Case 14
- OGHS Alumni 2
Lois Muir. Netball: a Guide for Teachers, Coaches and Players. Wellington: GP Books, 1989.
Lois Joan Muir, née Osborne (1935-) is a former New Zealand national netball coach, administrator, and player.
Born in Mataura, she attended Gore High School and Otago Girls’ High School. Muir represented New Zealand in basketball (1952-62) and netball (1960-63). She became coach of the Silver Ferns (1974-88), winning the World Cup jointly in 1979 and outright in 1987. Muir was awarded an OBE for services to netball in 1984.
Jane Smallfield and Brian Heenan. Above the Belt: a History of the Suburb of Maori Hill. Dunedin: Maori Hill History Charitable Trust, 2006.
Jane Smallfield (née Palmer) is an author of Maori Hill history and the current Otago Girls’ High School Librarian.
She attended Otago Girls’ High School from 1973-1977, before furthering her studies at the University of Otago and Christchurch College of Education. She subsequently pursued a career as a teacher, genealogist, and archivist. She became Librarian at OGHS in 2003, during which time she co-authored with Brian Heenan a history of the suburb of Maori Hill, published in 2006.
Jane Smallfield will retire at the end of the 2021 school year, after 19 years in the role of School Librarian.
Jane Smallfield and Brian Heenan. Above the Belt: a History of the Suburb of Maori Hill. Dunedin: Maori Hill History Charitable Trust, 2006.
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Jane Smallfield. As the Swift Seasons Roll: a Pictorial History of Otago Girls’ High School. Dunedin, N.Z.: Otago Girls’ High School 150th Jubilee Committee, 2021.
Jane Smallfield. As the Swift Seasons Roll: a Pictorial History of Otago Girls’ High School. Dunedin, N.Z.: Otago Girls’ High School 150th Jubilee Committee, 2021.
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Pinky Agnew. Lifesongs: Readings for Milestones. Auckland: Random House, 2006.
Shirley Anne Agnew, known as Pinky Agnew (1955-) is an actor, entertainer, public speaker, radio announcer, and wedding celebrant. In the 1990s, Agnew became well-known for her impersonations of Jenny Shipley, Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1997-1999.
Born in Port Chalmers, she attended Otago Girls’ High School from 1969 to 1973. A professional wedding celebrant for many years, she compiled a small book of readings for weddings entitled Heartsongs (2004), followed by Lifesongs (2006), a compendium of readings for personal milestones.
