Woolcott, Horace
Production date
19 Apr 1994
Description
Oral history recording. Horace Lesley (Les) Woolcott (1925-1995) talks about his childhood in an orphanage in Nottingham, England. After three years in the army Les emigrated to New Zealand on the ship Captain Cook. He arrived in Wellington and worked for De Havilland Aircraft Company and on the wharves before taking jobs on power stations along the Waikato River. He moved to New Plymouth in the 1950s and attended teacher's training college then taught metalwork and drama at Hawera Intermediate School.
Interview date: 19 April 1994
Interviewer: Joy Peckham
Brief transcript available
Restrictions: None.
Object detail
Part 1
Research tapes. 2 C60 audio tapes
Interview date: 19 April 1994
Interviewer: Joy Peckham
Restrictions: none
Part 2
Master tapes
Part 3
Abstract
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