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Interview with Toma Walker
Date: 04 Dec 1986 - 04 Feb 1986
From: New Zealand Post Office Oral History Project
By: Walker, Toma Kite Moana, 1916-1992
Reference: OHInt-0070/24
Description: Toma Walker recalls family background, childhood home in Omaio, effect of tuberculosis on family, a drowning tragedy in 1900 at Motu River, learning English in school, childhood memories, Maori land ownership, secondary education at St Joseph's Maori Girls' College, Napier 1925-1932, the Napier Earthquake in 1931, the Houpoto Station Post Office, Maraenui Post Office, work as an assistant at Houpoto Post Office in 1937, post office duties at Te Kaha during World War II, telegrams, news of casualties, hours of work, access of people to telephones, mail, community work, working full time with children, Post Office as career, compares whanau today with the past, electricity, telephone exchange cutover in 1969 to automatic. Accompanying material - Copies of newspaper articles 'Cut-over to automatic telephones at Te Kaha' and 'Residents regret loss of human touch with automatic exchange' both in Opotiki news, 27 May 1969. Venue - Te Kaha Interviewer(s) - Alison Parr Venue - Mrs Walker's home, Te Kaha Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-001259 - OHC-001260; OHC-001245 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.27 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 166. Search dates: 1916 - 1986
Fire damaged Napier Post Office, after the 1931 earthquake
Date: 1931
From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand
Reference: 1/2-047309-G
Description: Fire damaged Napier Post Office after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative