Jennings, Athelberta Madeline

Production date
1993
Description
Madeline talks about her early years in New Plymouth, wedding at St Marys Church, farming at Whangamomona in the 1920's.
Born 1904, New Plymouth. Father was a carpenter who helped build the Opera House and State Theatre. Educated at St Josephs and left school at 15 and worked in a sewing factory. She talks of her wedding at St Mary's Church New Plymouth, 1924 and going farming at Whangamomona. Describes life without mod cons. Describes a trip to New Plymouth Hospital with appendicitis. Talks of the Whangamomona Railways restaurant - serving passengers off the trains. Made all own pies - always sold out. Also own bread.
Recorded: 6 November 1993
Interviewer: Joy Peckham
Abstraction: Joy Peckham

Object detail

Production date

1993

Subject person

Athelberta Madeline Jennings

Classification

oral history/(for Archives)

Collection

Oral histories - Local history

Item list

Part 1

1 audio cassette

Part 2

Abstract

Part 3

Master tape

Accession number

ARC2003-1212

Collection type

My shortlist

Subject place

New Plymouth Taranaki New Zealand Polynesia Oceania North Island Whangamomona

Subject

Farming Agriculture, fishing and forestry Trains and rail Transport

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