Places

Date: 1928-1934

From: New Zealand Association of Bakers : Records

Reference: MSY-3170

Description: Contains newspaper advertisements re bread taken from the Alexandra Herald, 1934; Southland Times, 1932; poster advertising `free bread' at Blue & White Co-op Stores, Newmarket (Auckland), nd; newspaper advertisements from the Taranaki Daily News for CRP stores (The Cut Rate Providers Ltd), and Kash Karry Ko-op, grocers, Linwood, Christchurch, 1934; Self Help Invercargill and Gore. Photographs of the shop front and window display for the following grocery stores: Self Help, Lower High Street, Dunedin, 1934; Jimsie C Fraser's store, Stuart Street, Dunedin, 1934; R F Duckworth, Cargill Street, Dunedin; Four Square Store, Karangahape Road, Auckland, 1934; DOT Stores, Auckland, 1934; Self Help Store, Tay Street, Invercargill, 1930s; Dawson's Store, Esk Street, Invercargill, 1930s; unidentified Dawson's store, ca 1930s; Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: 1994

From: Gidley, James, fl 1910-1999 : Memoirs

Reference: MS-Papers-5141

Description: Part of an account written by James Gidley telling of his experiences in New Zealand and Rarotonga, 1931-1938. Describes Gidley's time in Auckland, his trip to Wellington, voyage to Rarotonga and his experiences in Rarotonga. The account details his search for work in Auckland and his experiences working both in Auckland and on several dairy farms in the Auckland and Waikato regions, such events as the visit of a faith healer to Auckland as well as describing various places he stayed, his attempts to get to know women and his own eating disorders. In his description of his time in Rarotonga he makes some comments on living conditions, other white residents, relations between the races, prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases and details his attempts to have sexual relations with Rarotongan women. A second expanded version of `An octave of years in New Zealand is located at MS-Papers-9059. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1892-1952

From: Roth, Herbert Otto, 1917-1994: Collected papers, personal papers, photographs and ephemera

Reference: MS-Papers-6164-025

Description: Other Titles - Jim Edwards' story of the Auckaland riots 1931/32 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 23-25 Sep 1933

By: Adams, Joseph Langton, 1935-; Phillips, Edward Arthur, -1966

Reference: PAColl-9760

Description: Photographs of Rose Olive Langton, her sister Violet May Langton, and future husband Gordon Adams, and others, at Camp Creek on Lindis River, 23 September 1933. The photographs show panning for gold, and washing clothes, as well as a posed group portrait in the miners' camp (see Historical Notes). Included together with the photographs are captions describing the people in the scene and what they are doing. Source of title - Title supplied by Library During the depression of the 1930s, the New Zealand government subsidised unemployed workers who were willing to mine for gold in the hostile climate of the Lindis Pass area. The workers lived in a tent camp above Camp Creek. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic prints Provenance: Donated by Joseph Adams, Kaiapoi, 2010 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MSDL-1188 : Adams, Joseph Langton, 1935- : My Story.

Date: 1983

By: McKay, Colin J, active 1929-1991

Reference: MS-Papers-10656

Description: Autobiographical account of childhood in Lyall Bay, Wellington during the Depression Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) (143 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Colin McKay, Porirua

Date: 1994

From: Gidley, James : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-9059

Description: Part of an account written by James Gidley telling of his experiences in New Zealand and Rarotonga, 1931-1938. Describes Gidley's time in Auckland, his trip to Wellington, voyage to Rarotonga and his experiences in Rarotonga. The account details his search for work in Auckland and his experiences working both in Auckland and on several dairy farms in the Auckland and Waikato regions, such events as the visit of a faith healer to Auckland as well as describing various places he stayed, his attempts to get to know women and his own eating disorders. In his description of his time in Rarotonga he makes some comments on living conditions, other white residents, relations between the races, prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases and details his attempts to have sexual relations with Rarotongan women. This is an expanded version of `An octave of years in New Zealand' located at MS-Papers-5151. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1998

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-539-001/021

Description: Political cartoons. Shows Boris Yeltsin drunk at the end of a steel girder threatening to jump and take the global economy with him. A Russian gaurd tries to stop him. Winston Peters is happy with the gloomy forecasts for the economy. Comment on the risk to children of TB due to poverty, poor nutrition and other health related problems. New Minister outside of Cabinet, Marie Hasler wants to change the NZ flag to say something like 'NZ for sale as, where is!' Jenny Shipley says it's not quite what they're looking for. National's Bill Birch reassures the NZ public about the world wide economic crisis. Jenny Shipley calls for a confidence vote for National's 'vague and ill-defined policies.' National Party Finance minister, Bill Birch panics about the world economic situation. Jenny Shipley reassures the public National has a calm and sober hand on the economic tiller. The new Minister of Police, Clem Simich promises to raise police morale. A senior police officer asks Simich if he's resigning already. Comment on America's hypocritical rage over the Clinton-Lewinsky affair as they enjoy the lurid details provided by newspapers and the Starr Report. The All Black 7's win gold at the Kuala Lumpa Games. Media speculation on the state of relations between Bill and Hillary Clinton following the Clinton-Lewinsky affair revelations. Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark can't agree on a coalition between National and Labour but they do agree on a nomination for Mike Moore as Head of the World Trade Organisation as a way of getting him out of New Zealand. The Republicans are willing to plunge the world into the worst depression since the 1930's if it means bringing President Clinton down too. Comment on the American Justice System where a mafia boss can claim the fifth amendment and refuse to answer any questions on the grounds that it might incriminate him. But the President of the United States must answer all questions and the have the cross-examinination broadcast on television. Winston Peters comes a poor fourth in the latest leadership polls. Kenneth Starr, Prosecutor in the Clinton-Lewinsky case joins the Presidential Assassin Hall of Fame, his weapon, the Monica Lewinsky tapes. War crimes go unchecked in Kosovo as the world media focus on Bill Clinton's sex life. The Government reconsiders it's plans to deregulate producer boards following a hostile reaction from fruit growers. Jenny Shipley reassures elderly New Zealanders that national super will not be cut but it will be allowed to fall behind the cost of living. Treasury cuts medical care for children under six. Jenny Shipley rationalises why the elderly are carrying a greater share of the economic sacrifice expected of the country. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1930s

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: PAColl-5927-56

Description: Unemployed men and boys from the Penrose relief camp constructing a fence during the Great Depression. Made for publication in the Evening Post by an unidentified photographer during the 1930s. Arrangement: Original neg at 1/2-044670 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: 18 Oct 1993

