 175
Brinsdon, Garth, 146, 156, 157, 165, 166, 167
Brinsmead, John & Sons, pianos, 63, 68, 69, 87, 90
Bristol Piano Company (see also Dresden Pianoforte and Organ
Company), 90, 95, 114, 124, 144
British Army Songs, 192
Britons All, 105
Broadwood & Son, pianos, 25, 26, 28, 41
Browne, Agnes, 48-49
Browne, Benjamin, 40, 119
Browne, George Junior, 40-41, 47-49, 119, 191
Browne, Janet see Begg, Janet (b 1856)
Browne, Mary, 41, 48-49, 73
Brundell, Mr, 50, 93
Brydone, J K, 89
Buds and Blossoms, 106, 187, 188
Bulch, Thomas E, 55, 188-189
Burley, Rae, 162
Burt, Dave; Anson, Tom and Whycherley, George, 96, 189
Burt, Gwenda, 175
Burr, S P, 62
Caddie, Muriel, 130
Campbell, Frank, Auckland manager, 124, 129, 135, 138;
background, 124; general manager, 132, 144, 146, 150, 164,
173
Campbell, Margaret, 194
Campbell, Miss E A, 88
Capes, R W, 178
Carncross, Walter, 46-47
Cartwright, Alfred, 160
Carr, Augustus, 62
Carr, Miss, 89
Castles in the Air, 36, 182
Catalogue of Vocal and Instrumental Music, 1871, 30
Centenary, 148, 149
Ceramco, 158
Chapman, Miss D, 128
Chapman, Myrtle, 170
Chappell & Co pianos, 63, 115, 116
Chicken farms, 157
Chrisp & Son, 81, 90
Christchurch branch, 80, 81, 91, 100, 113, 114, 122, 124,
127, 144, 152, 159-160, 164, 167, 169, 176
Cimino, Salvatore, 61, 89
Cimino, Viola, 60, 62
Clare, Vern, 180
Clark, Jack, 153, 160
Clark, Miss, 170
Clarke, Arthur, 135, 138, 154, 155, 163, 173
Clarke, Hec, 173
Clement, Scott, 109, 190-191
Clutsam, George, 54, 185
Cocks & Co, London, 183
Cole, K, 89
Collard & Collard pianos, 25, 26, 28, 32, 68, 29, 117
Collier & Co, 66
Collins, Mrs, 170
Colvin, Dick, 168
Community Sing, 121
Connor, James C, 116, 121
Connor, John C, 121
Connor, Mrs M J A, 121
Corryvrach, 14
Cosgrove, Jack, 178
Coulls Somerville Wilkie, 190
Coulter, W R (Bill), 136
Cox, Lionel, 50
Cramer, J B & Co, pianos, 63
Crawford, Ngaire, 162
Crawshaw, Miss J, 128
Crichton, Margaret, 174
Crosby, Bing, 191
Crowther, Frank, and Marschel, Barrie, 108; and Royle, Bert,
105
Crown Street, Aberdeen, 19
Cullen, Murray, 156
Cunningham, Jim, 154, 155
Cyclopedia of New Zealand, 69
Dark-Haired Marie, 131
Dallas, Miss, 164
Dannevirke agency, 81
Dawn of Spring, 187
Dawson, Peter, 130-133, 179
de Joux, Roger, 150
de Ment, Doris, 113, 121
de Ment, William, 113
de Murska, Ilama, 34-35, 44
Dear Old Mother, 107
Dee river 13, 14
Dee Street, 19
Deeside, 13
Desgranges, A L, 84, 89
Desmoulins, Herbert, 121
Dixon, E & Co, 184
Dixon, James, Begg’s Choir, 121, 161; Dunedin manager, 129
135, 138, 144, 161, 164, 167
Dominion and Radio and Electrical Corporation Ltd (Dreco),
127-128; staff, 119; management, 146-149, 153; products,
155, 156
Don, A R and Ribbands, H S B, 107,109
Dorizac, N, 89
Dorothy Perkins Waltz, 106
Dowling Street, Dunedin, 31, 38
Dresden Pianoforte and Organ Company, competition, 40,
50-51, 85, 90; agencies, 65; publishing, 186
Duffy, Shirley, 170
Duke of Edinburgh, 33
Duncan, Winifred, 162
