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Interview with William Bentley
Date: 9 Aug 1985 - 09 Aug 1985
From: NZOHA Sunlight Centenarians Oral History Project
By: Bentley, William Henry, 1885-1991
Reference: OHInt-0004/02
Description: Talks about his family background in Auckland, where he was born. Describes his parents's emigration from Great Britain, their relationship, his father's employment and his brothers and sisters. Briefly talks about Sunday School, holidays, early transport and the troops going to the Boer War. Describes marrying in 1912. Briefly recalls his education and punishments at school. Talks about doing deliveries for T.S. Morin, moving to Wellington and working for John Duthie, hardware merchant, for 58 years. Describes his job as town traveller for Duthies, John Duthie's Naenae home, John Duthie as a businessman and work parties. Venue - Lower Hutt : 1985 Other - Incomplete life history on account of severe hearing loss Interviewer(s) - Judith Fyfe Venue - 17 Cressey Street, Lower Hutt Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1.15 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 169. Search dates: 1885 - 1985
Interview with Vic Harris
Date: 7 Dec 1984 - 07 Dec 1984
From: New Zealand Post Office Oral History Project
By: Harris, Albert Victor, 1895-1988
Reference: OHInt-0070/06
Description: Vic Harris recalls family background, childhood in Christchurch, education, early work cleaning railway engines and shepherding at Lindis Pass, enlisting for service in World War I and being invalided home, work for the Railways during the influenza epidemic 1918, joining the Post Office as lineman at Taihape Post Office 1918, fault work, transferred to Palmerston North as mechanician 1918-1924, checking relays, relationship between General and Clerical Divisions, work as senior mechanician at Napier Telephone Exchange 1924-1931. Describes Napier Earthquake in 1931, effect on Post Office and equipment,re- establishing communications. Discusses work as chief mechanician at Hastings 1931-1935, award of the P & T Gray Memorial Medal in 1933, work as senior mechanician in charge Remuera, Auckland 1935-1939, work as senior mechanician at Christchurch 1939-1946, a vigilance committee he was involved with during World War II, work as deputy superintendent from 1946-1950, the effect of having small local exchanges, work as superintending technician in both Wellington and Auckland up to 1958, retirement, work for the Fiji Post Office after retirement 1958 to 1963. Venue - Auckland Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Venue - At Vic Willism's home at Pakuranga, Auckland Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-000790 - OHC-000792A Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.11 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 116. Black and white photographs as follows:-. Vic Harris, undated. Vic Harris at a family wedding, undated Search dates: 1895 - 1984