Interview with Mr Gordon Roberts

Date3 April 1992Reference Number0148/19/65DescriptionBroadcaster and Village Radio volunteer, James Hartstonge, founded the Tauranga District Museum Oral History Unit in 1988. The unit recorded 66 interviews in three years. The length of the initial recording is 45:55 minutes and continues onto a second recording that is 20:02 minutes.

Gordon Roberts moved to Tauranga from Hamilton in the 1930s and founded the firm Roberts Concrete in Tauranga. He expanded his business from making concrete garden ornaments to concrete beams for bridges. The company expanded from Tauranga to Auckland, Hamilton and Whakatane.CreatorTauranga District Museum Oral History UnitInterviewerReginald Spence Last edited by: Fiona Kean

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Interview with Gordon Roberts, part two

Interview with Gordon Roberts, part one

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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 Gordon Roberts please email Heritage.Collection@tauranga.govt.nz 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 Gordon Roberts