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Contains 27 Results:

HILL, Ken and Catherine interviewed by Lynne Grove

 Record Group — Box: 39
Identifier: H0103
Overview This interview is a topic-based interview covering ditch digging and land drainage in Southland. Ken and Catherine talk about the recollections of a common grandfather, Ernie Coster, who was a ditch digger.
Dates: 2006

Abstract of Ken and Catherine HILL, 2006

 Item — Box: 39
Identifier: H01030002
Abstract KEN and CATHERINE HILL Interviewer: Lynne Grove Abstracter: Jean Hawkes TRACK 100:01 KEN and CATHERINE HILL – common grandfather a Ditch Digger00:16 Need for ditches on low lying land – Explained00:54 Grandfather dug ditches by hand – Described01:43 ERNIE COSTER (grandfather) worked in very deep soil – Explained.02:05 Built drain plough for...
Dates: 2006

MCCALLUM, Warrick Linn interviewed by Robert Guyton

 Record Group — Box: 39
Identifier: H0139
Overview In this interview Warrick describes his early life in Woodend and Tisbury. He talks about his work as a butcher and later moving to Riverton. He talks about his involvement in racing and local government and his interest in conservation.
Dates: 2007

PALMER, Margaret Robina interviewed by Tessa Smith

 Record Group — Box: 39
Identifier: H0454
Overview This interview covers Robina's early life in Glenham where she was born and raised on a small dairy farm. Robina recounts memories of farming life, her move to Roxburgh when she was eighteen, and her time living in Invercargill as a married woman. Robina details her family's history, living through WWII and her memories of D-Day, and other memories of her childhood.
Dates: 2021