Dunedin Amateur Orchestral Society, 48
Dunedin branch, 47, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 80, 82, 85, 86, 91,
97, 111, 120, 122, 151, 160, 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173,
174, 175, 178
Dunedin Choral Society, 68
Dunedin! The Exhibition Fox Trot, 189
Dunedin, fire of 1867, 30
Dunedin Garrison Band, 48, 49
Dunedin Naval Band, 48
Dunedin Operatic and Dramatic Society, 112
Dunedin Orchestral Society, 68, 112, 116
Dunedin Orphans’ Club, 112, 133
Dunedin Philharmonic Society, 112
Dunedin Polka, 36, 182
Dunedin Town Hall, 91, 120, 134, 149
Dunedin Volunteers, 32
Dunedin 1862, population, 23; musical life, 24
Dunedin Philharmonic Society, 28
Dwon, Stewie, 179
Eady, Arthur Ltd, sale to Begg’s, 124; building, 153;
publications, 190-191, 194
Edinger, Miss I D, 128, 164
Edwards, Ian, 179
Electrical imports, 128
Elmer, William, Dunedin, 63; London, 64, 89, 96, 118, 160
Emerelli, Ivan, 145
Erskine and Whitmore, 45, 62, 74
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Empire Exhibition, London, 93
Erskine, Jack, 74
Erskine, Margaret (Daisy), 74
Evening Post, The, 47, 61, 82, 90, 94, 96
Exhibition Foxtrot, The, 96
Famous Maori Songs, 142, 190
Ferguson, Trevor, 179
Fiddes, Harry, 179
Fields, Gracie, 122, 191
Flett, Mr, 46
Fleury, Achille, 36, 182
Flint, J, 67
Flower Fancies, 193
Forrest, Charles, 94-95
Foxton agency, 62
Francis, Ralph, 175
Frank Wiseman Ltd, 157
Fraser, Cliff, 154
Fraser, Isabella, 75
Fraser, Maud, 75
Fraser, Mr, 50
Frazer, Hec, 179
Funeral March, 188
Galway, Dr V, 96
Garden of Memory, 187
Gardiner, Joan, 175
Gardiner, Margaret, sheet music department, 130, 167, 170;
pianist, 155, 169, 174, 175
Garrison Hall, Dunedin, 42
Gors & Kallmann pianos, 68
Gibbs, Mike, 180
Gibson, Ethel Frances, 139
Gibson, G A
Gisborne agency, 81
Gittings, Alan, 173
Gilmour, Ernest M (Gillie), 173, 178
Glen Tanar, 13, 14, 15,
Glendining, Clare, 175
Glenmuick Parish, 14, 15
Glover, Maurice, 168
Gobby, Trevor, Begg’s general manager, 146, 148, 153, 154,
155; Dreco general manager, 148, 173; Marriage, 146
God Defend New Zealand, editions, 96, 109, 189; promotion
of, 122; purchase and sale of copyright, 191-192
God Moves in a Mysterious Way, 77
Goddard, Mme Arabella, 34
Goffin, Dean, 135, 137, 138
Gold, discovery of, 23
Golden Shadows Waltz, 105, 184, 187
Golomos, Clare, 167
Gordon, Colin, 60
Gore agency, 81
Gore branch, 144
Gossage, Basil, Invercargill manager, 135, 138, 163;
Auckland manager, 163; Palmerston North manager, 173
Gramophones and phonographs, 57, 70-71, 80, 86-88, 91,
93-94, 99, 104, 126
Grand Opera House, Wellington, 81
Grayson, H J (Harry), 146, 150
Green, Annette, 175, 176, 180
Green, K J, 178
Green, Miss, 164
Greenwood, Gwenyth, 162
Greymouth branch, 144
Griersom, Miss A M, 121
Grimes, J, 89
Gurr, Irene, 116
Haere Ra (Good-bye) Waltz Song, 139, 190-191
Hallett, Norman, 154, 155
Halligan, Miss I, 128
Hamann, C, 89
