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THE GULLY-ITES

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Year
1993
Reference
F22890
Media type
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Rights Information
Year
1993
Reference
F22890
Media type
Moving image

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Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Television
Duration
0:46:20
Broadcast Date
07/06/1993
Production company
Aries Productions
Credits
Producer: Alison Webber
Sound Recordists: Don Paulin
Sound Recordists: Beth Tredway
Sound Mix: Grant Taylor
Camera: Chris Tepstra
Camera: Rocky Hudson
Interview: Martyn Sanderson
Script: Martyn Sanderson
Editor: Annie Collins
Adapted From A Concept: Jennifer Pluck
Archive Film: NZ TV Archive
Archive Film: Wallace Knowles
Network Executive: Don Reynolds
Director: John Anderson
Online: Jim Brackenbury
Production Assistant: Krystyna Wawrzyniak

Documentary about the community of Wellington’s Holloway Road in a gully formerly known as Mitchelltown of the suburb Aro Valley.

The birthday party of Pop Swensson, who was born in 1885, has become a popular annual reunion of family, friends and former Holloway Road residents. At his 107th birthday celebration, family members Maureen, Joe and George Swensson along with visitors, reminisce and sing songs and welcome David Lange.
The residents discuss the old days and topics including former businesses, childhood, school, influenza epidemic, war time, post war, the great depression, midwives, food, medicinal concoctions, entertainment and the Cuba Street riot of 1932.
Interviewer Martyn Sanderson accompanies George Swensson on a walking tour up the road.

Including: Pop Swensson, George Swensson, Joe Swensson, Maureen Swensson, Connie Williams, Enga Olsen, Peggy Lowe, Bill Stuart, John Winter, Athol Jones, Jean Warner, Ailsa Haines, Bill Cooley, Laurie Hennessey, David Lange, Margaret Yeates.