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Lin Pratt Part 1, Early years and CMT - Manawatu Conversations
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Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 6th June 2023. Lin Pratt part 1 of 2. First memories, about 3. Father was a share milker. Bare feet, warming in cow droppings. At school in WWII, end of the war. Electric milking parlours, 80-100 cows. Milking out for the best milk. Not swimming. Maori-built island. Playing on sand hills. Father ill, so left school at 14. Sleepwalking uncle. Experience of school. Had wanted to be a schoolteacher. Compulsory Military Training (CMT), driving heavy vehicles, low pay. Later, 3 weeks a year service. Shooting at Trentham.
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- Audio
- Date
- June 6, 2023