Interview with Mr William Frederick Wallace Cross

Date18 January 1989Reference Number0148/19/8DescriptionBroadcaster and Village Radio volunteer, James Hartstonge, founded the Tauranga District Museum Oral History Unit in 1988. The unit recorded 66 interviews in three years. This interview with Mr William (Bill) Frederick Wallace Cross is one of these. It was recorded in his home in Harvey Street, Tauranga. The length of the recording is 32:56 minutes.

Born in Wiltshire, UK, Bill Cross married Alice Vera Gifford daughter of William H. Gifford, owner of the 'Bay of Plenty Times'. They were engaged before Bill left for the First World War where he served in the New Zealand Army at the Somme. He worked for his father-in-law at the newspaper and eventually became Managing Director. In 1993 he received the Tauranga Heritage Award.CreatorTauranga District Museum Oral History UnitInterviewerJames Harstonge Last edited by: Fiona Kean

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Interview with Mr William (Bill) Frederick Wallace Cross

Vera and Bill Cross in their home in Harvey Street Tauranga.

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RoomTauranga Heritage Collection & Ngā Wāhi Rangahau Tauranga Public Library

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CopyrightCC BY-ND This interview can be reused for any purpose, including commercial. However, it cannot be shared with others in adapted form, and credit must be given to the interviewee. Last edited by: Fiona Kean

Relates To

PeopleCross, William (Bill) Fredrick Wallis, 1895-1993 (Person)Part of Audio Visual CollectionTauranga District Museum Oral History Unit

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Interview with Mr William Frederick Wallace Cross