| Title | Oral history interview with Bill Bond, 1988. [Interim record] |
| Creator | |
| Collection | |
| Date created | 03 July 1988 |
| Description Summary | Bill recalls memories of Henderson Valley (c1915) and mentions roads, transport - car and bus services. Bill describes life during the Depression. He recalls a story of a flood in the Valley. Bill mentions the subdivision of the family farm, bridges lost in floods, and the old homestead. He recalls his parents separating and his mother's work driving a taxi. He mentions milking cows during the Depression and the Returned Servicemen's Settlements. Bill describes managing the farm and mentions local identities. He recalls socialising and parties and mentions swimming in the Opanuku Stream. |
| Subjects | |
| Keywords | McCrae's bus service; Gardner's cottage; Mt Pleasant Estate; Ferndale Park; Mountain Road; Maori Hill; Woodward Estate; "New Corner", Sharp's Bush; Opanuku Road (Dreamlands Road); Mrs Jenkinson; Tom Atkins; Gardner family; Mrs Crocker; Mrs Rowan; Tom Hately; Alexander family; Wells; Moore; Chapman; Hartley family; Shapr; Winthrop; Odlin's family. |
| Time span | c1915 - c1950 |
| 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. |
| Original medium | Audio; analogue, cassette |
| Duration | Total duration of recording 45 minutes and 59 seconds |
| Supporting materials | Abstract. |
| Contributor | |
| Oral History ID | WOH-1025-3 |
