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EVANS, Horace Alfred Interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group — Box: 43
Identifier: H0465
Dates:
2005
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
EVANS, Lenard Hugh interviewed by Lloyd Esler
Record Group — Box: 26
Identifier: H0122
Overview
Len was born in Riverton and describes his early life growing up at Pourakino Valley. He looks at his education, the railway and timber milling, and his employment in saw mills and meat works. He goes onto talk about the Chemical Works i.e. construction of, and father’s employment there. Len has a series of family photos and photos of the various aspects of the area that he talks about e.g. Tecofsky Track, Buchanan Mill, chemical works, and his mother with supplies and bullock. He continues on...
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
EVANS, Lily Eva interviewed by Virginia Henderson
Record Group — Box: 20
Identifier: H0117
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of the Wendon Valley Research Project. Lily covers family history in Wendon Valley as a farming family. She recalls her memories of living and growing up there e.g. dances in the woolshed, playing table tennis with the Lamb family, school and school friends. One of these being Jean McIntre who went on to teach music at Trinity College and put a concert on at Carnegie Hall. Lily tells of her marriage and association with Anglican Church where she was an...
Dates:
2012
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
EVANS, Raymond Bryan (Ray) and IRVING, Adrian George interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group
Identifier: H0631
Dates:
2023
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
EVANS, Valmai Ella Sophia interviewed by Lloyd Esler
Record Group — Box: 26
Identifier: H0123
Overview
Val talks of her early life being part of a Conscientious Objectors family during WW2. Her parent’s dairy farmed at Waimatua. Val describes and details life on the farm and the kindness of neighbours when her father was taken to Detention Camp. She explains her father’s reasons and what he did during his 2.5 years in the camp. She goes onto describe the living conditions and routines of the family at home during this time. When her father returned home, he became a rabitter. She recalls her own...
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Eve Poole Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0646
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 c.1971 - 1992
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
Ex Wrens Association Southland Branch
Record Group
Identifier: A0286
Overview
These records descibe the history of the EX-Wrens' Association, Southland Branch, during the period 18/11/1953-10/12/1959, and its continuation as a social group until 1998.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1953 - 2009
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
EXCELL, Robert Alfred (Alf) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 49
Identifier: H0536
Overview
This is quite a lengthy interview easily divided into three parts, Nightcaps, World War II and Te Anau. Now in his eighties, Alf has good recall of his early years visiting the Te Anau basin in the 1920s as well as those first post-war years when he and Thelma chose to live in what was then still a small settlement. Listening through the interview you will hear descriptive details about some of the long gone people and dwellings that first dotted the water's edge of Lake Te Anau.
Dates:
2004
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
EXCELL, Walter Alexander interviewed by David van Tongeren
Record Group — Box: 63
Identifier: H0451
Overview
In this interview Walter discusses family, education, employment, teaching career and leisure pursuits e.g. fishing and hunting that bolstered food supplies. He talks about being a conscientious objector and the consequences of this on his life. He goes on to share some history of mines in Western Southland and some local stories e.g. the first and only train robbery in Southland.
Dates:
1994
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Fairfax School
Record Group
Identifier: A0201
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1894 - 1994
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
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