AUDIO
Interview with Daniel Cairns
- Date
- 9 March 1992 - 09 Mar 1992
- By
- Cairns, Daniel Timothy Joseph, 1923-2000
- Reference
- OHInt-0056/36
- Description
Daniel Timothy Joseph Cairns born Winton, Southland. Recalls: being brought up by grandmother on a farm; riding pony 5-6 miles to school at Rays Bush; work after leaving school; social life; World War II experience with New Zealand Division in Egypt, Japan; marriage and post war work experience in the Freezing works.
Recalls involvement with Labour Party through Freezing Workers Union. Discusses issues concerned with the Unions in the freezing works, mistakes made on both sides. Comments on Management/Worker relationships. Talks about the Alliance Freezing Works and working at Comalco for ten years. Comments on new direction of New Zealand Labour Party being created by Employment Contracts Act and other changes made by National Government. Mentions Advocates Conference.
People mentioned include: Aubrey Begg; Bill Rowling; Norman Jones; Jim Knox; and Ken Douglas.
Venue - Invercargill
Interviewer(s) - Robert Paton
Venue - Hensley Street, Invercargill
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004938
Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration.
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-0933.
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
Alternative form available:
Listening copy is available at OHLCD-1192
- Use/Reproduction
- No public use without written permission of the copyright holder Copyright: Copyright held by Joyce Paton
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Part of
- Labour Movement Oral History Project
- Format
- 1 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 1 interview(s), 1 Hours Duration, Oral histories
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Interview with Daniel Cairns, printed abstract
Date: 9 March 1992
From: Labour Movement Oral History Project
Reference: OHA-0933
Description: Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Hours Duration.
Interview with Daniel Cairns, tape one
Date: 9 March 1992
From: Labour Movement Oral History Project
Reference: OHC-004938
Description: Recorded by - Robert Paton Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 1 of 1 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration.