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WILLIAMS, Albert Ivan (Snow) interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box: 55
Identifier: H0582
Overview Born the youngest of four sons, Snow's early teens were shadowed by events in Europe. His older brothers on active service during WWII, he left school at the age of fourteen to help out on the family farm in North Otago. Post-war, he continued working as a farmhand on various properties throughout North Otago. A spell of employment with an Oamaru-based limeworks company led to his introduction to Te Anau where lime was extracted from a local site for use on the goverrnment's farm development...
Dates: 2008
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WILLIAMSON, Margery interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 1
Identifier: H0130
Overview In this interview Margery covers family history from her Grandparents forward. She tells of her childhood, siblings, growing up, friends and education. She shares memories of school days, teachers, favourite subjects, friends and attending Salvation Army Church. Margery left school at 13 and a half and gained employment at Strang’s first making jelly then making tins and gives some detail of this. She also talks of ration books and how they worked during the war. She left Strang’s after working...
Dates: 2012
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

Willowbank School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0600
Dates: Majority of material found within 1997 - 2016
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

WILLS, Nancy Thelma interviewed by Warrick McCallum.

 Record Group — Box: 13
Identifier: H0283
Overview In this interview Nancy details family history, education, chores, sports and musical interests. She gives a snapshot of life pre to post WW2 around Orepuki during this time. Her mother died when all the children were very young and they were brought up by their father. Nancy explains how they all worked together.
Dates: 2002
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WILSON Alan Murray (Mick) interviewed by Lloyd Esler

 Record Group — Box: 7
Identifier: H0022
Overview This interview covers Mick’s many and varied life and work experiences as well as history of family business – George Wilson and Bros which his father started. Mick speaks of farming types in Southland i.e. sheep, crop, deer, and dairy. He also talks about Gold mining, oil exploration, wind turbines and the early stages of the Manapouri Hydro Project as well as discussing Apprenticeship schemes.
Dates: 2009
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WILSON, Avis Lesley interviewed by Nancy Burnett

 Record Group — Box: 39
Identifier: H0380
Overview This interview was recorded as part of the Gorge Road Project.
Dates: 2018
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WILSON, Hugh Dale interviewed by Lee Wadds

 Record Group — Box: 3
Identifier: H0004
Overview Born 1945, Hugh Wilson's interview contains some family background, how Hugh came to write Field Guides and his fascination with nature from young age. He describes trips to Stewart Island, University experiences, study on Stewart Island, study on Mount Cook, and putting together his books.
Dates: 2010
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WILSON, James Gordon Ivon interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 34
Identifier: H0272
Overview This interview was recorded as part of the Grand Hotel Project. In this interview James recalls going to the Grand for meals as a boy through to drinking there as an adult. He recalls the various bars, the change in closing times and recounts events that happened at the hotal, including the protests for the Springbok tour of 1981.
Dates: 2016
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WILSON, Neville John interviewed by Vanya Bailey

 Record Group — Box: 61
Identifier: H0585
Overview In this interview Neville tells of family history, The history of gold mining and the timber industry around Orepuki and Tuatapere. He talks about rabbiting and his father’s work on the Rabbit Board as well as his mother’s work as a Librarian at the Orepuki Library for 38 years. He goes on to give a history of Orepuki and tells of recreational activities, Christmas Days, Birthday Celebrations, entertainment and the affects of WW2. He gives a brief history of Captain Howell, his life and...
Dates: 2022
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

WILSON, Winifred May interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box: 45
Identifier: H0500
Overview In this interview, May talks about how she first got involved with Highland Dancing at the age of 10 through dancing with the Mataura Kilties Pipe Band. She was taught by Stella Glennie. May moved to Dunedin to be taught by William Kilgour. She took part in a dance tour of Central Otago. In the early 1920s, when men dominated the Highland dancing world, May won the first combined men’s and women’s over-18 championship. In 1924 she travelled to Scotland where she won both the Highland fling and...
Dates: 1994
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

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