The Home Front Volume I

Abbreviations

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A to J	Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives
ad	advertisement
admin	administration
Admlty	Admiralty
aet	aged
AEWS	Army Education and Welfare Service
Aff	Affairs
AIF	Australian Imperial Force
ANZUS	Australia–New Zealand–United States
App	Appendix
Assn, Assoc	Association, Associated
ARP	Air Raid Precautions
ASRS	Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
Asst	Assistant
ATC	Air Training Corps
ATL	Alexander Turnbull Library
AUC	Auckland University College (now University of Auckland)
Auck	Auckland
Aust	Australia
b	born
BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation
b'casting	broadcasting
Bd	Board
BEF	British Expeditionary Force
BEM	British Empire Medal
BHS	Boys High School
BMA	British Medical Association
br	Branch
C & P	Censorship & Publicity
Cab	Cabinet
Canty	Canterbury
CAS	Chief of the Air Staff
CB	Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath

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CBE	Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
CBS	Columbia Broadcasting System
CIGS	Chief of the Imperial General Staff
CGS	Chief of the General Staff
CH	Companion of Honour
Chanc Exch	Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chap	Chaplain
Chch	Christchurch
chmn	chairman
C-in-C	Commander-in-Chief
cmdr	commanding officer
CMG	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Cmssn	Commission
Cmssnr	Commissioner
cmte	committee
Cncl	Council
CNS	Chief of Naval Staff
Co	Company
Col	Colonel, colonial
Conf	Conference
Co-op	Co-operative
Corp	Corporation
CORSO	Council of Organisations for Relief Service Overseas
COS	Chiefs of Staff
CPS	Christian Pacifist Society
CSI	Companion of the Order of the Star of India
CStJ	Companion of the Order of St John of Jerusalem
CUC	Canterbury University College (now University of Canterbury)
C'wealth	Commonwealth
d	died
DCM	Distinguished Conduct Medal
DBE	Dame of the British Empire
Def	Defence
Dep	Deputy
Dept	Department
DFC	Distinguished Flying Cross
DHS	District High School
Dir	Director

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Div	Division
Dom	Dominion
DSIR	Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
DSM	Distinguished Service Medal
DSO	Distinguished Service Order
Dun	Dunedin
Ed	Editor
ED	Efficiency Decoration
Educ	Education, educated
EFS	Emergency Fire Service
EPS	Emergency Precautions Scheme
Exec	Executive
Ext Aff	External Affairs
FCIS	Fellow of Chartered Institute of Secretaries
fdtn	foundation
Fedn	Federation
FNZIE	Fellow of New Zealand Institute of Engineers
FoL	Federation of Labour
FRAM	Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music
FRCS	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
FRS	Fellow of the Royal Society
GBE	Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
GCB	Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
GCIE	Knight Grand Commander of the Indian Empire
GCMG	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
GCSI	Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India
GCVO	Knight or Dame Grand Cross of Royal Victorian Order
Gen	General
GGNZ	Governor-General of New Zealand
GMT	Greenwich Mean Time
GOC	General Officer Commanding
Gov Gen	Governor General
Govt	Government
HC	High Commissioner
HoC	House of Commons

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HoL	House of Lords
Hon	Honourable, Honorary
HoR	House of Representatives
HQ	Headquarters
IA	Internal Affairs
i/c	in charge of
IGS	Imperial General Staff
ILO	International General Staff
Imp	Imperial
IMTFE	International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Indep	Independent
Inf Bde	Infantry Brigade
Inst	Institute
Int Aff	Internal Affairs
ISO	Imperial Service Order
ISS	International Student Service
JP	Justice of the Peace
KBE	Knight Commander of the British Empire
KC	King's Counsel
KCB	Knight Commander of the Bath
KCMG	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
KG	Knight of the Order of the Garter
KStJ	Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem
Kt	Knight Bachelor
Lab	Labour
Lib	Liberal
LIB	Bachelor of Laws
LM	Legion of Merit
LoN	League of Nations
LRC	Labour Representation Committee
Lt	Lieutenant
MA	Maori Affairs
MBE	Member of the Order of the British Empire
MC	Military Cross
memb	member
Meth	Methodist
mngr	manager

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MHR	Member of the House of Representatives
MICE	Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers
mid	Mentioned in Despatches
Min	Minister
Miny	Ministry
MLA	Member of the Legislative Assembly
MLC	Member of the Legislative Council
MM	Military Medal
MP	Member of Parliament
MS	Manuscript
Nat	National
NBS	National Broadcasting Service
NCO	non-commissioned officer
NS	National Service Department
NZANS	New Zealand Army Nursing Service
NZBC	New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
NZBS	New Zealand Broadcasting Service
NZCPS	New Zealand Christian Pacifist Society
NZEF	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
NZEI	New Zealand Educational Institute
NZFU	New Zealand Farmers' Union
NZLA	New Zealand Library Association
NZLS	New Zealand Library Service
NZMC	New Zealand Medical Corps
NZPA	New Zealand Press Association
NZPD	New Zealand Parliamentary Debates
NZRB	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
NZRSA	New Zealand Returned Services Association
NZU	University of New Zealand
NZWWU	New Zealand Waterside Workers Union
OBE	Officer of the Order of the British Empire
OC	Officer Commanding
Off	Officer
OM	Order of Merit
ONS	Organisation for National Security
Oppos	Opposition
Orch	Orchestra
OU	Otago University (now University of Otago)
Oxon	Oxford University
P & T	Post and Telegraph
Pac	Pacific

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Parly	Parliamentary
PC	Privy Councillor
PEN	Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Editors and Novelists
PM	Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Department
PMG	Postmaster-General
POW	prisoner-of-war
PPU	Peace Pledge Union
Pres	President
Presby	Presbyterian
PRO	Public Relations Officer
Prof	Professor
PSA	Public Service Association
pt	part
PWD	Public Works Department
QC	Queen's Counsel
QM	Quartermaster
QMG	Quartermaster-General
RAF	Royal Air Force
Rehab	Rehabilitation
rep	representative
Rev	Reverend
RFC	Royal Flying Corps
RNAS	Royal Naval Air Service
RNR	Royal Naval Reserve
RNVR	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
RNZAF	Royal New Zealand Air Force
RSA	Returned Services Association
Rt	Right
RTA	Railway Trades Association
Sec	Secretary
SM	Stipendiary Magistrate
S Mil Cmd	Southern Military Command
Soc	Society
SSDA	Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
Superint	Superintendent
Ty	Treasury
TEAL	Trans-Empire Air Line
TV	Television

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UKHC	United Kingdom High Commissioner
UN	United Nations
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
USA	United States of America
USSR	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
UNRRA	United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
VAD	Voluntary Aid Detachment
VC	Victoria Cross
VD	Volunteer Decoration, venereal disease
Ven	Venerable
vol	volume
VUC	Victoria University College (now Victoria University of Wellington)
WAAC	Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
WAAF	Women's Auxiliary Air Force
WCC	Waterfront Control Commission
WDFU	Women's Division of the Farmer's Union
WEA	Workers' Education Association
Wgtn	Wellington
WHF	War History File
WHN	War History Narrative
WRNZNS	Women's Royal New Zealand Naval Service
WVS	Women's Voluntary Services
WW	World War
WWSA	Women's War Service Auxiliary
Yearbook	New Zealand Official Year-book
YMCA	Young Men's Christian Association
YWCA	Young Women's Christian Association

Note regarding newspaper material cited in footnotes: where no pagination is given the citation is from the editorial.

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