AUDIO
Interview with Ivor Powell
- Date
- 13 March 1992 - 13 Mar 2002
- By
- Powell, Ivor, 1920-
- Reference
- OHInt-0056/40
- Description
Ivor Powell born Wales and came to New Zealand at the age of six years. - Recalls childhood in Wales - father a miner, father also worked in foundry in Dunedin. Mentions being apprenticed in the clothing industry.
Recalls signing up in the New Zealand Army, joining Coastal Batteries at Lyttelton with reference to the old disappearing gun at Taiaroa Heads. Recalls his experiences in Egypt and Cassino where he served in Artillery on 25 pounders. Remembers getting a job as driver to General Freyberg. Mentions General Mark Clark of United States of America. Talks about his involvement in New Zealand Labour Party and being on the NZLP ticket for Borough Council Elections. Mentions Freddie Jones, a cabinet minister in the first Labour Government. Speaks of involvement in trade union activities - Clothing Workers Union. Mentions Claude MacDonnell of Clerical Workers Union and taking over as Secretary of that union in Dunedin.
Other - No biographical form and no agreement form available
Interviewer(s) - Robert Paton
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004936
Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s).
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-0931.
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
- 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), Oral histories
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Interview with Ivor Powell, printed abstract
Date: 13 March 1992
From: Labour Movement Oral History Project
Reference: OHA-0931
Description: Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Ivor Powell, tape one
Date: 13 March 1994
From: Labour Movement Oral History Project
Reference: OHC-004936
Description: Recorded by - Robert Paton Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 1 of 1 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration.