AUDIO
Interview with Shirley Walker
- Date
- 1 March 1994 - 01 Mar 1994
- By
- Walker, Shirley, 1929-
- Reference
- OHInt-0387/28
- Description
Margaret Shirley Walker (nee Peters) born Invercargill. Outlines family background - father severely wounded in World War I. Great grandfather came to New Zealand on the `Nelson' - imported Rio motor cars - developed models of petrol economisers, a gas generator - main interest being a gas combustion engine. Refers to buses in San Francisco running on rum with his gas combustion engine. Describes growing up in Invercargill and work experience at Invercargill Public Library and later for broadcasting on reception. Discusses: involvement with Motukarara Branch of WDFF; St Stephen's Anglican Church Young Wives Club; Tahuna Girl Guide Company, being Provincial Camp Advisor for 13 years; involvement with NCW - joined Social Welfare Standing Committee, on Mass Media Standing Committee (1983-1992) - Mentions Pam Sutton. Talks about UN Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. Other issues were: Homosexual Law Reform; changes with Human Birth Technology; Core Curriculum; unemployment and Social Welfare.
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Venue - Tahunanui
Interviewer(s) - Mary Tallon
Venue - Tahunanui
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006347-006348
Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration.
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-1465.
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- Access restrictions
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- Part of
- National Council of Women: Narratives from a century - oral history project
- Format
- 2 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 1 interview(s), 2 Hours Duration, Oral histories
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Interview with Shirley Walker, printed abstract
Date: 1 March 1994
From: National Council of Women: Narratives from a century - oral history project
Reference: OHA-1465
Description: Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Hours Duration.
Interview with Shirley Walker, tape two
Date: 01 Mar 1994
From: National Council of Women: Narratives from a century - oral history project
Reference: OHC-006348
Description: Recorded by - Mary Tallon Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 2 of 2 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration.
Interview with Shirley Walker, tape one
Date: 1 Mar 1994
From: National Council of Women: Narratives from a century - oral history project
Reference: OHC-006347
Description: Recorded by - Mary Tallon Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 1 of 2 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration.