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KIRBY, Lillian Jean (Lilla) interviewed by Paulette McFarland

 Record Group — Box: 55
Identifier: H0622
Overview Lillian Kirby was born in Gore in 1906. Describes her home, schooling, leaving school and being employed at H and J Smith's department store. Describes hours, wages, the various departments in the shop, staff social events, balls in Gore, her ball dress, and reasons for leaving the shop. Gives reasons for stopping work when she married. Talks about the main street in Gore and the shops. Recalls her wedding including the service, clothes and attitudes to engagements. Describes changes brought...
Dates: 1998
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

KIRKWOOD, Thomas Steadman (Tom) interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box: 52
Identifier: H0561
Overview Forty years ago the Te Anau Basin underwent dramatic change as a result of some large government projects. The country's biggest farm development scheme had begun in the Te Anau Basin the previous decade, but its real effects on the landscape and community was not apparent until the 1960s and 1970s. As a farm manager and field officer for the Department of Lands & Survey during that time, Tom recalls what was involved in the development of the area he was appointed to oversee - the...
Dates: 2006
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

KLEMICK, Margaret Rose interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 17
Identifier: H0091
Overview In this interview Mrs Klemick discusses her involvement and subsequence work with Schizophrenia Fellowship which was formed on 8 July 1988. This group was later re-named Supporting Families For Mental Wellness. She describes the conditions and care of patients before de-intitutionalisation; work done by the group e.g. sourcing accommodation, fundraising etc. She discusses hospital facilities, support and staff involved.
Dates: 2012
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

KLEMICK, Martin (Marty) interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 28
Identifier: H0181
Overview Marty talks of his family history and life growing up in a large family in Nightcaps; his education and employment in the local mines. He recalls topics such as: mine safety, explosives, physical work, unions, mine managers, wages etc. His father built their family home and this is one of the oldest homes in Nightcaps. Marty also looks at friendships built through his work.
Dates: 2013
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

Knapdale School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0262
Dates: Majority of material found within 1879 - 1972
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

KNIGHT, Cyril David John interviewed by Nancy Burnett

 Record Group — Box: 32
Identifier: H0240
Overview This interview was recorded as part of the Gorge Road Project. Cyril starts his interview recalling family history, his parents and how they met and travelled to New Zealand in 1919. They first lived around Winton before shifting to Gorge Road when Cyril was 5 years old. Cyril describes the layout of Gorge Road township. He goes on to talk about the preparation of the land for crops after they have been used for dairying. He tells of milking by hand and storing the milk cans in the creek...
Dates: 2015
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

KNIGHT, Jack Campbell interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group — Box: 15
Identifier: H0277
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. In this interview Jack tells his family history before going onto to describe in detail his work for the Post Office in particular his time spent at Awarua Radio Station during WW2 where he used his qualifications with morse code. During this time, he also had to learn Japanese Morse Code. After the war he returned to Post Office duties in various towns around the south before retiring at the age of 57. He speaks of...
Dates: 2016
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

KNOWLES, Amanda Jane interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 36
Identifier: H0336
Dates: 2018
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

Konini School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0263
Dates: Majority of material found within 1959 - 1987
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

Kooij, Nicolaas (Nick) interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 34
Identifier: H0274
Overview This interview is part of the Grand Hotel Project.
Dates: 2016
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

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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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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
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