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O'BRIEN, Desmond Francis interviewed by Jenny Campbell

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Identifier: H0267
Overview In this interview Desmond talks of his family history and his parent’s employment and health issues as well as his aunt’s career as a policewoman. He talks in detail of his own education and Gore through the prohibition period. He details bootlegging at this time. Desmond goes onto recall attending and enjoying Military Camp and joining the Christian Brothers in Australia as a lay brother; training as a teacher. Once trained he returned to New Zealand to teacher in various schools mainly in the...
Dates: 2016

Ocean Beach Freezing Company Limited

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Identifier: A0094
Overview Processing Note: This collection is still awaiting arrangement and description. Please see Archives Staff for details of collection content.
Dates: 1894 - 1975

O'CONNELL, Rosanne Doreen interviewed by Janine Templeton

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Identifier: H0244
Overview Rosie trained in Christchurch and after marrying a Southlander came to work at Riverton Hospital. In this interview she tells of the running of Riverton Hospital and staffing e.g. nurses and domestic staff, routines and procedures, various buildings, facilities and equipment, and the process of retaining nursing registration. She does a short comparison between the old hospital and Longwood/Bupa
Dates: 2016

O'CONNOR, Judith Anne interviewed by Jane Craske

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Identifier: H0210
Overview Judith looks at her early life through school and growing up at Mokotua where the family had a mixed farm of dairy and sheep on 200 acres. Judith was a day pupil at James Hargest High School before leaving school and working at H & J Smiths until her marriage to Murray. They had three children and Judith gives a description of her time in Dee Street Maternity Hospital. Murray and Judith purchased a dairy farm at Kapuka which is now run by their son. She gives a description of her typical...
Dates: 2014

O'CONNOR, Murray Andrew interviewed by Jane Craske

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Identifier: H0209
Overview Murray reflects on his education at Waituna and Marist Schools, the need to run the family farm at the age of 15 when his father became ill, his marriage and employment on the sale of the family farm. He also looks at living and working around Kapuka/Gorge Road; Mentioning some of the local identities e.g. Andy Barker and Lionel Lobb as well as looking at some of the local history. Murray tells of setting up O’Connor Contracting giving a description of the sort equipment required and being...
Dates: 2014

Ohai - Nightcaps Returned Services Association (RSA) and Womens Section RSA

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Identifier: A0693
Processing Information This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. Please contact Archives staff for details of collection content.Collection includes minute books, member registers, correspondence, financials and photographs.Names on photos include: EJ McKay (memorial), JD McMillan (memorial), and W. Moffett.Paddy Flynn and Jock Barron, Harry Gervin, Phil Marsh, Jock Steel, Don Sutherland, George Haig, Melvin Robinson, Ron McKay, Selwan [Selwyn?] Pulley,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1914 - 2015

Ohai Rugby Club

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Identifier: A0500
Dates: Majority of material found within 1928 - 1994

Ohai School

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Identifier: A0344
Overview Processing Note This collection has been partially arranged and described. A small amount of unprocessed material remains in Accession ICA01.004. Contact Archives staff for details.
Dates: Majority of material found within 1914 - 1989

Olive Dunn Collection

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Identifier: A0620
Overview Processing Information

This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. It contains photographic slides of Olive's garden, correspondence with her book publishers, copies of her interviews with Peter Seabrook and Maggie Barry, a set of postcards, her funeral programme, and a copy of her autobiography 'My Life with Flowers'.

Please contact Archives staff for further details of collection content.
Dates: Majority of material found within c.1980s - 1990s

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World War, 1939-1945 120
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In the Wake of the Pioneers: Fiordland Museum Trust Oral History Project 63
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Discovering Glengarry's Community Spirit Oral History Project, 2014 21
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1984 Southland Flood Oral History Project, 2009 14
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Gorge Road Oral History Collection, 2014- 10
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Amundsen, Rebecca 71
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Savory, Richard 13
Hoskin, Harold Philip (Phil) 12
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Craig, Seona 10
Irving, Margaret Ann 10
McDonald, Avis Jennifer 10
Wadds, Lee 10
Esler, Lloyd 9
Grove, Lynne 8
Bailey, Vanya 7
Dawson, Ailsa Ruth 7
Lietze, Joy 7
McKenzie, Paula 7
Smith, Pamela 7
Wickes, Chrissy 7
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Craske, Jane 6
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Poplur, Gill 5
Conradson, Patricia 4
McCallum, Merren 4
McGilvray, Madeline Rae 4
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Wilks, Maree 4
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Dixon, Ngarita Helen 3
Faul, Alva Mary 3
Glennie, Diane Marjorie 3
Lampitt, Chrissy 3
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McFarland, Paulette 3
Miller, Elizabeth Carolyn (Liz) 3
Redhead, Valmai 3
Young, Lynette 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
Piercy, Geoffrey Thomson (Geoff) 2
Pritchard, William John (Jack) 2
Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association. RSA 2
Smith, Rosalyn Mary Murray 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
Woller, Steven (Steve) 2
van der Linden, Elizabeth Anne (Liz) 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
Ashwell, Reginald George 1
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
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