Harmoniums, 26, 42
Harwood, Patricia, 168
Harris Publishing Co, 116
Harrison, W, 128
Hastie, James (Jim), 178
Hastie-Himburg Cricket Shield, 178-179
Hastings branch, 149
Harvey, George, 171, 178
Hawera agency, 65, 81
Hawes, Sydney G and Campbell, E W, 122
Hat, George, 169
Head, Miss I E, 121
Head Office, 158
Henderson branch, 149
Hennan, Joseph, 192
Henrietta Waltz, 36, 182
Heroes of the Air, 141
Hetherington, Beth, 161, 175
Hill, Alfred, 108
Hill, Mr, 25
Hill, Vern, 154, 171, 173
Hine, Reg, 135, 138
Hinemoa Waltzes, 189
Himburg, James Fort (Jimmy), 173-174; Dunedin branch, 64,
82, 170; Begg’s Orchestra and Concert party, 120-121, 164;
Hastie-Himburg Sheild, 178, 179
Hinrichsen, Max, 115
Hire purchase, 42, 49,75
Hiskins, S G, 128
Hoare, Miss D, 128
Hobbs, Tom, 150, 160
Hobson, J R, 178
Hodder, Emily, 74
Hodges, C, 89
Hogg, W M, 121
Hohner, 116
Hope, Adrian, composer, 187; music images, 77, 105, 106,
107, 186, 188
Hopkinson, J & J, pianos, 26, 117
Horribon, Miss N, 88
Horner, S H, 84
Huggins, Ada, 91
Huggins, Frank Sargant, 45, 89
Huggins, William J, Timaru manager, 45, 89, 90, 91;
initiatives, 46
Hunt, Sid, 154, 155
Huntly, Most Noble Marquise of, 14
Hurd, Ted, 172, 179
Hurst, Maurice, 194
Hutton, P W, 45
Ibach pianos, 41, 42
Import licences, introduction of, 118-119; effect on Begg’s,
129, 155
Invercargill agency, 45, 62
Invercargill branch, 57, 62, 85, 88, 91, 113, 145, 149, 150,
163, 171, 172, 176, 178, 179
Intermezzo in A for the Pianoforte, 77, 187
Iselin, E, 77
Jack, D, 88
Jackson, Alec, background, 119; company secretary, 135, 138,
154, 155, 173
James, Chas L and Ribbands, H S B, 107
James Grace & Co, 65
Jeanell Waltz, 106
Jenner, Ernest, 193
Jensen, Owen, 194
Johns, Clarrie, 150, 166
Johnson, Miss D A (Dot), 128,164
Johnstone, M O
Johnstone, Mrs R K, 121
Jones, M A, piano tuner, 46; composition, 54, 185-186
Jubilee, Diamond, 91
Jubilee, Golden, 85, 86-89, 90
Kaihau, Maewa, 109, 139, 190-191
Kaikohe branch, 149
Kane, Pat, 178
Karaitiana, Ruru, 140, 190
Karangahape Road, 149
“Keep On Keepin’ On”, 106, 192
Keith, W, 88
Kemble pianos, 116, 117, 119
Kennedy, Harry, 77
Kerr, Charles Begg, 64
Kerr, Dick, 172, 179
Kerr, Elizabeth (née Begg), 31, 73, 74, 101
Kerr, James, 67, 75
Kerr, John, 64, 75
Keyes, Lettie, 130
Kilgour, W, 88
Kirkman & Son pianos, 25, 26, 32, 117
Kiwi Concert Party, 170
Kiwis on Parade, The, 141, 189
Knockibie, Aboyne, 14, 15
Knowles family, pianomakers, 19
Knowles, Al, 19
Kuhla, Fritz, pianos, 63
Kumara agency, 81
Lamb, B J, 91
le Gal, Miss E L, 121
le Gal, W L, 121
Legarde, Eugene, 110
Les Brillantes Valses pour piano, 183
Let’s Talk it Over, 140, 190
Lewis, Phyillis M, 106
Liggins, Penny, 170
Lipp pianos, 41
Lindsay, A, 121
Lockyer, Frank, 64, 65, 149
Lockyer, Tom, 149
London office, 57, 63, 85, 89, 150
London Pianoforte and Music Saloon, 26, 27, 32
Long White Cloud, The, 107
Louisson, Miss I, 89
Lower Hutt sub-branch, 149, 152
