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WARBURTON, Warren Gilbert interviewed by Beth Cairns

 Record Group
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

WARDEN, Gregory Francis interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

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

WATSON, Joan Louisa interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group
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
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 Council Archives

WEAVERS, Henrietta Irene (Ettie) interviewed by Judith Thomas

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

WELLS-ALLISON, Violet Frances interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group
Identifier: H0021
Overview This interview covers Violet's early life at Otaitai Bush. She and her siblings were taught music and singing although Violet preferred and enjoyed singing. Violet tells of meeting her husband, marriage, living at Pourakino Valley and later shifting to town. She describes her ‘Step into the Past’ collection and sourcing the items within this.
Dates: 2008
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

Wendon School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0465
Dates: Majority of material found within 1890 - 1993
Found in: Invercargill City Council Archives

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Federated Farmers of New Zealand. Women's Division 2
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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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