Overview Ruth McDonald was born in Hawera in 1911. In this interview, Ruth gives details of her father's family, the Dews. She recalls schooling at Ruawai, moving as a result of her father's occupation as cheese factory manager and living at Kakapuku (near Te Awamutu). She married William McDonald in 1930 and drove from the King Country to Southland to live. She lived at Wrights Bush cheese factory and then at Lochiel, managing the Northope dairy factory. She describes the closing of these factories...

Abstract Interviewee: Ruth McDonaldInterviewer: Ailsa DawsonAbstracter: Ailsa Dawson Interview Date: 25 May 1998 PLEASE NOTE: THE TIMINGS IN THIS ABSTRACT RELATE TO THE ORIGINAL TAPE VERSION OF THE RECORDING AND NOT TO THE DIGITIZED VERSIONSide 10.00 Introduction of RUTH and identification of tape. DEW family members.01.00 SCHOOLING:- RUAWAI PRIMARY SCHOOL is described by RUTH, the subjects and interests she learned. Use of...

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]: ...