Auckland Harbour Bridge oral history project interview with Tony Railton

Object detail

Accession number

10-0298

Maker

Tony Railton
Megan Hutching

Description

Oral history interview with Tony Railton containing biographical information and covering his work for the maintenance department of the Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority beginning in 1960. Describes process of painting the harbour bridge, other maintenance practices, inspection of road surfaces, and access to different parts of the bridge.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic

Physical description

1 sound disc (ca. 137 minutes) : digital

Credit line

Tony Railton et al. 14 May 2009. Auckland Harbour Bridge oral history project interview with Tony Railton, 10-0298. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Current rights

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Classification

Disk, Optical Videodisc, Digital Tools & Equipment for Communication Data Processing T&E Data Processing Media

Production place

Albany North Shore City Auckland District Auckland New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Interviews Railton, Anthony Edmund Anecdotes Auckland Harbour Bridge Anecdotes World War, 1939-1945 Anecdotes Employees Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority Anecdotes Freeman, Fox and Partners Anecdotes Design and construction New Zealand Bridges Anecdotes Maintenance and repair Anecdotes Painting, New Zealand Anecdotes New Zealand Toll bridges Tolls Anecdotes New Zealand Accidents Anecdotes Falls (Accidents) Anecdotes New Zealand Traffic signs and signals Sound recording and reproducing

Collection type

Audio Visual Walsh Memorial Library

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