Robinson, Mary

Production date
1993
Description
Oral history. Born at Onaero, Taranaki. Mary talks of her involvement in the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth. She was part of the inaugural team which developed the site in 1956. She describes the working bees.
She describes the various shows, the Festival of the Pines, and the annual Miss Brooklands competitions. People mentioned include Mr Hanburg, first Public Relations Officer; Marie Leadbetter, the first Miss Bowl of Brooklands; Jeanine Williams, D V Sutherland, Mrs Grundy, Stella Hodgekiss, Joyce Campbell, Malcolm McAlpine, Tom Jackson, Robin Sinclair, Kiri Te Kanawa, the Seekers, Roy West, Bayden Winchcombe, Dawn McAlpine.
Recorded: 2 December 1993
Interviewer: Ireen Crossan

Object detail

Production date

1993

Classification

oral history/(for Archives)

Collection

Oral histories - Local history

Item list

Part 1

Tape 1 Sides 1 and 2

Recorded: 2 December 1993

Interviewer: Ireen Crossan

Abstraction: Mary Donald

Part 2

Abstract

Part 3

Master tape

Accession number

ARC2003-1220

Collection type

My shortlist

Subject place

Bowl of Brooklands New Plymouth Taranaki New Zealand Polynesia Oceania North Island

Subject

Festivals Entertainment and recreation

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