| Title | Oral history interview with Merv Renwick, 2003. |
| Creator | |
| Date created | 30 May 2003 |
| Description Summary | Merv details his family history, describing moving to the King Country during the 1930s Depression. He recalls living in a tent in winter (Kakahi) and his first job in a butcher's shop. Merv mentions meeting his future wife Coral. He describes and details his butchery in Kaurilands and the Glen Eden area (c1945). Merv mentions the Glen Eden shopping Centre; the use of fibrolite in building construction; and mentions several Glen Eden identities. |
| Subjects | |
| Other Notes | Born 1926 in Hamilton, Merv trained as a butcher working in various King Country and Waikato towns before buying the Glen Eden butchery. His butchery became an important part of the shopping centre and Glen Eden community. |
| Historical Notes | Royal Visit 1953; |
| Keywords | Bert Jones; Fred Brown; Coral Renwick; Jim Putney Black; IGA (grocery shop); Bluebell Dairy; Harry Alpress; Barry Lee; Ruby Lee; Glen Eden Athletics Club; Glen Eden Pony Club; Kaurilands School; Prospect School; Kakahi; Kaurilands; Waitakere; Auckland; New Zealand. Tui Glen; Community life; Cooking and cookery; New Zealand Commerce |
| Language | English |
| Copyright Holder | Auckland Libraries |
| Access Rights | Contact the West Auckland Research Centre, Waitakere Central Library in Henderson, to listen to recording or view abstract. Not available for loan. |
| Digital access copies | Wav file. |
| Available copies | Local History, Waitakere Central Library; Merv Renwick |
| Original medium | Audio; analogue, cassette |
| Duration | 1 x C60 |
| Supporting materials | Photographs of Glen Eden, M Renwick, butcher's shop; views of the shopping central the Glen Eden parade of homes; the Glen Eden Pony Club 1960s; Merv and his horse Rocky; (original photographs and laser copies); Kamahi. Extract from NZ Memories Feb/March 2000; |
| Contributor | |
| Oral History ID | WOH-1019 |