From: Kilbirnie-Lyall Bay Community Centre oral history project

By: Brown, Joyce Winifred, 1923-2008; Brown, Leonard George William, 1919-1994

Reference: OHInt-0403-01

Description: Joyce and Len Brown were both born in Wellington in 1923 and 1919 respectively. They give details about their family backgrounds - Len's maternal grandfather W.A.D. Skinner was the Government Printer and Joyce's paternal grandfather established H. Brittain Pharmacy in Wellington. Joyce's father, Albert Brittain, was also a pharmacist while her mother, Elspeth Tavendale, was a telephonist. Len's father, William Brown worked for the Wellington Harbour Board. His mother, Ethel Brown (nee Skinner) was a dressmaker whose work was crucial to the family's survival during the Depression. Joyce describes her family home in Resolution Street, Kilbirnie which she lived in till her marriage. Describes the musical talent in her family, family holidays and the family's attendance at church. Len describes the Ross Street family home, hard times during the Depression, being a boy soprano at church, Lyall Bay School and Rongotai College. They recall that they probably met through church. Joyce discusses pacifism within the Methodist Church and the split within the church before World War II over the pacificism of Methodist minister Ormond Burton. Len discusses the Ross Street neighbours, Brownlies (?) timber yard, the blacksmith, milkman and door to door butcher. Joyce recalls the Resolution Street neighbours, including the Riddells of J.C. Riddell Engineering, playing rounders as children and the shortcut to the beach. Describes how her mother and friends ran a soup kitchen during the Depression, the sale of the family pharmacy, the absence of an unemployment benefit and families looking after one another, doing the washing with a copper and mangle (wringer) and making soap. Joyce recalls a lack of sex education, playing basketball, influential teachers, enjoying music and verse and Wellington East Girls' College. Len recalls producing a newspaper in opposition to the Bible Class newspaper, playing rugby and being thrown out of Bob Semple's meeting. They recall local shops. Len recalls joining the Air Force during World War II while Joyce joined the Emergency Precautions Scheme (EPS). Talks about the changes in Resolution Street for the Centennial Exhibition. Notes that after the Exhibition the site and buildings were used as an Airforce training base then as wool stores before burning down in 1946. Recalls marrying in 1944, having four children, living in New Plymouth and Len becoming Shipping Manager of Shell. Describes moving to Bridge Street shortly after the opening of Rongotai Airport and they comment that the airport noise does not bother them. Describes the biggest change in the area as the development of community. Discusses the community centre, CAB (Citizens' Advice Bureau), health care, shopping centre and Aquatic Centre. Abstracted by - Susan Fowke Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Venue - 25 Bridge Street Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006621 Tape numbers - OHC-006622 Tape numbers - OHC-006623 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 2.45 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-1518.

Date: 6 July 1993 - 06 Jul 1993

From: National Council of Women: Narratives from a century - oral history project

By: Sandford, Gladys Anne, 1909-2002

Reference: OHInt-0387/22

Description: Gladys Anne Sandford (Sandy) born Napier. Gives details of her parents who were South Islanders, her father's jewellery shop which burnt down and the family farm in Taranaki. Was only member of family to have secondary education - refers to Government financial assistance. Describes Manaia School, the large Maori roll, sport and the curriculum. Recalls soup kitchens, general unemployment and being out of work herself for a year during the Depression. Mentions New Zealand Wars with reference to Ernie Betts, a neighbour, who fought. Describes her family, the Manaia community and leisure including birthdays and picnics. Discusses nursing career and training in both theatre and maternity nursing. Worked for Army Base Hospital, taking her to Fiji, Cairo and Bari, Italy (3 years). Recalls introduction to penicillin. Describes typhoid outbreak in Cairo and gives details of nursing in Cairo. On returning to civilian life took job in charge of Maternity Annex in Lower Hutt for nineteen years. Comments on nurses' pay. Talks about working for Plunket and helping set up the nursing degree. Talks about involvement with the National Council of Women in the Hutt and her experience as President of the Hutt Branch. Describes input into health issues in NCW. Gives reasons for the setting up of the Polynesian Festival. People mentioned include: Mary Dowse, Hilda Burke, Mrs Murphy and Marion Akroyd. Discusses importance of women's demands for Equal Rights. Mentions looking after her mother from 1946 to 1970. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Howick Interviewer(s) - Mary Tallon Venue - Howick Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-1458.

Date: 24 Aug 1988

From: Housing Corporation of New Zealand oral history project

By: Bateman, Clarence Thomas, 1912-1996; Bateman, Jean Ysobelle, 1918-1991

Reference: OHInt-0185/12

Description: Clarence Bateman was born at Totara Flat near Greymouth in 1912. Describes how his father remarried after his mother's death and he lived for two or three years at the Glendinning Home in Andersons Bay, Dunedin. Recalls that his father was in and out of work. Describes the family's move to Christchurch when his father remarried and Clarence Bateman's involvement in helping bring up the family. Describes doing well at school. Talks about his first job at the Aulsebrooks biscuit and sweet factory. Talks about his family's move to the Waitaki Hydro Scheme village where he and his father got jobs. Describes involvement in local sport, living in the single men's huts and meeting Jean Dakers. Describes the single men being put off during the Depression, returning to Christchurch and marrying Jean. Jean Bateman (nee Dakers) was born and spent her early years at Crown Terrace near Arrowtown and Frankton. Talks about the role of music in her family and her father's (John Dakers) writing. Notes that he had poems published in the Otago Daily Times. Describes the family's move to the Waitaki Hydro Scheme village about 1925. Recalls meeting and later marrying Clarence Bateman. Describes a number of places they lived in Christchurch during the Depression. Talks about Clarence Bateman's work with C.S. Lunnery. Recalls balloting for the house at 24 Beanland Ave (originally 24 McCombs Street) which was the second state house to be occupied in Christchurch. Notes that they were the first tenants of this house. Comments that when they arrived there were no neighbours, streets, footpaths, fences, carpets, blinds or curtains. Describes the opening of the house which was attended by M.J. (Micky) Savage and many MPs. Describes the house as well built in brick with a concrete tiled roof and wooden window frames. Notes that the rent was high but the house was well built. Describes regular visits by State Advances inspectors. Talks about house maintenance, purchasing the house in 1950 under the scheme which allowed tenants to capitalise their family benefit and buy their state house, and their occupation of the house for fifty years. Describes Jean Bateman's activities which include voluntary work at the Spreydon Public Library, membership of a choir and the Townswomen's Guild. Venue - Christchurch : 1988 Interviewer(s) - Susan Fowke Venue - Clarence & Jean Bateman's home at Christchurch Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-002242; OHC-002243 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 413. Photo of Clarence and Jean Bateman and their home about 1980; photo of their home about 1950

Date: 24, 26, 30 November 1992; 2, 5, 19, 26 April 1993; 24, 31 May 1993 - 24 Nov 1992 - 31 May 1993

From: Otago Women and Work - Paid and Unpaid Oral History Project

By: Cunninghame, Rose, active 1992; Richmond, Irene Dorsett, 1909-1996

Reference: OHInt-0148/23

Description: Mrs Irene Richmond was brought up and went to school in North East Valley, Dunedin. First jobs as hat check girl, usherette, and with dressmaker; later as waitress in restaurants, hotels and boarding houses in Dunedin and Wellington. In Dunedin with husband living on dole during Depression, experienced health system when her new-born baby died. Then lived in poverty at Earnscleugh orchard where had a gold claim. The marriage failed, after which supported herself by waitressing in Napier, Auckland and South Island centres. In later life lived in Dunedin, nursing ailing parents and made second marriage. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Dunedin Interviewer(s) - Rose Cunninghame Venue - Dunedin Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-018508-018519; OHLC-00947-009958 Quantity: 10 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 transcript(s) partial. 1 Electronic document(s). 3 Electronic document(s). 10 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-6419 and OHDL-000757. Photograph of Irene as a young woman; Irene in 1993.

Date: 24, 29 October 1990; 5 November 1990 - 24 Oct 1990 - 05 Nov 1990

From: Otago Women and Work - Paid and Unpaid Oral History Project

By: Hart, Trudy, active 1990; Ross, Elizabeth Sutherland, 1897-1991

Reference: OHInt-0148/24

Description: Elizabeth Ross was the second eldest child of William and Anne Ross. The family owned a farm outside Balclutha. In this interview she recalls her childhood and growing up in a small rural community and the impact of national and international events - eg. World War I and II, and the 1930s Depression - on both her own family and the local community. Elizabeth survived her parents and older brother, remaining in Warepa to manage the farm with her younger brother and sister until their retirement in Dunedin. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Dunedin Interviewer(s) - Trudy Hart Venue - Dunedin Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHc-018431-018433; OHLC-009939-009941 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-6417 and OHDL-000776.

Date: 20 Oct 1995

From: Neville Lambert Memorial oral archive

By: Kensington, Elizabeth Kett, 1912-2004

Reference: OHInt-0585/01

Description: Elizabeth Kett Kensington (nee Bilton) born Wellington 1912. Outlines family background. Recalls family move to Plimmerton in 1923 and describes Plimmerton at that time. Describes: home without electricity; train trip to Wellington Girls' College Wellington; Matriculation and decision to become a teacher. Talks about Probationary year before attending Training College. Recalls Polio epidemic in 1925. Discusses school environment and resources available at Eastern Hutt School. Mentions use of Beacon Readers, blackboard reading, look and say words, phonics and flash cards. Recalls appointment at Petone West School 1934. Talks about status of married women in teaching during the Depression. Discusses Country Service requirements and appointment to Kakariki School which she describes in detail. Describes Kakariki district, with reference to Downs syndrome child who attended school. Mentions Blunden family. Describes first car - a 1934 Austin Seven followed by a Morris Eight. Recalls move to Pukerua Bay school and the use of Progressive Readers in 1948. Discusses growth of Pukerua Bay because of the road deviation avoiding Pauatahanui. Recalls being in the Red Cross Transport during World War II and describes uniform, meeting at Buckle Street for drilling, routine of checking vehicles and engineering examination. Talks about overseas experience (OE) with Marion Godber, travelling on the `Orontes' from Sydney. Mentions rationing and extra privileges for New Zealand visitors in 1949. Recalls return to New Zealand on the `Orcades'. Describes experiences as a teacher at Titahi Bay School, with reference to headmaster, Frank Mayman. Mentions role played in the development of Ngati Toa and Titahi Bay North schools. Mentions Mrs Porore, Ann Nicolson, Loraine Nikera and Laura Wilkes. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Valerie Craven Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-008999-009002 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.20 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2758.

Date: 21 Apr 1983

From: Interviews about Rotorua by Don Stafford

By: Gleeson, Albert, active 1923-1983

Reference: OHInt-0470/12

Description: Bert Gleeson discusses fishing in the Rotorua area and the very large rainbow trout caught at Lake Okataina. Describes some of the theatres and dance halls in Rotorua in the 1920s and his involvement, with his wife Edna, in running the Peerless (dance) Hall between 1923 and 1925. Talks about driving a service car from Rotorua to Whakatane and the need for two cars to drive together to help one another with breakdowns. Recalls the Rangitaiki swamp, getting stuck, Rotomoa township and drivers Sandy and Bob Laird. Describes some of the cars operated by the Rotorua Motor Coaching Company. Discusses the construction of the Rotorua-Taupo railway line. Talks about the Depression, tree planting and rates of pay for married and single men. Describes a pay cut during the Depression while working for the Rotorua Motor Coaching Company. Comments on the long hours worked. Recalls spending three years during World War II at the Army camp at Arawa Park used to bring up to standard men who were unfit for the war. Describes spending three years in the camp. Mentions it became a camp for Maori Battalion. Discusses the Rotorua to Taupo service car run. Mentions the opposition company Hot Lakes Transport Company. Notes that Aard was an association of motor companies rather than a company itself and that the Rotorua Motor Coaching company was part of the White Star line. Interviewer(s) - Don Stafford Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2860.

Date: 15 Feb 1994

From: Newlands women's oral history project

By: Boyle, Alison, 1928-

Reference: OHInt-0503/6

Description: Alison Boyle was born in Wellington in 1928. Discusses her Newlands home and her family's history in the suburb of Paparangi. Talks about the family orchards, milking the cow, schooling and the Depression. Recalls walking to Johnsonville for dancing lessons and Scadden's bus service to Johnsonville. Talks about Wakefield Gully Road and the construction of Centennial Highway. Recalls a typical day, schooling at Wellington Girls' College, social activities in her teenage years, starting work, the war years and being Queen for the Queen Carnival kindergarten fundraiser. Talks about her courtship, family occasions and the traditions associated with engagement, marriage and 21st birthdays. Describes acquiring a home as a young married couple and leaving Newlands. Comments on role models and how the suburb influenced her development. Interviewer(s) - Lorraine Copp Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2739.

