Abstract RUSSELL JOSEPH BECKInterviewer: Cathy MacfieAbstracter: Cathy Macfie SESSION 1 27th January 2017IntroductionTRACK 1:00.00 Great grandfather settled at MONOWAI in 1863. Explains. Reference: FAMILY BACKGROUND; SCOTLAND. 00.30 Chose a block of land at Monowai; walked to DUNEDIN to register it. Reference: LAND REGISTRY00.50 Wife and children sailed from Scotland. Met at BLUFF with bullock-drawn...

Overview In this extensive interview, Mick talks about his family history and his connection to the Tuturau area and Reko, a Ngai Tahu chief of Tuturau. Mick talks about his schooling at Matuara and Southland Technical College, his experience of WW2, including the death of his brother, Mataura town ship and his connection to his Maori relatives. He goes on to recall his work at the Southland Education Board, going to university in Auckland to study architecture part time and his various roles over his...

Abstract H0257 ALEXANDER REKO (MICK) HESSELINInterviewer: Rebecca AmundsonAbstracter: Judith ChristieInterview: 4, 11, 18 June and 9 July 2016 TRACK One4 June 201600:00 Interview identification. Born 1936. Father was FOREST FREDERICK HESSELIN. His father was SWEDISH and his mother BROWN - SCOTTISH - whose family went to Australia. One branch then came to MATAURA and the other stayed in QUEENSLAND. 01.46 Swedish...