Overview In this interview Albie tells of his early life and education at Gummies Bush/Wild Bush; his employment history at the Dairy Factory and later on the Pest Board. He gives detailed descriptions of methods used for the eradication of rabbits. Albie went to war and tells of his involvement and experiences. He was a prisoner of war for two years. In 1975 he and his wife joined the Prisoner Of War Association tour through Europe.

Abstract Albert (Albie) HamlinInterviewer: Janice TempletonAbstractor: Marianne WidmerTrack 1 00:00 Interview identification00:50 Interviewee details, date of birth etc.01:50 Father’s job. Explains exactly where self used to live.03:50 Father’s parents moved out to NZ from Devon. Looking at photographs of Albie’s parents 05:40 Recollects childhood. Mokatua. Gummies Bush.07:35 Wild Bush. How came...

Overview Janice describes her experiences, feelings and evacuation in Otautau during the 1984 flood and the aftermath of this event to family, home, business and community.

Abstract JANICE CLAIRE LOWERYInterviewer: Nancy BurnettAbstracter: Jean Hawkes TRACK 100:00 Interview identification00:34 JANICE CLAIRE LOWERY born in 195000:43 Recording Agreement01:19 Involved in 1984 Floods at OTAUTAU01:25 [NAME]: Before marriage JAN MORRISON (married JOHN LOWERY) Was living at 25 CHESTER STREET, OTAUTAU PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH on CHESTER STREET ...

Overview This interview is a topic based interview about the 1984 flood and was recorded following the 25th anniversary of the flood. In this interview John looks at the 1978 Otautau Floods and how these affected him and his family who were farming at Bayswater on the banks of the Aparima River. He recalls what he had to do keep family, stock and feed safe. Compares this flood with the 1984 and 1987 floods and looks back on floods in 1913 and 1916 and how mechanisms were put in place after these to try...

Overview In this interview John and Francis share a comprehensive and detailed look into their lives from childhood and family history; through to meeting, their marriage, family and their family’s education and achievements; the purchase of their farm and farming life. Among their operations on the farm was their decision to go into growing grain which they cover with some detail. They also tell of their lives during the war years, their involvement in community organisation’s, their interests,...

Abstract John Armstrong Saunders and Francis Gloria SaundersInterviewer: Janice TempletonAbstracter: Amanda CorriganFirst Interview: 08 April 2008 00:00 Interview identification00:40 JOHN ARMSTRONG SAUNDERS [JAS]01:03 FRANCIS GLORIA SAUNDERS [FGS]01:16 JAS: Born in 192501:23 FGS: Born in 192501:46 JAS: Father JOHN SAUNDERS born SOUTH HILLEND at home - Father’s occupation FARMER – Mother ALLISON...