Interview with Mr William Ross Hamilton

Date18 March 1992Reference Number0148/19/62DescriptionBroadcaster 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 William Ross Hamilton (Ross) is one of these. It was recorded at his home in Te Hono Street, Maungatapu. The length of the initial recording is 33:26 minutes and continues onto a second recording that is 28:48 minutes.

Ross Hamilton came to Tauranga with his parents, John and Rebecca Hamilton, aged four. The family purchased 500 acres at Oropi and found farming very difficult in the early years due to cobalt deficiency. Ross took over farming at Oropi until his retirement to Maungatapu in the 1970s.
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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RestrictionsTo listen to this interview contact Heritage.Collection@tauranga.govt.nz or visit the Heritage and Research Team at the Tauranga City Library. A written recording agreement for this interview has not been located and may not have been completed at the time of recording. As a result, this recording is not available online. Retrospective recording agreements are being sought and if you have information regarding Ross Hamilton please email Heritage.Collection@tauranga.govt.nz Last edited by: Fiona Kean

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Interview with Mr William Ross Hamilton