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SMITH, Graeme John interviewed by Rosalyn Smith

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Identifier: H0088
Overview In this interview Graeme looks at family history of parents/grandparents, their farm, employment, and marriages. Graeme recalls family outings, childhood activities, education, sports, interest in drama and his apprenticeship as a carpenter. He also covers his marriage, children and his involvement in community projects and fundraising in Tapanui e.g. the building of the Tapanui Community Centre; and his love of history and writing ‘Tapanui turns 100'.
Dates: 2011
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SMITH, James Stuart interviewed by Pamela Smith

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Identifier: H0112
Overview Jim talks of his family history – William and Susan Smith were Lighthouse Keepers at Waipapa and Grandparents Samuel and Euphemia Symons farmed at Menzies Ferry. His family lived at Gorge Road where his father was the manager of the Tuturau Dairy Factory as well as a Dairy Farm Manager. He recalls life, education, and community activities at Gorge Road. His family moved to Invercargill and he compares the differences between the two areas. Jim goes onto to talk about social activities, family...
Dates: 2012
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SMITH, Mary Margaret interviewed by Virginia Henderson

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Identifier: H0114
Overview This interview was recorded as part of the Wendon Valley Research Project. In this interview Mary discusses, recalls and shares her family history, life on the farm when growing up at Wendon Valley, her education and learning at school, an old school photo dated 1931, employment and a 9 month trip to Great Britain on a ship and the path this took through other countries.
Dates: 2012
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SMITH, Rosalyn Mary Murray interviewed by Liz van der Linden

 Record Group
Identifier: H0685
Dates: 2025
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SMITH, Susan interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

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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

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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

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Identifier: H0626
Dates: 2023
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SNOEP, Margaret Helen (Peggy) interviewed by Jenny Campbell

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Identifier: H0435
Dates: 2021
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

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

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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

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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

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Invercargill (N.Z.). City Council 2
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Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association. RSA 2
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