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Interview with Marie O'Connor

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Date

14 August 1995 - 14 Aug 1995

By

O'Connor, Georgina Marie, 1933-

Reference

OHColl-0207/1

Description

Georgina Maria O 'Connor born Lower Hutt 1933. Outlines family background. Describes her life as a primary school teacher; dairy owner; being one of the few Pakeha members of Nga Tamatoa, a founding member of ACCORD; Union Delegate on the Executive of the Shop Employees' Union 1970s-1980s and an active member of the Labour Party. Recalls involvement with the 1975 Land March; being a member of Te Matakite O Aotearoa; part played in the occupation of Raglan golf course and the Campaign for the People's Party in Miramar. Mentions Waitangi protests. Refers to Walter Kawiti, Hone Harawira and Hilda Halkyard.

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Venue - Wellington

Interviewer(s) - Judith Byrne

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005824-005827; OHLC-001946-001949

Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 4 Hours Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-1363.

2 photocopies of: (i) Marie aged 19, 1952/53 Queen St. Auckland and (ii) Marie (on left) taken 1934. 1 coloured photograph of Marie at Owhiro Bay, 1996

Additional description

Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.

Alternative form available: Listening copies are available from LC-1946 to LC-1949

Use/Reproduction

Public use may require the written permission of the Curator, Oral History and Sound Copyright: Copyright held by Oral History Centre, Alexander Turnbull Library

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Partly restricted material

Format

4 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 4 Hours Duration, Oral histories, Illustration: 2 photocopies of: (i) Marie aged 19, 1952/53 Queen St. Auckland and (ii) Marie (on left) taken 1934. 1 coloured photograph of Marie at Owhiro Bay, 1996

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