Abstract H0350 Alva Mary FaulInterviewer: Anne McCrakenDate: 29 July 2019Abstracter: April MilliganTrack 100.22 ALVA was born in MILTON at NURSE MARRYATT’S MATERNITY HOME in SPENCER STREET in 1929 weighing less than 2 pound 14 ounces and was baptised immediately spending the next 7 months at the home. ALVA was kept in the bottom drawer of the Nurse’s dressing table. 01.18 Mother LYLE MARY WRIGHT became WARNOCK. FATHER was WALTER...

Overview H0306 Arthur Allan GRAYInterviewer: Edith RuddenklauDate: 1 July 2007Abstracter: April MilliganTrack 100.12 Recollecting time spent at a Radar Station during WW2. 1943/1944 at a Radar Station off FAREWELL SPIT, NELSON. Also time at SPIRITS BAY in MOUNT MANGANUI in the NORTH ISLAND and one at the CLARENCE RIVER, CANTERBURY.01.06 Highly secret; everything was monitored and Staff were subject to Rules and Regulations....

Overview In this short interview, Leading Aircraftman Arthur Gray (nunmber 4213457), talks about his time at the Farewell Spit radar Station during World War II. He was stationed there from 1943 to 1944 and also spent time at other radar stations in the north island.

Overview In this interview James covers a range of topics including: his family, residences/addresses, employment, interests and memories of the Invercargill CBD in earlier days. Some of the businesses he recalls included: Reins, Broad Smalls, the Brown Owl, McKenzie’s, Woolworths and various hotels e.g., Deshler’s and the Cecil. James worked for H&J Smiths for 35 years as the credit manager.