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Interview with Toma Walker

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Date

04 Dec 1986 - 04 Feb 1986

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

Additional description

Alternative form available: Listening copies OHLC-000768 - OHLC-000770

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Public use requires the written permission of the donor and the interviewee Copyright: Held by the donor

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Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission - Access requires written permission of the donor

Part of

New Zealand Post Office Oral History Project

Format

3 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 2.27 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories, Equipment used: Marantz Superscope Cassette Recorder ; Shure SM58 microphones

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