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 Pat gives a background to her involvement as a volunteer as a St John Ambulance Officer in Otautau. She goes onto describe the 1984 flood in Otautau, the preparation for evacuation, watching the water break through, no telephone communication, the taking of a patient to Kew Hospital and the flood condition observed on the way. Pat also tells of the after...

Abstract PATRICIA ANN STEARNE Interviewer: Nancy BurnettAbstracter: Jean Hawkes TRACK 100:00 Interview identification00:52 PATRICIA ANN STEARNE born in 193601:03 Recording agreement01:38 Present address – Hulme Street, OTAUTAU – in Queen Street, OTAUTAU when floods occurred in 1984 Self and 14 year-old son living together02:22 [EMPLOYMENT]: NORTH END DAIRY –...

Overview In this interview Isobel tells of her life growing up and living in the Mossburn area on a farm. She recalls getting electricity, the coal range and oil lamps. She learnt to play the piano and played the organ every second Sunday at Church. Isobel talks of meeting and marrying her husband and their 6 children and her interest in gardening and family recreational times. She recalls the community fundraising activities for the new Community Centre. In 1980 they moved to Queenstown.

Abstract ALISTAIR 'ACK' SOPERInterviewer: Jenny CampbellAbstracter: Jean Hawkes Session 1: 14 July 2007TRACK 1 00.08 Lifetime in ATHOL00.18 Mother said hardest birth. Describes INVERCARGILL00.54 Siblings: Ack born 1936, Neville, Adelle Winston born 194701.19 Childhood: born just after 'slump' War years still at school01.43 Southland Show main outings02.08 Father involved with rugby –...

Overview In this interview Allen talks of his interest in poetry and writing his own poetry as well as detailed accounts of hunting trips taken as a child. He describes trapping possums, hunting pigs and deer and training hunting dogs. He tells of a trip to England by boat in 1963. On returning to Tuatapere he returned to possuming and worked at sawmilling. He goes onto to describe and explain the workings of the mill and machinery.