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SMITH, Rosalyn Mary Murray interviewed by Liz van der Linden

 Record Group
Identifier: HO685
Dates: 2025
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SMITH, Susan interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box: 44
Identifier: H0375
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,...
Dates: 1990
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SMITH, William Nicol McIntyre (Bill) interviewed by Dickon John Milnes

 Record Group — Box: 55
Identifier: H0624
Overview William Smith was born in Lumsden in 1917. Gives details of his father's gold dredging in the Waikaka Valley. Describes a dredge, its operation and the shareholding of three companies - Lilysleaf, Rosedale and Star Dredging. Discusses associated industries including coal carting to feed the steam engines on the dredges. Mentions the coal came from the Waikaka Valley. Describes the dredge on Cummings' property owned by J A S Aitkin. Recalls the sound and smell of dredges. Describes the landscape...
Dates: 1998
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SNELL, Betty Vera interviewed by Judith Thomas

 Record Group — Box: 64
Identifier: H0626
Dates: 2023
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SNOEP, Margaret Helen (Peggy) interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 58
Identifier: H0435
Dates: 2021
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SNOEP, Robert Leonard Frederik (Rob) interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group
Identifier: H0089
Overview In this interview Robert recounts his early memories of living in Indonesia until the age of 8 when his family returned to the Netherlands. He recalls his education, his father’s work and details life in the Netherlands during the German occupation of WW2. His father was shot by collaborators. Robert goes onto recall his education after the war and studying welding. At the age of 23 he came to NZ. He describes his journey on the Southern Cross and later his trip to Invercargill by train. He...
Dates: 2011
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SODERSTROM, Violet Elizabeth (Peggy) interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box: 59
Identifier: H0475
Overview This interview was commissioned by Women's Division of Federated Farmers for a project entitled Pioneer Women. Violet Elizabeth Peggy Soderstrom was born Torquay, England. In this interview Peggy gives her family background - father a teacher at Torquay School of Art. She describes her education at a Convent School run by French Nuns, her first employment and her enlistment as a WREN in 1916 at Torquay. She gives her reasons for coming to New Zealand and mentions the Victorious Scheme for the...
Dates: 1990
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SOLOMON, Maurice Ian interviewed by Nancy Burnett

 Record Group
Identifier: H0157
Overview In this extensive interview Maurice covers the many and varied aspects of his life which include his family history, the ways he earnt money as a child, his education, joining the navy at 15 and life in the Navy, followed by his fishing career on leaving the Navy and his art and craft career using wood, leather and bone craving. He also discusses his hobbies e.g. boxing, swimming, and the making of his own games as a child.
Dates: 2009
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SOLOMON, Steven Rangi interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 41
Identifier: H0426
Dates: 2018
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SOLOMON, Winifred (Wini) interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 39
Identifier: H0425
Dates: 2020
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

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