MOTAT oral history interview with Maureen Parrington
Maker and role
Maureen Parrington, Interviewee
Megan Hutching, Interviewer
Production date
15 May 2009
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Object detail
Accession number
09-0454
Description
Oral history interview with Maureen Parrington focused on her life in Auckland during the 1950s. Covers domestic life including laundry, radio programmes, Christmas activities, cooking and sewing, education, and leisure time activities, such as cinema, dances and summer holidays. Includes information about her working life and 1953 Royal visit.
Media/Materials
Physical description
3 sound cassettes (ca. 176 minutes) : analog; MP3 and WAV files on drive (167 minutes)
Credit line
Maureen Parrington et al. 15 May 2009. MOTAT oral history interview with Maureen Parrington, 09-0454. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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Interviews
Parrington, Maureen
Anecdotes
Social life and customs
New Zealand
Anecdotes
Bakers and bakeries
Anecdotes
World War, 1939-1945
Anecdotes
Tasman Empire Airways Limited
Anecdotes
Employees
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Railroads
Anecdotes
History
Radio
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Motor vehicle driving
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Motion picture theatres
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Games
Anecdotes
Auckland
New Zealand
Trams
Anecdotes
Laundry
Anecdotes
Washing-machines
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Food
Anecdotes
Vacuum cleaners
Anecdotes
Tangiwai
New Zealand
Railroad accidents
Anecdotes
Auckland Harbour Bridge
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Education
Anecdotes
Hillary, Edmund Percival, Sir, 1919-2008
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Employees
New Zealand Railways
Sound recording and reproducing
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