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Interviews with Frank Fitzgerald and Beryl Wood
- Date
- 24 Nov 2010
- By
- Tararua Tramping Club; Fitzgerald, Frank, 1916-2012; Wood, Beryl Doreen, 1927-
- Reference
- OHInt-1007-03
- Description
Interview with Frank Fitzgerald, born in 1916, who joined the Tararua Tramping Club in 1934. He was also interviewed in 2000 for an earlier Tararua Tramping Club oral history project (OHInt-0501-01). Talks about tramping in the Orongorongos in the early 1930s with three three friends, crossing the Rimutaka range in 1933, meeting swaggers in the Wairarapa, and crossing the Tararuas to Otaki Forks. Mentions tramping on tracks to the Wellington south coast when they could not afford the fare to Days Bay. Recalls meeting early mountaineers in huts in the Tararuas. Mentions that bush tracks became overgrown during the 1939-1945 war and later required regular working parties to keep them clear. Refers to work maintaining club huts and bridging before there were helicopters to carry in materials. Recalls tramping trips in the Kaikoura Mountains and Nelson hinterland. Describes a three day tramp in the South Island from Klondyke Corner to Hokitika when it rained for 96 hours. Talks about a trekking trip in the Himalayas. Comments that the glee club was a feature of the Tramping Club during the prewar years. Refers to meeting his wife Betty through the Club and later going on tramps with their daughters. Comments on the food eaten on tramping trips. Talks about his involvement in search and rescue. Reflects on his 70 year membership of the Club and skills he learnt from senior members.
Interview with Beryl Wood, born in Palmerston North in 1927, who was also interviewed in 2000 for an earlier Tararua Tramping Club oral history project (OHInt-0501-06). Comments on the equipment trampers used in the 1940s and 1950s. Talks about memorable tramps in the South Island mountains, recalling her first trip up the Routeburn, over the Harris Saddle to the Hollyford and then to the valley of the Forgotten River. Refers to helping build Club huts in the Tararuas. Mentions being involved with the Club's glee club. Reflects on the decline of bird life in the Orongorongos over the years.
Interviewer(s) - Howard Taylor
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHDV-0048 - OHDV-0051 - mini DV 60 cassettes (original field recordings)
Tape numbers - OHDV-0052 - Sony DV CAM (edited master of interviews)
Quantity: 4 videocassette(s). 1 videocassette(s) Videocassette. 2 printed abstract(s). 111 electronic scan(s) of original black and white photographic print(s). 2 Electronic document(s). 2 interview(s). 2.01 Hours and minutes Duration.
Physical Description: Textual files - Microsoft word; Image files - Jpeg
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-7594 OHA-7595.
Scanned black and white photographs of tramping and mountaineering trips from the interviewees' collections (lists of photographs available)
Search dates: 1916 - 1927 - 2010
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
Alternative form available: Listening copies of the edited master digital recordings available
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- Part of
- Tararua Tramping Club oral history project, 2010-2011
- Format
- 4 videocassette(s), 1 videocassette(s) Videocassette, 2 printed abstract(s), 111 electronic scan(s) of original black and white photographic print(s), 2 Electronic document(s), 2 interview(s), 2.01 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories, Electronic records (Digital records), Electronic documents, Digital images, Textual files - Microsoft word; Image files - Jpeg, Illustration: Scanned black and white photographs of tramping and mountaineering trips from the interviewees' collections (lists of photographs available)
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Interview with Frank Fitzgerald, digital video tape two
Date: 24 Nov 2010
From: Tararua Tramping Club oral history project, 2010-2011
Reference: OHDV-0049
Description: Interviewer(s) - Howard Taylor Field recording Arrangement: Tape sequence - 2 of 2 Quantity: 1 videocassette(s) Sony digital video mini tape DVM60. Physical Description: Physical Characteristics - metal evaporated Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-7594.
Interview with Beryl Wood, digital video tape one
Date: 24 Nov 2010
From: Tararua Tramping Club oral history project, 2010-2011
Reference: OHDV-0050
Description: Interviewer(s) - Howard Taylor Original field recording Arrangement: Tape sequence - 1 of 2 Quantity: 1 videocassette(s) Sony digital video mini tape DVM60. Physical Description: Physical Characteristics - metal evaporated Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-7595.
Interviews with Frank Fitzgerald and Beryl Wood, edited masters digital video tape
Date: 24 Nov 2010
From: Tararua Tramping Club oral history project, 2010-2011
Reference: OHDV-0052
Description: Interviewer(s) - Howard Taylor Edited masters of OHDV-0048 - OHDV-0049, OHDV-0050 - OHDV-0051 Arrangement: Tape sequence - 1 of 1 Quantity: 1 videocassette(s) Sony DV CAM. Physical Description: Physical Characteristics - metal evaporated
Interview with Beryl Wood, digital video tape two
Date: 24 Nov 2010
From: Tararua Tramping Club oral history project, 2010-2011
Reference: OHDV-0051
Description: Interviewer(s) - Howard Taylor Original field recording Arrangement: Tape sequence - 2 of 2 Quantity: 1 videocassette(s) Sony digital video mini tape DVM60. Physical Description: Physical Characteristics - metal evaporated Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-7595.
Interview with Frank Fitzgerald, digital video tape one
Date: 24 Nov 2010
From: Tararua Tramping Club oral history project, 2010-2011
Reference: OHDV-0048
Description: Interviewer(s) - Howard Taylor Field recording Arrangement: Tape sequence - 1 of 2 Quantity: 1 videocassette(s) Sony digital video mini tape DVM60. Physical Description: Physical Characteristics - metal evaporated Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-7594.
Interview with Frank Fitzgerald, printed abstract
Date: 24 Nov 2010
From: Tararua Tramping Club oral history project, 2010-2011
Reference: OHA-7594
Description: Interviewer(s) - Howard Taylor Accompanying material - List of photographs Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 1.18 Hours and minutes Duration.
Interview with Beryl Wood, printed abstract
Date: 24 Nov 2010
From: Tararua Tramping Club oral history project, 2010-2011
Reference: OHA-7595
Description: Interviewer(s) - Howard Taylor Accompanying material - Printed list of photographs Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 43 Minutes Duration.
List of Frank Fitzgerald's photographs
From: Tararua Tramping Club oral history project, 2010-2011
Reference: OHDL-001780
Description: Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s).
Photographs of Frank Fitzgerald
Date: 1939 - 1952
From: Tararua Tramping Club oral history project, 2010-2011
Reference: OHDL-001779
Description: Scanned black and white photographs of tramping trips from Frank Fitzgerald's collections, pre World War II to 1952 (list of photographs available) Quantity: 16 electronic scan(s) of original black and white photographic print(s). Search dates: 1939 - 1952
Photograph album pages of Beryl Wood
Date: 1948 - 1950
From: Tararua Tramping Club oral history project, 2010-2011
Reference: OHDL-001782
Description: Scanned pages from Beryl Wood's photograph album for tramping and mountaineering trips 1948-1950. Includes some captions See OHDL-001781 for scans of the original photographs Quantity: 13 electronic scan(s) of original black and white photographic print(s). Search dates: 1948 - 1950