Abstract of James William Luke TUCKEY, 1998
Item — Box: 45
Identifier: H04780002
Overview
JAMES WILLIAM LUKE TUCKEY
Recorded: 05 October 1998
Interviewer: Kay Ward
Abstracter: Kay Ward (re-typed by Jean Hawkes)
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABSTRACT USES THE ORIGINAL TAPE TIMINGS
SIDE 1 of TAPE
00:00 JAMES WILLIAM LUKE TUCKEY born 29 December 1925 at INVERCARGILL FATHER: JAMES BUCHANAN TUCKEY – Born 1887 at DUNEDIN and Died 25 April 1967 at RIVERTON, SOUTHLAND – He was a Men's Hairdresser MOTHER: EMILY ('Tot') BYRON – Born 28 October 1885 at WAIKAIA and Died 12 May 1997 at INVERCARGILL – She was a homemaker – Worked on the farm
Own siblings – LINDA NGATOA – VALDA KAY – BEVERLEY [EDUCATION]: INVERCARGILL NORTH SCHOOL -ST GEORGE SCHOOL – SOUTHLAND BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
00:23 Working for MACKERRAS & HAZLETT – wholesale grocers and liquor merchants
00:41 Working at H & J SMITH LTD for 38 years – Credit Manager
00:92 Competition from THOMSON & BEATTIE and HERBERT HAYNES – ESK STREET retail stores converted to offices
01:19 LAMSON SYSTEM (cylinders with cash and charge slips sucked through overhead pipes to the office to be actioned)
01:80 Sales at H & J SMITH LTD
02:35 NANCY (wife) working in the office
02:69 Addresses lived at: EAST ROAD – GEORGE STREET, DUNEDIN – PINEHILL – HERBERT STREET – ELLES ROAD SOUTH – TWEED STREET – ESK STREET – 92 LINDISFARNE STREET – 2/134 KING STREET
03:20 ST GEORGE SCHOOL incidents
03:38 Mother and her cows
03:63 Moving to ESK STREET
03:68 Living in LINDISFARNE STREET
03:79 Interest in gardening
SIDE 2 of TAPE
00:00 Gardening
00:09 Interest in Reading
00:18 [SPORTS]: Rugby
00:24 Softball – Forming of DEMONS SOFTBALL CLUB
00:51 Golf
00:57 Self married NANCY MAE STRANG – 22 March 1950 – She was born 17 January 1925 and Died 27 November 1989 – Employed in office of H & J SMITH LTD [CHILDREN]: WARREN JOHN born 17 March 1951 (St Patrick's Day) SUSAN MARIE born 15 August 1953
00:60 Businesses in Central Business District during early years of working life – Mercantile firms – The Crescent – Post Office block – Lower ESK STREET– McDONALDS – REINS – BROAD SMALL
02:15 The BROWN OWL
02:37 KELVIN HOTEL – Fairground
02:60 Office area of H & J SMITH LTD
02:79 KELVIN STREET shops
02:96 STROUDS JEWELLERS and CECIL HOTEL
03:00 MAGISTRATES COURTS in TAY STREET
03:05 McKENZIES and WOOLWORTHS
03:23 DESCHLERS HOTEL
03:48 SELF HELP grocery store
03:62 Open site opposite H & J SMITH LTD with staff bike sheds
Recorded: 05 October 1998
Interviewer: Kay Ward
Abstracter: Kay Ward (re-typed by Jean Hawkes)
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABSTRACT USES THE ORIGINAL TAPE TIMINGS
SIDE 1 of TAPE
00:00 JAMES WILLIAM LUKE TUCKEY born 29 December 1925 at INVERCARGILL FATHER: JAMES BUCHANAN TUCKEY – Born 1887 at DUNEDIN and Died 25 April 1967 at RIVERTON, SOUTHLAND – He was a Men's Hairdresser MOTHER: EMILY ('Tot') BYRON – Born 28 October 1885 at WAIKAIA and Died 12 May 1997 at INVERCARGILL – She was a homemaker – Worked on the farm
Own siblings – LINDA NGATOA – VALDA KAY – BEVERLEY [EDUCATION]: INVERCARGILL NORTH SCHOOL -ST GEORGE SCHOOL – SOUTHLAND BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
00:23 Working for MACKERRAS & HAZLETT – wholesale grocers and liquor merchants
00:41 Working at H & J SMITH LTD for 38 years – Credit Manager
00:92 Competition from THOMSON & BEATTIE and HERBERT HAYNES – ESK STREET retail stores converted to offices
01:19 LAMSON SYSTEM (cylinders with cash and charge slips sucked through overhead pipes to the office to be actioned)
01:80 Sales at H & J SMITH LTD
02:35 NANCY (wife) working in the office
02:69 Addresses lived at: EAST ROAD – GEORGE STREET, DUNEDIN – PINEHILL – HERBERT STREET – ELLES ROAD SOUTH – TWEED STREET – ESK STREET – 92 LINDISFARNE STREET – 2/134 KING STREET
03:20 ST GEORGE SCHOOL incidents
03:38 Mother and her cows
03:63 Moving to ESK STREET
03:68 Living in LINDISFARNE STREET
03:79 Interest in gardening
SIDE 2 of TAPE
00:00 Gardening
00:09 Interest in Reading
00:18 [SPORTS]: Rugby
00:24 Softball – Forming of DEMONS SOFTBALL CLUB
00:51 Golf
00:57 Self married NANCY MAE STRANG – 22 March 1950 – She was born 17 January 1925 and Died 27 November 1989 – Employed in office of H & J SMITH LTD [CHILDREN]: WARREN JOHN born 17 March 1951 (St Patrick's Day) SUSAN MARIE born 15 August 1953
00:60 Businesses in Central Business District during early years of working life – Mercantile firms – The Crescent – Post Office block – Lower ESK STREET– McDONALDS – REINS – BROAD SMALL
02:15 The BROWN OWL
02:37 KELVIN HOTEL – Fairground
02:60 Office area of H & J SMITH LTD
02:79 KELVIN STREET shops
02:96 STROUDS JEWELLERS and CECIL HOTEL
03:00 MAGISTRATES COURTS in TAY STREET
03:05 McKENZIES and WOOLWORTHS
03:23 DESCHLERS HOTEL
03:48 SELF HELP grocery store
03:62 Open site opposite H & J SMITH LTD with staff bike sheds
Dates
- 1998
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Extent
From the Record Group: 1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Record Group: Ward, Patricia Kay (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
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