Panmure Stories: Les Allen - Mokoia Pā

Kia ora listeners you have tuned into Auckland Libraries Heritage Podcast - Panmure Stories! In this track Les Allen remembers his grandparents time working as toll keepers for the first Panmure draw bridge, and how the archaeological remains of Mokoia Pā were still visible before houses were built there. Reference Les Allen interview, 1982 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2300/rec/2 Original interviews were recorded by Richard Baker, commissioned by Mt Wellington Public Library in 1982. The project captured recollections of life, work and play from the early 1900s across the changing landscapes of the decades that followed. They offer us a unique and personal insight into Panmure of the past. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2874/rec/1 Image: Oliver and Walker, NZ Graphic. The Panmure bridge and toll keepers house, 1912. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, NZG-19120703-26-1. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/149459 Curated by Renee Orr and Zoe Colling from Auckland Libraries Heritage Engagement team, with Sound production by Sue Berman (April 2021)