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Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio 16th June 2020. Tom and Colleen Romley, Part 3 of 5.  Apprenticeship as a fitter-welder in early 1950s. Making horse shoes. Wagon wheels, forge welding. Training at PN Tech. Driving test. 5 year apprenticeship. Building structures, woolsheds, etc.. Going to Australia, Melbourne working in the docks (unions, strike), then glass manufacturers, having a tradesman’s assistant (foreigners). Snowy River dam scheme working underground, living in a camp, shift work (dinner at 7am). 

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Audio
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Tom Romley Part 3 of 5, fitter-welder 50s - Manawatu Conversations
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IMCA Digital Archive
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IMCA Digital Archive

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Ashhurst
Date
June 16, 2020

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apprenticeship,
australia,
fitter-welder,
oral history,

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