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- Title
- Mobile Unit. Huntly coal mining experiences
- Content partner
- Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
- Collection
- Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
- Description
Joseph O'Brien (born 1886) of Huntly describes his early life on the West Coast, his work in the mining industry, and the explosion at Ralph’s Mine on 12 September 1914. Mr O'Brien begins with the story of his father's bullock team (sixteen bullocks) being towed out to sea by a whale – this was in an attempt to pull in the beached whale, which ... RNZ Collection; O'Brien, Joseph, 1886- (b.1886), Interviewee; New Zealand Broadcasting Service. M...
- Format
- Audio
- Date created
- 1947
- URL
- https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/5069/
- Related subjects
- Interviews (Sound recordings) / Oral histories / Sound recordings
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