Interview with Mr Garth Sim

Date16 November 1990Reference Number0148/19/50DescriptionBroadcaster 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 Garth Sim is one of these. It was recorded at his home in Edgecumbe Road, Tauranga. The recording is 42:38 minutes.

Garth Sim, the son of George Greig Sim and Constance, arrived in Tauranga in 1959 as Principal of Tauranga Boys’ College, when the co-ed college had recently divided the boys from the girls. He was educationally innovative and inspired and encouraged young men to do their best. CreatorTauranga District Museum Oral History UnitInterviewerReginald Spence Last edited by: Fiona Kean

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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

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Part of Audio Visual CollectionTauranga District Museum Oral History Unit

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Interview with Mr Garth Sim