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Greig, Allan Herbert, 1921-2012 (Person)

SummaryBorn in Taranaki, 'brought up in the King Country', Allan Greig raised his family in Tauranga. Last edited by: Kate Charteris

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Politics: 1978 stood as United candidate against Prime Minister in Tāmaki. 1980 contested Tauranga seat as United Party candidate. Involved with the Social Credit political party.

Employment: He set up Velma Mushroom Farm (Auckland). Also worked as a labourer, with a talent for woodwork. Was involved with a family-run small baby accessory business (based in Christchurch).

Innovations:

Mini-cot, patented and the creation noted in the newspapers at the time.
Solar heater. Bay of Plenty Times, 27 February 1974.

Interests:

Seismology and volcanology - sparked by his experience aged 10 in Whanganui of the 1931 Napier earthquake.
Writing letters to newspapers.
- Proof that New Zealand has deposits of on-shore oil proven by early shallow wells in Taranaki, says A.H. Greig. 'It is my contention that below the Kapuni field must lie substantial reservoirs of crude oil - deep drilling will release it!'. Bay of Plenty Times, 15 September 1979.

SourcesNew Zealand Government. Death record. 2012/22361. Greig, Allan Herbert. Last edited by: Kate Charteris

New Zealand Government. Birth record. 1921/14664. Greig, Allan Herbert. Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Tauranga City Council. Cemeteries search. Greig, Allan Herbert. 30022. Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Bay of Plenty Times. (2012, September 22). Allan Greig: a true issues champion. By Rebecca Cawston. Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Bay of Plenty Times. (1974, February 27). Invention of a type of solar heater. Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Bay of Plenty Times. (1979, September 15). Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Bay of Plenty Times. (1980, March 5). Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Death announcement. (2012, September 4). SunLive. Greig, Allan Herbert. Last edited by: Kate Charteris

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Greig, Allan Herbert, 1921-2012 (Person)

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LicenseCC BY 4.0 Last edited by: Kate Charteris

AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Greig, Allan Herbert, 1921-2012 (Person) Last edited by: Kate Charteris

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First Name(s)Allan Herbert Last edited by: Kate Charteris

SurnameGreig Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Also Known asA.H. Greig Last edited by: Kate Charteris

GenderMale Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Date of Birth3 March 1921 Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Place of BirthPātea, Taranaki Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Date of Death3 September 2012 Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Place of DeathTauranga Hospital, Tauranga Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Date of Burial/Cremation3 September 2012 Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Place of Burial/CremationTauranga Presbyterian Cemetery (18th Avenue) Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Whānau

MotherWard, Sadie Christina Last edited by: Kate Charteris

FatherGreig, Allan Mathew Last edited by: Kate Charteris

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AuthorTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Last edited by: Kate Charteris

Type of ContributionLibrary authority Last edited by: Kate Charteris

TaxonomyStories | People Last edited by: Kate Charteris

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Greig, Allan Herbert, 1921-2012 (Person)