| Title | Oral history interview with Roy Brooks, 1983. |
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| Date created | 9 September 1983 |
| Description Summary | Transcript of an interview with Roy Brooks for the Glen Eden Oral History project. Roy recalls an incident with a Japanese plane and the exchange of prisoners of war. He talks of Bernie Holibar of the Social Credit Party, the 1922 general elections, naming Glen Eden, school cadets, and the Depression. Roy recalls leaving school to find farm work. He mentions jobs in Matamata, Auckland and Whangarei. Roy describes working for Stevenson's (sewage and drainage) and recalls the experience of being buried in a shaft. Mentions the relief camp at Anawhata, road construction, and rabbit hunting. Roy mentions many local Glen Eden identities. |
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| Other Notes | Government Project Employment Programme ( P.E.P. ) Roy Brooks was born 1899, orphaned at an early aged and was placed in a Glen Eden foster home when he was three years old. |
| Keywords | Kirkbride, Jack; Parrs family; Anawhata; Matamata; |
| Time span | c1920 - 1940s |
| 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 | 2 x C90s (3 sides) |
| Supporting materials | Transcript |
| Oral History ID | WOH-1040-6 |
