Peter and May Densem interviewed by Jinty Rorke (November 10, 1997)

Date10 November 1997Reference NumberAV 21-002/05DescriptionPart of "With their lifetimes; a 20th Century of change - Jinty Rorke interviews".

Peter and sister May Densem interviewed in November of
1997 by Jinty Rorke. Filmed by Max Avery. The interview is continued in March of the following year.

This includes a detailed description of Grey Street and Spring Street, The Strand, The Durham Redoubt, including where fill was taken from and where reclamation happened. Mr Hagerty by Brains boatyard under the Redoubt. Peter describes life at the Mount, fishing, surfing, the sand dunes, the railway wharf.

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CreatorTauranga City LibrariesLiving History ProductionsInterviewerRorke, Jean Euphemia Finlayson, 1942-2014ExtentVideo8 tape with surrogates 1X VHS and 1X DVDSource of AcquisitionTauranga City LibrariesSourcesPeter Densem 1917-2019 (Tauranga Historical Society)Interview by the Tauranga District Museum Oral History UnitTauranga born and bred centenarian has witnessed many changes to beloved region (New Zealand Herald, 9 May 2017)Tauranga 101-year-old’s bombing missions (Sunlive 20 December 2018)

Peter in a Fleet Air Arm dive-bomber cockpit. Densem Private Collection (Tauranga Historical Society Blog)

Asset Location

RoomClimate controlled room - offsite

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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.Cultural/Ethical StatusNoaRestrictionsNo cultural/ethical restrictions applyLicenseCC BY 4.0AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries AV 21-002/05

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PeopleDensem, Peter, 1917-2019

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Peter and May Densem interviewed by Jinty Rorke (November 10, 1997)