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War Newsclippings Scrapbook Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: A0098
Dates: Majority of material found within 1914 - 1946
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

WARBURTON, Warren Gilbert interviewed by Beth Cairns

 Record Group — Box: 62
Identifier: H0470
Overview In this interview, Warren, who was born in Invercargill in 1921, recalls his childhood in the suburb of Heidelberg and his schooling. He mentions local small farms, Chinese gardeners, rabbiting and ferrets. Warren discusses home deliveries of bread, fish and milk. He talks about playing cricket and being a junior representative. He describes going to the Dunedin Exhibition in 1926. Warren talks about the drowning of his brother Len in 1925 while rowing on the estuary. He also mentions that his...
Dates: 1998
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WARBURTON, Warren Gilbert interviewed by Maree Wilkes

 Record Group — Box: 27
Identifier: H0400
Dates: 2019
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WARDEN, Gregory Francis interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 22
Identifier: H0195
Overview This interview covers Gregory's early life in London and his time working and travelling in Europe and his move to New Zealand and then discusses living in Glengarry from the 1980s.
Dates: 2014
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WARREN, Dorothy May interviewed by Gill Poplur

 Record Group — Box: 14
Identifier: H0280
Overview In this interview Dorothy covers many and varied topics including: historical buildings around Invercargill, the Gap Road Flax Mill, her education and the school frame work of the time, the Depression, preparations for war and hearing news of the war via the radio and cinema. As well as her social interests, marriage, life in the Winton Community and hobbies, which include antiques and genealogy. Dorothy established and managed the school Canteen at Central Southland College.
Dates: 2017
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WATSON, Helen Anne interviewed by Judith Thomas

 Record Group — Box: 61
Identifier: H0518
Dates: 2022
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WATSON, Joan Louisa interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 16
Identifier: H0171
Overview In this interview Joan explains how she and her husband Rex knew Dr. Geoffrey Orbell and their discovery of Takahē in Fiordland. She also talks of their subsequent expeditions’ with Dr. Fowler and Jack Sorenson to study the birds; And the publishing of articles about the discovery in papers and magazines throughout the world e.g. National Geographic and Time Magazine.
Dates: 2007
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WATT, William Patrick (Bill) and Francis Hope Glenaray interviewed by Cathy Macfie

 Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0043
Overview This interview is divided into three parts. The first is a joint one in which Bill and Francis Watt tell of their first meeting, social life of the time, marriage and honeymoon. This followed by employment history through to becoming manager of Mount Hamilton and later a field officer based in Invercargill. In Bill’s interview he tells of his family history, early life and memories in Timaru and the shift to Matarua after the death of both his parents. He looks at his life here e.g. education,...
Dates: 2007
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

Waverley Bridge Club

 Record Group
Identifier: A0662
Overview Processing Note: This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. Please contact Archives staff for details of collection content.
Dates: Majority of material found within 1978-12-31 - 2021-04-14
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

WEAVERS, Henerietta Irene (Ettie) interviewed by Judith Thomas

 Record Group — Box: 63
Identifier: H0639
Dates: 1999
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

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Southland (N.Z.) 313
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World War, 1939-1945 118
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Fiordland (N.Z.) 85
Riverton (N.Z.) 70
Te Anau (N.Z.) 69
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In the Wake of the Pioneers: Fiordland Museum Trust Oral History Project 62
Central Southland (N.Z.) 53
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Discovering Glengarry's Community Spirit Oral History Project, 2014 21
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Awarua Communications Museum Oral History Collection, 2014- 18
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Southland (N.Z.) -- Flood, 1984 17
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"About Us Voices of Southland" Oral History Project, 2011 15
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Rugby Union football 15
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1984 Southland Flood Oral History Project, 2009 14
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Women's Suffrage Oral History Project (Celebrating 125 years), 2018 14
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Riverton Hospital Oral History Project, 2016 9
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"Dr Elder Book Project" 2022-2023 8
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Macfie, Cathy 11
McCallum, Warrick Linn 11
McCracken, Anne Elizabeth 11
Craig, Seona 10
McDonald, Avis Jennifer 10
Wadds, Lee 10
Esler, Lloyd 9
Grove, Lynne 8
Irving, Margaret Ann 8
Dawson, Ailsa Ruth 7
McKenzie, Paula 7
Smith, Pamela 7
Wickes, Chrissy 7
Bailey, Vanya 6
Cairns, Beth 6
Craske, Jane 6
Lietze, Joy 6
Henderson, Virginia 5
Poplur, Gill 5
Conradson, Patricia 4
McCallum, Merren 4
Presbyterian Church 4
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Wilks, Maree 4
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Faul, Alva Mary 3
Lampitt, Chrissy 3
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McFarland, Paulette 3
McGilvray, Madeline 3
Miller, Elizabeth Carolyn (Liz) 3
Redhead, Valmai 3
Ayson, Peter Leicester 2
Bailey, Mae Florence 2
Baxter, Sylvia Muriel Mathilde 2
Booth, Vincent Paul 2
Chisholm, Robert John 2
Donaldson, John Malcolm 2
Favel, Annie Keturah 2
Federated Farmers of New Zealand. Women's Division 2
Fordyce, Shona 2
Goldup, Renee 2
Harvey, Joan 2
Invercargill (N.Z.). City Council 2
Macdonald, Angus David 2
McConechy, Graham Spencer 2
McHutchon, Gloria Elaine 2
McKay, Helen Margaret 2
McKenzie, Ann 2
Milnes, Dickon John, Dr 2
Nuttall, Louis Norman (Lou) 2
Pritchard, William John (Jack) 2
Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association. RSA 2
Stoddart, Edith Anne 2
Thompson, Margaret Evelyn 2
Tou, Lisa Essetera 2
Warburton, Warren Gilbert 2
Ward, Patricia Kay 2
West, Victor Clyde 2
White, Senga 2
Williamson, Wendy 2
Adams, Fiona Melissa 1
Allan, Margaret 1
Allan, Robert Bruce (Carter) 1
Allison, Thomas 1
Amos, Rubina Mary (Ruby) 1
Anderson-Horrell, Ruth 1
Arnett, Jane Mere 1
Arnold, Mary isabel Patterson 1
Aronsen, Gwenith Dawn (Gwen) 1
Ashby, Ronald William (Ron) 1
Ashwell, Harold Francis 1
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Aspinall, Phyllis May 1
Aurik, Johanna (Hanny) 1
Austin, William Rex 1
Ayson, Peter Douglas Giffen 1
Bailey, Maureen Dorothy 1
Baker, Alexander Donald (Donny) 1
Baker, Russell Victor 1
Balan, Virgina Elena (Gina) 1
Ballantyne, Colin Stewart 1
Barker, John Charles 1
Barnes, Clifford Henry (Cliff) 1
Barnes, Irene Rosslyn 1
Bates, Isobel Helen 1
Batt, Dorothy Joan (Joan) 1
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