Blackie, Norman Wakefield, 1899-1983 (Person)

SummaryNorman Blackie was an amateur filmmaker who lived much of his life in Tauranga. He was most active between the years 1932 and 1954. He and his wife Odine moved to Tauranga in 1942 where he worked as a secretary for a local sawmilling company. He was a member of the Tauranga Movie Club. A camera he used, the Keystone Model A-7 16mm movie camera sits within the Tauranga Heritage Collection (0007/19).SourcesBay News. (1998, October 21). Old films for archives.Bay of Plenty Times. (1998, October 27). Bay of Plenty offers one giant set for filmmakers.

Audio Visuals

The Past and the Curious: Tauranga in 16 mm

Paengaroa School Celebrates 50 years, 1956

Audio Visual Collections

The Norman Blackie Collection

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Images in support of node 5503

Kindly provided my Norman's grand daughter, Anne McClymont

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Personal Information

First Name(s)Norman WakefieldSurnameBlackieDate of Birth31 January 1899Place of BirthSt Kilda, VictoriaDate of Death7 June 1983Place of Burial/CremationPyes Pa Cemetery, TaurangaOccupationFilm maker

Whānau

MotherLouisa Murphy BlackieFatherHenry George Blackie

Partner

PartnerOdine Hilda McColl

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AuthorTauranga City Libraries - Harley CouperType of ContributionLibrary authority Last edited by: Matanga Taonga Tuku Iho Maori

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Blackie, Norman Wakefield, 1899-1983 (Person)