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Interview with Shirley Spurr

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Date

20 June 1993 - 20 Jun 1993

By

Spurr, Shirley Muriel, 1930-

Reference

OHInt-0067/068

Description

Shirley Spurr (nee Sparke) born Waihi. Outlines family background - mother worked at the Golden Cross, a dry hotel opened by Miss Stapleton - father was born at the Kopu Hotel in Thames which his parents had built. On leaving school worked in office at Waihi Hospital before travelling around New Zealand. Recalls class distinction amongst children when growing up. Recalls father worked in a mine as a contractor, never underground. Mentions strike - father was a mounted picket which she describes. Talks about Kopu school which father attended - 400 Maori children and 4 white children. Mentions Jerry Tukaki who was father's best friend. Backgrounds involvement with local marae committee and describes duties. Explains the importance of the Tainui canoe in the Waihi area. Talks in detail about Maori medicines. Shirley is a marriage celebrant and runs an up-market boutique with a wide clientele.

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Venue - Waihi

Other - limited biographical information available

Interviewer(s) - Rose MacBeth

Venue - Waihi

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005869A; OHV-0265C

Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 videocassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 45 Minutes Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available AB-1276.

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

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

Access restrictions

Partly restricted material

Part of

Women in a Mining Town, Waihi 1883-1993, Oral History Project

Format

1 C90 cassette(s), 1 videocassette(s), 1 transcript(s), 45 Minutes Duration, Oral histories, VHS

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Audio

Interview with Shirley Spurr, tape one

Date: 20 June 1993

From: Women in a Mining Town, Waihi 1883-1993, Oral History Project

Reference: OHC-005869A

Description: Recorded by - Rose MacBeth Arrangement: The recording of this interview is found on the tape described at OHC-005869. Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 45 Minutes Duration.