Date: 30 Mar 1983

From: Interviews about Rotorua by Don Stafford

By: Clark, Arthur Lyonel, 1900-1986

Reference: OHInt-0470/07

Description: Lyonel Clark was born in 1900 and came to Rotorua in 1917 to work for Mr Penney on land at Kaharoa for a year. Describes his work milking, driving a horse team and clearing land. Mentions that Mr Penney was the first Town Clerk of Rotorua. Recalls getting a launchmaster's ticket and running a launch service to Waiheke Island. Describes how his father's objection to his working on a Sunday ended his part in this business and he went to work for the government at Tarawera. Mentions his wife Amy. Talks about head guide and thermal expert Mr Warbrick. Notes that the government ran six launches on Lake Tarawera at the time including the `Maroro', `Huia', `Patiti', `Reremoana' and `Irene'. Mentions a service he ran from Rotorua to Okere on the `Princess' and a launch service on Lake Okataina. Recalls ferrying the Governor Sir Charles Fergusson on Lake Okataina. Mentions operating the `Crusader' on Lake Rotoiti. Describes becoming a service driver in Rotorua and running the daily car service from Rotorua to Auckland. Mentions he drove a Hudson and recalls competition with another driver on the same route in a Willys Knight. Discusses getting work in Auckland during the Depression and running the `Tawa' for the Ferry Company. Recalls living on Pine Island in the harbour. Describes a venture on Lake Okataina with Cecil Hayward and Tom Clark operating a launch service and a fishing lodge. Recalls driving a bus out to Ruatahuna for the funeral of Rua Kenana. Mentions the Rotorua Bus Company, the Smiths, Hori Mau and others. Discusses other launch owners and bus drivers. Interviewer(s) - Don Stafford Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2855.

Date: 15-16 Nov 1997 - 15 Nov 1997 - 16 Nov 1997

From: Haast oral history project

By: Eggeling, Milcah Elizabeth, 1920-

Reference: OHInt-0419/07

Description: Betty Eggeling was born at Ross in 1920. Describes her family background, her parents meeting in Greymouth, her father's occupations as coalminer, goldminer and farmer and how the family lived in Runanga, Aratika and Ross. Describes how their house was washed off its foundations by a burst water supply dam. Comments on her mother's ability to feed the family, trap possums and make clothes for the children from flour bags. Recalls the tin bath in front of the open fire and rescuing her brother from being drowned in the river. Describes being timid, having few visitors, the distance from school and some schooling by correspondence. Describes the family's shift from Ikamatua to Okuru after the purchase of a farm and recalls travelling south by boat with the livestock in 1931. Mentions planting potatoes and oats. Talks about her father's absence bush cutting. Mentions her brother Henry Buchanan was like a father. Describes the cattle track and mustering. Discusses the roadmen Jack Farrell and Joe Driscoll, Chinese mining for gold at Bald Hill and gold diggings at the Arawata River beach. Discusses changing her name from Milcah to Betty. Recalls having her children at Greymouth, the fortnight spent in hospital and how women looked after one another's children. Talks about the work of her husband Charlie Eggeling and his brother Dick Eggeling building and maintaining the roads and bridges. Discusses alcohol, the arrival of the supply boat, the ensuing dance and the use of alcohol by the Ministry of Works (MoW) staff. Describes the friendship of the Harris and Buchanan families. Talks about operating a motor camp and looking for greenstone with husband Charlie Eggeling. Access Contact - See oral history librarian Abstracted by - Abstracted by Julia Bradshaw Interviewer(s) - Julia Bradshaw Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009129; OHC-009130; OHC-009131 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA 2901.

