Auckland Harbour Bridge oral history project interview with Dick Wilks
Maker and role
Dick Wilks, Interviewee
Megan Hutching, Interviewer
Production date
11 Jun 2009
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Object detail
Accession number
10-0297
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Description
Oral history interview with Dick Wilks containing biographical information and covering his work as secretary and then general manager for the Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority. Includes information on funding the harbour bridge, introduction of the toll system, and the role of Sir John Allum.
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 sound disc (ca. 171 minutes) : digital
Credit line
Dick Wilks et al. 11 Jun 2009. Auckland Harbour Bridge oral history project interview with Dick Wilks, 10-0297. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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Subject: all levels
Interviews
Wilks, Richard Leonard Floyd
Anecdotes
Auckland Harbour Bridge
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World War, 1914-1918
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New Zealand
Police
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World War, 1939-1945
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Planning
New Zealand
Bridges
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Employees
Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority
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Freeman, Fox and Partners
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New Zealand
Fundraising
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Design and construction
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New Zealand
Toll bridges
Tolls
Anecdotes
New Zealand
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Auckland
New Zealand
Traffic accidents
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Clothing and dress
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Allum, John, Sir, d.1972
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Maintenance and repair
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Anzac Day
Anecdotes
Auckland City Council
Sound recording and reproducing
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