Lyric Collection of Piano Compositions, The, 193
Lyric Collection of Songs, 194
Lyster’s English and Italian Opera Company, 28
Lucas, Mr, piano tuner, 26, 31
Lupton, G, 63
McBeath, Jessie, 19
Macdonald, Ledley, 179
McGregor, Ivy, 162
McGregor, P M, 128
MacIntyre, Miss R, 88
McIvor, Margaret, 162
McLay, Jean, 130, 162
McLennan, W, 89
McLeod & Young, 92
McMillan, Miss K, 128
Mace, Miss, 89
Malcolm, G, 178
Manson, Mr, 53
Maori Battalion Marching Song, 141, 189
Marr, John, 16, 18
Marr, John Snr, 16-17
Marshall, Herbert C, 103, 119, 129
Marshall & Rose pianos, 116, 117
Martin, L, 89
Martin, S E, (Saidee), 121, 158, 163
Mason, Miss, 89
Masterton agency, 81, 92
Masterton branch, 149, 153
Mataura agency, 64
Mataura Waltz, The, 54
Matthews, F, 89
May, James T, 36, 54, 183
Mayo, H, 88
Mears, Margaret (Pinkie), 164
Meffen, Miss J, 121
Meldrum, Mr’s music business, 81
Middleton, Margaret, 13
Mieklejohn, Miss D V, 121
Milne, Alexander, 19, 38
Milne, Janet (nee Begg), 16
Milner & Thompson, 91
Milton agency, 81
Minty, Doug, 146, 166
Mitchell, Miss M, 89
Mitchell, Tai, 163, 173
Moa March, The, 55, 188-189
Moir, J, 88
Moon Silver, 193
Moonlight and You, 140
Moody and Sankey organ, 44
Moore, A H, 128
Moore, H S, Waimate 63, 85, 91; Timaru, 89, 91; Ashburton,
90, 91
Moray Place store, 41, 66, 87, 92
Morgan, Jack, 161
Morley, Carmini, 55, 185
Mt Roskill sub-branch, 149
Mountain Stream Caprice for the Pianoforte, The, 183
Mulvey, Nona, 165, 171, 178
Munford, Neville, 150, 154, 155, 178
Murray, Russell, 141
Music and the Stage in New Zealand: The Record of a Century
of Entertainment, 194
Music in Dunedin: an historical account of Dunedin’s
musicians and musical societies from the founding of the
province in 1848, 194
Music for Home, 194
Music Ho, 192, 194
Musical education, 134
Musical Import Company Ltd (Musico), 127, 149-150, 154, 169
Napier, 21
Napier agency, 65, 81
Napier branch, 149
Napier City Band, 68
Neal, Dawn, 163, 165, 176
Nelson branch, 81, 82, 83, 85, 89, 113, 120, 163, 165, 174,
176
Nelson School of Music, 93, 174
New Plymouth branch, 149
New Zealand, 189
New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition 188 -1890, 50-51, 69,
184
New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, 1925-26, 80, 95
New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Festival March, 96,
109, 189
New Zealand Centennial, 189, 192
New Zealand Centennial March, 139, 189
New Zealand Exhibition 1865, 28-29, 67, 145
New Zealand International Exhibition of Arts and Industries
1906-07, 66-67
New Zealand Musical Monthly, 44
Newman & Co, pianos, 63
Nicol, Miss F, 89
Nicholson, Mr, 51, 53
Nikau Waltz, 191
Ninetieth birthday, 145
Nisbet, L C, 129
Nocturne in EH for the pianoforte, 105, 187
Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, 34, 35
O Love of Mine, 55
O’Neil, Neville, 176
O’Leary’s Music Warehouse, 97
Oamaru, 26, 44, 47
Oamaru agency, 46
Oamaru branch, 46, 81-82, 85, 88, 114, 146, 165, 166, 173
