Irving, Margaret Ann
Person
Interviewer with the Southland Oral History Project
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
BRADLEY, Norah Kathleen Interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group
Identifier: H0464
Dates:
2005 - 2006
BRAND, Esther Mary interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group
Identifier: H0236
Overview
In this interview Esther recalls family history, life and work on the family farm where her father initially milked 30 cows by hand before the purchase of the milking machine in 1927. She goes onto recall her education, games played and family entertainment which included picnics to Waituna Lagoon and Oreti beach being taken on the back of a truck her father had purchased. Esther goes onto to talk of her marriage to Ben, their family life and life on their 210 acre farm. Ben went to war and...
Dates:
2004
EVANS, Raymond Bryan (Ray) and IRVING, Adrian George interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group
Identifier: H0631
GORDON, Patricia Dawn (Patsy) interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group
Identifier: H0589
Dates:
2022 - 2023
McLEOD, Andrew Bain interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group
Identifier: H0141
Overview
In this interview Andrew describes and details his education, joining the Woodlands Rabbit Board, and later working at the Fortification saw mill; describing the workings of the mill and the living conditions. After the war he became a contractor which led him and Jack Scarlet to design an elevator to load fertilizer as well as a winch and crane to shift gear on the back of the truck. In 1952 he brought the family farm, farming dairy and sheep until 1977, when he sold up and went to work at the...
Dates:
2007
NICOLSON, Ella Vaughan interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group
Identifier: H0344
Overview
Ella shares her family history, education and religion; as well as her family life growing up in Dipton. She tells of growing up in Dipton and the role her grandparents had. She looks at recreational activities as a child e.g. draughts, rabbiting and family picnics. Ella left school to become her mother’s helper meeting her husband Don in 1939. She was man powered to Sunnyside Mental Hospital 1943-1945. When Don returned home they purchased a farm at Waimatua where they farmed for 37 years....
Dates:
2005
SOMERVILLE, George Aitken (Ken) interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group
Identifier: H0601
Dates:
2023
Sutherland, June Margaret interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group
Identifier: H0680
Dates:
2024
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