Overview In this interview Florence talks about her family history and her education. She recalls farming life when she was growing up and how produce from the farm was sold from her father’s milk cart. She recalls memories of the flu (“black plague”), childhood activities and the Jersey Stud she and her husband started: her stud was the Fairfax Royal Stud and her husbands’ was the Oreti Park Stud. Florence became a judge for A&P shows.

abstract FLORENCE MAY RIDDELLInterviewer: Edith RuddenklauDate of interview: 30th November 1993PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABSTRACT TIMINGS RELATE TO THE ORIGINAL TAPE TIMINGSTAPE 1 Side A00:03 Introduction00:21 FLORENCE MAY RIDDELL born in 1910 at FOREST HILLS, WINTON, SOUTHLAND [Gravestone notes date of birth as 2 October 1910]00:33 [FATHER]: THOMAS NORMAN – Farmer – Died in DUNEDIN HOSPITAL 00:46 [MOTHER]: ...

Abstract SUSAN SMITHRecorded: 14 August 1990Interviewer: Edith RuddenklauAbstracter: Unnamed (Retyped by Jean Hawkes) PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TIMINGS REFER TO THE ORIGINAL TAPE TIMINGS00:01 SUSAN SMITH – Born in 1894 – OTARA, SOUTHLAND00:11 [FATHER]: JOSEPH THWAITES – Born in LASTINGHAM (North Yorkshire) ENGLAND Ironstone miner – Died at OTARA, SOUTHLAND00:25 [MOTHER]: SARAH YOUNG TEMPLETON – Married in...

Overview This interview was commissioned by Women's Division of Federated Farmers for a project entitled Pioneer Women. Susan Smith describes her family background and their emigration to New Zealand. She recalls early Otara, living in a 'bungi' (tree fern house) at Otara. She recalls the use of peat for fuel; her grandmother's cooking - sad cake, carrageen pudding made from seaweed and collecting carrageen during World War II for Greggs Ltd, Dunedin. She describes other farm tasks, including rabbiting,...

Overview This interview was commissioned by Women's Division of Federated Farmers for a project entitled Pioneer Women. In this interview, Ann talks about how her family came to New Zealand from England on the Scimitar. She talks about early life in Lowburn, in Central Otago. Ann went to school in Invercargill and then she worked at Mt Pisa Station. She talks about rabbitting, farm life and her large family.