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Richmond Oral History Project

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Richmond

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Tasman District Council

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1929 Murchison Earthquake

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May, Denis

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First NameWilliam Denis FitzgeraldLast NameMayDescriptionDenis May is the brother of Muriel Canton and Elizabeth Cara. They spent their early years in Richmond, where their parents and grandparents owned May’s Store on the corner of Queen Street and Gladstone Road. In this interview Denis recalls his experiences of the family businesses between the wars.AuthorLes SlaterTyped by Louise ChartersDateJune 1984Place of BirthRichmondAge at Death78Family or next of kinWilliam & Leila (nee Sadd)RankAir ForceMilitary Number429194Cemetery/Buried AtMotueka CemeterySubject/KeywordBusinessesDairy industryEarthquakesFactoriesHorsesInterviewsLibrariesMechanic Institute LibraryMay's StoreMurchison EarthquakeOral history transcriptsWaimea Dairy CompanyConditions of UseThis oral history is to be used for your private research, education or study only. If you wish to share or use the material contained in this transcript in any other way, then please contact us first.

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May, Denis