Officer, Eric, 103, 168, 169, 175
Ombler, E G, 89
On the Ball, 56, 189-190
Onehunga sub-branch, 149
Only Pretence: scherzo for piano, 187
Organs, 29, 44; electronic, 155; Estey Organ Co, 63, 69; W W
Kimball Co, 63, 69
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Oremland,
154, 155, 156
Otago Chamber of Commerce, 112
Otago Polka, 183
Otago Settlers’ Museum, 21, 67
Otago Provincial Council, 20-21
Otahuhu sub-branch, 149
Otaki Brass Band, 62
Otara sub-branch, 149
Ouida Musical Folios, 56, 184-185
Ouida pianos, 184
Our Territorials, 107
Owen, Llewellyn, 186
Paddi, Laurie,180
Pakuranga sub-branch, 149
Palings, music publishers, 190-191
Palmerston North agency, 81
Palmerston North branch, 96, 116, 128, 130, 162, 164, 170,
178
Pallam, Becky, 146
Papakura sub-branch, 149
Parcells, Angela, 130
Paterson, Miss M, 121
Patricia Dances, 193
Pawson,D B (Dulcie), 128, 170
Pearls and Diamonds series, 188
Pearson, Charles, 15 -156, 158
Peters Editions, 115
Pettitt, A H (Alf), 121, 139, 189
Pfeil, J, 140
Philco radios, convention, 114, 115, 116; sale of 119, 120,
126-128, 148
Philharmonic Orchestra, 74, 75
Pianos, 16, 92, 118
Piano and gramophone factory, 92, 93, 94, 100, 118
Piano hireage, 29
Piano loans, 33
Piano, player see player piano
Ward, pianos, 42, 43
Pianotuning, Charles Begg, 26; Charles Begg & Co, 42, 45,
46, 69, 81, 168-169, 171, 172-173
Piano tuners, 168; Harwood, 168; Hathaway, 46; Lucas, 26,
31; Jones, 46; Officer, Eric 169; Salt, Jack, 168-169;
Scholes, Jim, 169
Piano workshop, 42
Piripata, Hemi, 142
Player piano, 71, 94, 96
Player piano rolls, 96
Pleyel and Bord pianos, 90
Pluie de Printemps, La, 54, 185
Printing, 181-182
Proctor, Peter, 149
Princes Street, Dunedin, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 40
Princess Theatre, Dunedin, 24, 41
Proudfoot, Mary, 162
Pull & Field, 68
Quartly’s Music and Phonograph Stores, 82
Quill, D W, 191
Radiant Morn Waltz, The, 107, 187
Radio (see also Philco), 94, 96, 116, 119
Rafferty, Nolan, 173
Rangiora branch, 81, 91, 99, 149
Rankin, Ivan, 158
Rattigan, Lillian and Elsie, 75, 112
Rattray Street, Dunedin, 31
Rawlings, A W, 121
Rayment, Albert (Bert), London manager, 64, 127, 131, 148,
150, 169; Dunedin branch, 96, 119; Auckland branch, 161;
Musico, 127, 151,
Reade, F G, 178
Record players, 102
Records, 102
Red Carnation: Morceau de Salon, The, 187
Rees, Faye, 170
Reid, John, background, 39-40; trustee, 39, 48, 59-60;
chairman, 73-74, 97
Reith, John, 39-40, 45, 60
Reith & Small, 45
Reith & Wilkie, 45
Rendle, Arthur, Christchurch manager, 122, 160; Wellington
manager, 122, 129, 144, 160-161, 178; director, 122, 129,
144; London office, 150, 160, 161
Riccarton branch, 149
Richardson, Don, 168, 170
Richmond, Edina, 161
Riddle, Mrs W, 128
Ritchie, George, 103, 111
Ritchie, Thomas, 1925 Exhibition, 95; Dunedin manager,
100-101; general manager, 111, 121, 185
Rimutaka Waltz, 108
