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Interview with William Bentley

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Date

9 Aug 1985 - 09 Aug 1985

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

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Public use requires the permission of the Curator of the Oral History Centre Copyright: Copyright is held by the NZOHA

Access restrictions

Partly restricted material

Part of

NZOHA Sunlight Centenarians Oral History Project

Format

2 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 1.15 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories, Equipment used: Marantz Superscope Cassette Recorder ; Shure SM58 microphones

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