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TRESSLER, Mervyn William interviewed by Patricia Kay Ward
Record Group
Identifier: H0485
Overview
Mervyn Tressler was born in Invercargill in 1926. In this interview, Mervyn gives details of his family background, education, occupations and hobbies. The interview focuses on movie making and the Southern Cine Club. Mervyn describes making a local version of the Charlie Chaplin movie `City lights' with Warren Sparks in the 1950s. He mentions local people involved with the film and the locations used.
Dates:
1998
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Trevor Green Photograph Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0666
Overview
Processing Note: This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. Please contact Archives staff for details of collection content.
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1947
Found in:
Invercargill City Council Archives
TROTTER, Arthur Sinclair interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group
Identifier: H0170
Overview
In this interview Arthur gives an overview of his family history, farm, and ‘Roslin House’ (the old homestead). He talks of his childhood and describes rabbiting and the methods used and the processing of the good ones at Woodlands Meat Works/Cannery. He describes and discusses farming practice e.g. wheat growing, shearing with blades, sheep and cattle. Arthur also talks of his education and gaining a scholarship to Lincoln College; the meeting of his wife Margaret and his son’s decision to...
Dates:
2010
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
TROTTER, Margaret interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group
Identifier: H0169
Overview
In this interview Margaret covers her family history, her education and the subjects taught. She returned to the family sheep farm where she took over the running of the home due to her mother’s illness. She describes/discusses some of the family traditions i.e. holidays at Riverton and family Christmas; the war years, rationing, meeting her husband Arthur and living in Trotter house ‘Roslin’ and what this involved. Margaret’s interests include: Women’s Division, writing books on family and...
Dates:
2009
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
TROUNSON, Rodger David interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group
Identifier: H0101
Overview
This interview is part of the Headcases Collaborative Art Project, done in conjunction with the Southland Festival of the Arts and the Cancer Society. In this interview Rodger discusses his family history, his education, employment, hobbies and journey through his diagnosis with cancer to recovery.
Dates:
2012
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Tuatapere School
Record Group
Identifier: A0340
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1910 - 1948
Found in:
Invercargill City Council Archives
TUCKEY, James William Luke interviewed by Kay Ward
Record Group
Identifier: H0478
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.
Dates:
1998
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
TURNBULL, Derek Philip Fraser interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 49
Identifier: H0535
Overview
Although Derek lives outside of the Te Anau Basin, he is one of the few people who met and worked with David Gunn, leaseholder of Martins Bay and the Hollyford Valley which he farmed, mainly as a cattle run. He was also the first tour operator through the valley. This interview focuses on Derek’s early experiences in the Hollyford and while there’s a summary of other key events in Derek’s’ life, they are only lightly touched upon.
Dates:
2004
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
TURNER, Ann Clark interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group
Identifier: H0371
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.
Dates:
1990
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
TURNER, Anthony Kenneth (Tony) interviewed by Gordon Thomas Duston
Record Group
Identifier: H0404
Dates:
2019
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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