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Richmond Oral History Project

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Richmond

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Tasman District Council

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Second World War: 1939-1945

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Savage, Roy

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First NameRoy FrederickLast NameSavageDescriptionRoy was the 11th of 13 children. After leaving school he initially went into the 'boot trade', and then worked on an orchard in Redwood Valley, and as a buyer for Bairds Fruit and Produce. During the Second World War he was in the Home Defence Unit at the Nelson Aerodrome and recalls the Wilkes Shell Incident (the accidental shelling of the Wilkes yard in Richmond).
he recalls his school days including gardening at Richmond School and his work as a paper boy. AuthorD. J. RunnaclesDateJanuary 1984OccupationFruit and vegetable buyerPlace of BirthRichmondAge at Death92Family or next of kinValmai SavageCemetery/Buried AtRichmond CemeterySubject/KeywordAgricultureCroucher's flour millEllis familyFishingFlour millsInterviewsOral history transcriptsOrchardsSavage familyW.E. Wilkes LtdWorld War, 1939-1945Conditions 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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CollectionRichmond Oral History ProjectPlaceRichmondOrganisationTasman District CouncilEventSecond World War: 1939-1945

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