AUDIO
Interview with Edward Hill
- Date
- 14, 16 Jul 1998
- By
- Hill, Edward Owen Eustace, 1907-2001
- Reference
- OHInt-0728/01
- Description
Edward Owen Eustace Hill born Winterbourne Park, Bristol 1907. Recalls moving to Wales at the age of six years. Describes family background including maternal grandarents (Bowen family) home at Llwyngwair. Recalls being taught by governess who was trained by the Parents National Education Union (PNEU). Recalls dislike of boarding school because of nerves about the war, the headmaster's temper, bad food, cold climate and chilblains which he describes. Talks about History scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford. Mentions introduction to the Fellowship. Refers to Mrs Schueker who founded the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer.
Discusses involvement with the Oxford Group [Movement], also known as Buchmanites, founded by Dr Frank Buchman. Describes the extensive travel with them to America, Canada, Scandinavia, Denmark and Norway and long travel in South Africa. Recalls meeting future wife, Jean Morton, in Canada who was also a member of the group and marriage in 1937.
Gives reasons for emigrating to New Zealand. Describes ordination in Christchurch 1946, first curacy at St Mary's Merrivale, experience as vicar of Southbridge by Lake Ellesmere for two years, and New Plymouth. Refers to Tristram Holland, Bishop of Waikato. Gives reasons for resigning and describes approach to Junior Chamber of Commerce to stand for Mayor and being elected for three years. Refers to books written by wife under name of Jean O'Hagen Allen. Recalls move to Wellington and reorganising the British Sailor's Society. Mentions Free China Society and attendance at other anti-communist conferences in Bangkok, Tokyo and Saigon. Describes effect of war there. Talks about wife's death and re-marriage.
Interviewer(s) - Linda Bevan Smith
Venue - 17 Thorby Street, Northland
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-011787-011789
Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.20 Hours and minutes Duration.
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-4089.
Search dates: 1998
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
Alternative form available: Listening copies OHLC-005947 - OHLC-005949
- Use/Reproduction
- Public use may require the written permission of the copyright holder Copyright: Alexander Turnbull Library
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Part of
- Welsh Society of Wellington Oral History Project
- Format
- 3 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 2.20 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories
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Interview with Edward Hill, printed abstract
Date: 14, 16 Jul 1998
From: Welsh Society of Wellington Oral History Project
Reference: OHA-4089
Description: Interviewer(s) - Linda Bevan Smith Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 2.20 Hours and minutes Duration.
Interview with Edward Hill, tape one
Date: 14 Jul 1998
From: Welsh Society of Wellington Oral History Project
Reference: OHC-011787
Description: Interviewer(s) - Linda Bevan Smith Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 1 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.
Interview with Edward Hill, tape three
Date: 16 Jul 1998
From: Welsh Society of Wellington Oral History Project
Reference: OHC-011789
Description: Interviewer(s) - Linda Bevan Smith Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 3 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 20 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.
Interview with Edward Hill, tape two
Date: 14 Jul 1998
From: Welsh Society of Wellington Oral History Project
Reference: OHC-011788
Description: Interviewer(s) - Linda Bevan Smith Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 2 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete.