Abstract of Jocelyn Lavinia (Joy) REES, 2024
Item — Box: 34
Identifier: H02760002
Abstract
H0276 Jocelyn Lavinia (Joy) REES
Interviewer: Rebecca Amundson
Abstractor: Barbara Gillam
Interview Date: 18th August 2016
0.19 Worked in the SNACK BAR at The Grand Hotel
1.30 Workers would come in for meals. Railway workers also.
2.00 PEA PIE AND PUD for 1 Shilling. Also on menu CHOPS for 4 Shillings.
2.50 SHEILA WELLS worked there as a barmaid.
3.00 VERN HARGRAVES also worked there.
3.20 Manager was GEORGE MERTZ.
4.50 WOMEN not allowed.
6.00 WOOL BAR used to be called SPIRIT BAR. Sold mostly spirits.
8.10 No uniform. First SNACK BAR to open.
9.30 SNACK BAR closed about 4pm.
9.40 Food was cooked in THE KITCHEN and sent down. NICK [Nicolaas Kooij] was the chef.
11.45 Snack bar was big. Had table and chairs
13.30 When the bar was closed staff could have half an hour to buy a drink. Staff could have a chat.
14.30 Does remember COPPER BAR and red carpet.
TRACK 2
0.00 PRINCE OF WALES bar.
0.50 Went to the REUNION.
Interviewer: Rebecca Amundson
Abstractor: Barbara Gillam
Interview Date: 18th August 2016
0.19 Worked in the SNACK BAR at The Grand Hotel
1.30 Workers would come in for meals. Railway workers also.
2.00 PEA PIE AND PUD for 1 Shilling. Also on menu CHOPS for 4 Shillings.
2.50 SHEILA WELLS worked there as a barmaid.
3.00 VERN HARGRAVES also worked there.
3.20 Manager was GEORGE MERTZ.
4.50 WOMEN not allowed.
6.00 WOOL BAR used to be called SPIRIT BAR. Sold mostly spirits.
8.10 No uniform. First SNACK BAR to open.
9.30 SNACK BAR closed about 4pm.
9.40 Food was cooked in THE KITCHEN and sent down. NICK [Nicolaas Kooij] was the chef.
11.45 Snack bar was big. Had table and chairs
13.30 When the bar was closed staff could have half an hour to buy a drink. Staff could have a chat.
14.30 Does remember COPPER BAR and red carpet.
TRACK 2
0.00 PRINCE OF WALES bar.
0.50 Went to the REUNION.
Dates
- 2024
Conditions Governing Access
For access please contact the Southland Oral History Project Coordinator at sohp@ilibrary.co.nz.
Conditions Governing Use
The contents of Southland Oral History Project collections are subject to the conditions of the Copyright Act 1994. Please note that in accordance with agreements held with interviewees additional conditions regarding the reproduction [copying] and use of items in the Southland Oral History Project collections may apply. Please contact the Southland Oral History Project Coordinator for further information at sohp@ilibrary.co.nz.
Extent
From the Record Group: 1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Creator
- From the Record Group: Amundsen, Rebecca (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Southland Oral History Project Repository
