Waitakere City's oral history collection is now available in the
J.T. Diamond
Reading Room, Level 2, Waitakere Central Library, Henderson. The collection
contains over 200 recordings containing stories of the Waitakere area. In the
earliest recording, Elizabeth Baille (nee Malam) talks about growing up in Te
Atatu in the late 1800s. The most recent interview was recorded in June 2007
with Ralph Hadden. Ralph talks of his work at the NZBC transmitter station in
Selwood Road, Henderson. He recalls joining the New Zealand Broadcasting's
transmitter station staff as a trainee in 1940, talks about changing
technologies and shares anecdotal stories. In 1981, Ralph retired as senior
technician and supervisor of the Waiatarua Television and Radio Transmitter
Station.
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Oral Histories Collection
Inventory (Size 28K)
A catalogue for the oral history collection is currently under development. Click
on the link above for a preliminary inventory
Would you like to record someone's memories? We have equipment for loan:
Do you know people with interesting stories to tell? Waitakere Library and
Information Services has oral history equipment available for loan. We offer
support and assistance for Waitakere Library members who wish to record West
Auckland stories. All enquires in the first instance should be made to Raewynn
Robertson, Local History Librarian or any Local History staff in the J.T.
Diamond Reading Room, Level 2, Waitakere Central Library. Phone 09 839 2260 or
e-mail:
localhistory@waitakere.govt.nz
Local history resources
The collection includes:
Books
Archives
Manuscripts
Maps and plans
Memorabilia and ephemera
Local Newspapers including the Western Leader
Photographs
Research files
Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives from 1860
