About this item
- Title
- John Jakeman profile
- Content partner
- PrideNZ
- Collection
- PrideNZ
- Description
John Jakeman talks about growing up in Wellington in the 1950s, working at the Royal Oak tavern in the 1970s, police persecution, homosexual law reform and marriage.
- Format
- Audio
- Date created
- 13-05-2017
- Creator
- pridenz.com
- URL
- https://www.pridenz.com/john_jakeman_profile.html
- Locations
- Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
- Related subjects
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