Abstract of Mervyn William TRESSLER, 1998
Item — Box: 46
Identifier: H04850002
Abstract
MERVYN WILLIAM TRESSLER
Recorded: 27 March 1998
Interviewer: Kay Ward
Abstracter: Kay Ward (Retyped by Jean Hawkes)
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TIMINGS RELATE TO THE ORIGINAL TAPE COUNTER
000 MERVYN WILLIAM TRESSLER – Born in 1926 at INVERCARGILL
[FATHER]: JOHN WILLIAM FAULKNER or FALCONER SMITH (TRESSLER): Grocer and Railwayman – Born in 1894 – Died in 1971 [MOTHER]: SARAH MARY ELLEN O'BRIEN – Shop assistant – Born in 1897 – Died in 1953 035 [EDUCATION]: INVERCARGILL NORTH SCHOOL – SOUTHLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
043 [OCCUPATIONS]: Car Painting – Sign Writing – Fire Brigadesman – Storeman – Maintenance at KEW HOSPITAL – Cutting tombstones
106 Hobbies – movie making and the Southern Cine Club
123 'CITY LIGHTS' – CHARLIE CHAPLIN movie made in INVERCARGILL – Making of film described. WARREN SPARKS – Mentioned
247 Local people involved with film – RON TRESSLER – FRANCIS THOMPSON – GORDON C SOMERVILLE – MERVYN TRESSLER – HERBIE PATTERSON – TREVOR WILLIAMSON
Places mentioned – OTEPUNI GARDENS – DEE STREET MATERNITY HOME – NORTH INVERCARGILL HALL – BORSTAL (PRISON) BUILDING – GALA DRY CLEANERS – RAILWAY STATION – TEPID BATHS – DACRE – MASONIC LODGE -
289 End of Tape
NOTE: Mervyn died in 2002
Recorded: 27 March 1998
Interviewer: Kay Ward
Abstracter: Kay Ward (Retyped by Jean Hawkes)
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TIMINGS RELATE TO THE ORIGINAL TAPE COUNTER
000 MERVYN WILLIAM TRESSLER – Born in 1926 at INVERCARGILL
[FATHER]: JOHN WILLIAM FAULKNER or FALCONER SMITH (TRESSLER): Grocer and Railwayman – Born in 1894 – Died in 1971 [MOTHER]: SARAH MARY ELLEN O'BRIEN – Shop assistant – Born in 1897 – Died in 1953 035 [EDUCATION]: INVERCARGILL NORTH SCHOOL – SOUTHLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
043 [OCCUPATIONS]: Car Painting – Sign Writing – Fire Brigadesman – Storeman – Maintenance at KEW HOSPITAL – Cutting tombstones
106 Hobbies – movie making and the Southern Cine Club
123 'CITY LIGHTS' – CHARLIE CHAPLIN movie made in INVERCARGILL – Making of film described. WARREN SPARKS – Mentioned
247 Local people involved with film – RON TRESSLER – FRANCIS THOMPSON – GORDON C SOMERVILLE – MERVYN TRESSLER – HERBIE PATTERSON – TREVOR WILLIAMSON
Places mentioned – OTEPUNI GARDENS – DEE STREET MATERNITY HOME – NORTH INVERCARGILL HALL – BORSTAL (PRISON) BUILDING – GALA DRY CLEANERS – RAILWAY STATION – TEPID BATHS – DACRE – MASONIC LODGE -
289 End of Tape
NOTE: Mervyn died in 2002
Dates
- 1998
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Extent
From the Record Group: 1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Creator
- From the Record Group: Ward, Patricia Kay (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
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