AUDIO
Interview with Charles Hartley
- Date
- 22 Sep 1988
- By
- Hartley, Charles, 1892-1990
- Reference
- OHInt-0006/35
- Description
Describes family background, poverty, work on a small farm in Wales, education, immigration to New Zealand, his work on the East Cape in a variety of farm labouring, bush, and road construction jobs around Tolaga Bay (detailed) and the social life on the Cape. Recalls his enlistment in 1914, and transport to Egypt as one of the 4th Reinforcements, attitude of the New Zealand soldiers to Welsh, the Gallipoli landings, Quinn's Post, Cape Hellas, being wounded, relations with Australian and British troops, morale after Gallipoli, Battle of the Somme, Armentieres, Passchendaele, return to New Zealand with bride, attitude to RSA, 1930s depression.
Venue - Auckland
Interviewer(s) - Jane Tolerton
Interviewer(s) - Nicholas Boyack
Venue - Mr Hartley's home at 10 Willcott Street, Mt Albert, Auckland
Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s). 1 interview(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration.
Physical Description: Textual file
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-0477, OHDL-000325.
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
Alternative form available: Both printed and digital versions of the abstract are available
Listening copies OHLC-006851 - OHLC-006852
- Use/Reproduction
- Restricted - public use (publication and broadcasting) requires the written permission of the Chief Librarian Copyright: Copyright in the sound recording and abstract is held by Jane Tolerton and Nicholas Boyack
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Part of
- World War I Oral History Archive
- Format
- 2 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 1 Electronic document(s), 1 interview(s), 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories, Electronic records (Digital records), Electronic documents, Textual file, Equipment used: Sony WM-D6C
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Interview with Charles Hartley, printed abstract
Date: 22 Sept 1988
From: World War I Oral History Archive
Reference: OHA-0477
Description: Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Charles Hartley, tape two
Date: 22 Sept 1988
From: World War I Oral History Archive
Reference: OHC-002649
Description: Interviewer(s) - Jane Tolerton Interviewer(s) - Nicholas Boyack Arrangement: Tape sequence - 2 of 2 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s).
Interview with Charles Hartley, tape one
Date: 22 Sept 1988
From: World War I Oral History Archive
Reference: OHC-002648
Description: Interviewer(s) - Jane Tolerton Interviewer(s) - Nicholas Boyack Arrangement: Tape sequence - 1 of 2 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s).
Interview with Charles Hartley, digital abstract
Date: 22 Sep 1988
From: World War I Oral History Archive
Reference: OHDL-000325
Description: Interviewer(s) - Jane Tolerton, Nicholas Boyack Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Processing information: This file has been migrated to a different format for purposes of preservation and access.