Rivers, Seaton, 77, 105, 110, 186, 187
Robert Henderson, 22, 75
Robertson, J and M, 55, 186
Robertson, J K (Jack or Robbie), Palmerston North manager,
135, 138, 163, 170; Auckland manager, 163, 173
Robertsons music business, 163, 190
Robinson, I J, 129
Robson, Margaret (Peg), 176
Rogers pianos, 90, 112, 117
Romance, 193
Ronisch pianos, 41, 42
Rosenthal, Miss, 63-64, 89
Rotorua branch, 149
Royal English Opera Company, 34
Royal Italian Opera Company, 44
Royal Theatre, Dunedin, 24
Rushton, Tony, 163, 170
Russell, Charles, 185
Russell Import Company Ltd, 127, 149
St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Dunedin organ, 29
St Luke’s Anglican Church, Oamaru, 44
St Patrick’s Church, Burkes Pass organ, 29
Salmon, C, 89
Sam Fox Publishers, 116, 189
Say au Revoir but not Good-bye, 77
Schiedmayer & Soehne pianos, 63, 69
Schwechten, Gh, pianos, 68
Schofield, Nellie, 162
Scholes, Jim, 169
Schott, Herr, 44, 185
Schramm, Paul and Diny, 194
School Percussion Band Progressive Course specially compiled
for NZ Schools, The, 193
Scott Bros, 156
Scott, George, 172
Scott, Miss V M, 128
Scottish Emigrant, The, 186
Secker, E W, 56, 189
Second Lyric Collection of Songs, The, 194
Shearers’ Jamboree, The, 139
Shepherd, G, 178
Shirley, Henry, 193
Shone, T, 89
Siddell, Alan, 176
Silver Fern Waltz, 77, 122, 186, 187
Sinton, Walter, Timaru manager, 128, 129; Palmerston North
manager, 128; Dunedin manager, 151, 154, 155, 158, 161-162,
173, 175; assistant to the general manager, 135, 138, 190;
Background 161, 174; Begg’s Celebrity Artists Ltd, 132-133
Skinner, J S (Jack), 143, 146
Small, Mr, 45
Smith, Charles Russell, chairman, 103, 112, 121; background,
103; Begg’s Choir, 164
Smith family, 136
Smith, Madame Anne, 124, 193
Smith Street, Dunedin, 38, 119
Smith, W G, 55
Sohn pianos, 41
Solomon, Lewis, 50
South Dunedin branch, 144
Southern Cross, The, 36, 183
Spirit of Napoleon, 187
Squarise, Signor, 74
Stafford Street, Timaru, 45
Star of the Sea Reverie for Piano, 108
Staten, H, 135, 138
Stephens, R H, 128
Stewart, Jeff, 178
Stewart , Robert Downie, 92
Summer Impressions, 193
Sunbeam Galop, The, 183
Sunny Days Schottische, 55
Sunshine and Tempest, 56
Sweet December, 139
Swiss Cradle Song, 190-191
Sykes, Charles, 27, 56, 185
Tait, A M Ltd, 156
Takapuna branch, 149
Tarrant, M, 141
te Kanawa, Kiri, 167, 179
Telfer, Alex, pianoforte maker, 25, 26
Temperance Hall, Dunedin, organ, 44
Ten Maori Songs, 142
Thames Street, Oamaru, 46
Theatre Buildings, Timaru, 45
Theomin, David, 50, 114
There’s Only One Way Home Boys It’s Through Berlin, 108
Thomas, F F, 88
Thompson, William, 103
Thompson, Horace, 91, 122
Thomson, J, 121
Thurmer, Fred, pianos, 69
Tidman, H W, 88
Tietze, R, pianos, 63
Timaru, 26, 44, 45
Timaru agency, 45
Timaru branch, 45, 46, 66, 82, 84, 85, 89, 91, 93, 99, 128,
153, 163, 170, 175
Timaru Garrison Band, 68
Timaru March, 189
Time payments, see Hire purchase
Timmings, A, 89
Tired Mother, 55, 186
Tokoroa branch, 144
Travers, Leonard C, Christchurch manager, 114, 118, 159-160,
167, 169, 176; background, 122; conferences, 129, 135, 138,
173; management struggle, 143-144
Trevor, W, 121
Tucker, Miss M J, 121
Tucker, Mrs A J, 121
Tutin, Eric, 139
Tremain, A R, 193
Trinity College of London, 71, 91
Tui’s Song, 183
Twemloe, George, 179
Two Bagatelles, 193
Two Outdoor Sketches, 193
Union Street, Aberdeen, 17, 18, 19
Union Wynd, Aberdeen, 19
University of Otago scholarship, 137
Upper Hutt sub-branch, 149
Uta Mai: Valse Zealandes, 189
Valse Sentimentale, 194
Varley, Dick, 179
Violins, 122
Wagner pianos, 42
Waiata o te Iwi Maori, 142
Waimate branch, 57, 62-63, 65, 81, 85, 90, 149
Waitaki House, Oamaru, 46
Waldemar pianos, 68
Walternaldie, 13, 14
Wanganui agency, 97
Wanganui branch, 144
Warren, Jack, 161
Warren, Jim, 153, 166, 179
Waters, Bill, 161
Watson, W, 88
Watson, Mr, 50
Watts, Heather (née Begg), 20
We Shall Get There in Time, 109
Webley Son & Gofton/Webley Bros, 124, 160
Welmar pianos, 117
Wellington, 21, 47
Wellington branch, 45, 57, 61, 84-85, 89, 90, 94, 100, 115,
122, 128, 144, 145, 146, 149, 152, 159-160, 166, 167, 168,
175, 176, 178, 180
Weniger, Adolphe, 186
Wesleyan Trinity Church, Dunedin, 29 (organ), 31
Wesney Bros, 62
West, Les, Wanaka, 135, 138; Auckland, 154, 155; Nelson,
162; Rotorua, 173
West, George, competition from, 25, 26, 31, 50
Western Enterprises, 156
Whale, Laurie, 179
Whangarei branch, 144
When Love is True, 122
When Twilight O’er the Sea,186
White, Miss, 89
White Lilac: Morceau de Salon for Piano, 187
White Wings Waltz, 56
Wises’ Directory for Dunedin, 49
Williams, Johnny, 178, 180
Williams, P, 178
Williams, R L, 178
Williamson, Arthur Goldsmith (Mick), marriage to Lorna Begg,
113; Timaru, 114; Auckland, 114, 167-168; Begg’s Choir, 121
Williamson, Lorna (nee Begg), family, 99; marriage, 113,
114; Auckland, 163
Willows: Morceau de Salon, 187
Wilson, A R, 121
Wilson, Annette, 56, 186
Wilson, Herbert E, 103
Wilson, Olive (nee McMillan), 170
Wilson, Wray T, Invercargill manager, 118, 129, 163;
cricket, 179
Winchester, George, 135, 138, 140
Wishart, Charlie, company secretary, 100-103; piano
department, 113; cricket, 179
Wishart, David, brass bands, 44, 48; manager, 48-49, 51;
homeopath, 53; family conflict, 57-60
Wishart, Doris, see de Ment, Doris
Wishart, Gordon, 113
Wishart, Isabella (née Begg), 19, 49, 51, 57-58, 75, 98
Wishart, Janet, see Begg, Janet (b 1856)
Wishart v Begg, 57-58
Wood & Co, pianomakers, 18
Wood, John J and Bracken, Thomas, 109, 191
Woodley, Charles, 108
Woods, Hampton, 106, 107
World War One, 90, 91, 92, 188, 191
World War Two, 116, 118, 127, 170, 181, 188
Yamaha, 156
Young, William, 128, 135, 138, 149, 173
Zamenick, J S and Smeaton, Chas G, 96, 109, 189
Zealandia (Maori Land) Fantasia for the Pianoforte, 54, 183,
189
Zealandia Waltz, 54, 185-186, 189
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