| Title | Oral history interview with Essie Chapman |
| Creator | |
| Date created | 1988 |
| Description Summary | Essie recalls car racing on Muriwai Beach. She mentions Ford cars, a Hudson straight 8 and a 'baby' Austin. Essie details her husband's active service in Gallipoli. She mentions teaching and being asked to retire at aged 55. Essie recalls the school at Muriwai and describes the arrival of the Charles Ulm plane, Faith in Australia. She recalls the story taking a ride in the plane with Ulm as pilot and crash landing in the sand dunes. |
| Subjects | |
| Other Notes | Interview starts mid sentence. No introduction. |
| Historical Notes | Plane crash |
| Keywords | Howe, Thelma; Campbell, Eric; Chapman, Seaward (sp); Ulm, Charles; Muriwai; Waitakere; New Zealand Schools; Education - Primary; Aviation - history |
| Time span | 1920s |
| 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. |
| Available copies | Local History, Waitakere Central Library |
| Original medium | Audio; analogue, cassette |
| Duration | 1 x C60 (part of side one) |
| Supporting materials | This interview appears on the first section of a cassette containing an interview with Mabel Cashin. The original recording has been left in tact. Copy tapes for each individual interview have been created. Each of the interviews have been separately catalogued. For Mabel Cashin see WOH 1033 Transcript |
| Oral History ID | WOH-1032 |