Date: 06 Dec 1993

From: Maniapoto Archives Oral History Project: He Taonga Tuku Iho

By: Tauariki, Sonny, active 1992; Munro, John Leslie, 1919-2015

Reference: OHInt-0085-20

Description: John Leslie Munro was born in Gisborne, in 1919. Provides ancestry affiliations. Discusses early life with parents in Gisborne including father's work as a shepherd, chores, schooling, girlfriends, sports, social events and dances. Outlines poor conditions during the Depression. Touches on memories of the Napier earthquake in 1931. Recounts training and admittance to New Zealand Air Force in 1941 and further training in Canada and England. Describes bombing raids over Germany naming the Dam raid. Discusses return to New Zealand, marriage to Betty Joan Hill in 1948 and his children. Outlines community work, chairmanship of Mapiu School and time as Mayor of the Waitomo District. Talks about Maori affairs. Interviewer(s) - Sonny Tauariki Accompanying material - Abstract contains fascimile photographs of John Leslie Munro, his wife Betty Jean Munro, Waitomo District Mayor and Councillors 1991, souvenir programme of 'The Dam Busters' and biographical article on Squadron Leader L.L. (Les) Munro. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-013531 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 50 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4758.

Date: 1 Dec 1994 - 01 Dec 1994

From: Greater Green Island oral history project

By: Fox, John Frederick, 1922-2008

Reference: OHInt-0616/14

Description: John (Jack) Frederick Fox born Dunedin 1922. Mentions details of parent's birthplace, their marriage and mother's early death when he was aged three years. Remembers 1929 as a bad year, with floods in Dunedin, unemployment because of Depression, soup kitchens in Cargill Street and Hillside Road and riots in Dunedin when Wardell's windows were broken. Describes Forbury corner, with reference to New Zealand Vesta Company. Recalls father was a lay preacher at Cargill Road Methodist Church and home life being based around church. Outlines working career, commencing as a message boy with New Zealand Typewriter Company in 1937, moving to Post and Telegraphs as a telegram delivery boy in 1939 and World War II service. Recounts own part in the Stanley Graham manhunt on the West coast as part of the army signals group sent to Koiterangi. Discusses the effect that the entry of Japan into the war in December 1941 had on training and describes posting to Ashburton as a result. Talks about transfer to the Air Force, preparation for service in the Pacific and working in the signal office in Suva. Refers to the arrival of Australian RAF Lancaster which now graces the Canberra War Museum. Speaks of working in the United States Navy communications station in Espirito Santos in the New Hebrides. Recalls returning to Dunedin after Peace was declared, travelling by train and being `packed like sardines'. Recounts return to work as a post man, marriage in 1949 and move to Concord where, with the help of a rehabilitation loan, purchased a section in the Burnside area. Recalls becoming interested in the Green Island Community and was involved in the setting up of the Concord Improvement Society. Mentions Jim Crawford who was responsible for shifting stock from holding paddocks to the Burnside Freezing works. Describes problems caused by occasional stock stampedes in the growing residential area of Concord and explains how the problem was resolved. Other topics include: involvement with Concord School; visit of HMS Concord in 1958; Road safety; fundraising; Concord Improvement Society which started to handle matters such as roading; move to Mosgiel early 1963; excellent train service - suburban trains known as `the subbies'; Community fundraising drive for Green Island swimming pool; fire early 1950s at Hunterville Homestead, a home for handicapped children; Green Island Picture Theatre and Civic Centre. Backgrounds interest in journalism and becoming a Green Island reporter for Otago Daily Times in 1953. Also wrote for New Zealand Truth, Weekly News and New Zealand Woman's Weekly. Talks about involvement in the Greater Green Island News with its first issue in July 1959 and its demise in 1973. Recalls starting the Mosgiel Taieri Herald. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Grant Rule Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010080-010082 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-3364. Search dates: 1929