Auckland Libraries

In this track Sue Berman shares voices from Auckland Libraries oral history and sound archive which tell a fishy tale. We begin with the voice of Mabel Kewene who in 1983 delivered a talk to the Māngere Bridge Historical Society that included reflections of growing up in Māngere and gathering shell fish in the Manukau Harbour along the coast. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2382/rec/17 Najib Corban recall his childhood fishing in the Henderson Creek and the plentiful nature of a catch of sprats. Born in 1909, this interview was conducted in his 94th year. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/785/rec/2 This next track is the voice of Beverly Reed, she also describes fishing on the Manukau Harbour and the plentiful nature of fish prior to pollution in the waterways. She also recalls Mrs Gossleman’s fish van outside Lopdell House in Titirangi. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1062/rec/1 Image