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McARA, Eileen Ellen and Donald Keith Interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 23
Identifier: H0321
Overview
This interview is part of the Gorge Road Collection.In this interview Eileen and Donald discuss their early life and families growing up in Gorge Road District. Eileen recalls domestic life on the farm and resources needed with there being no electricity; farming practices, her education and sporting interests. Donald tells of the Gorge Road Village detailing the various shops. They also tell of the events/activities at the hall. Donald goes on to recall his employment first of all in sawmills...
Dates:
2017
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
McLEOD, Andrew Bain interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0141
Overview
In this interview Andrew describes and details his education, joining the Woodlands Rabbit Board, and later working at the Fortification saw mill; describing the workings of the mill and the living conditions. After the war he became a contractor which led him and Jack Scarlet to design an elevator to load fertilizer as well as a winch and crane to shift gear on the back of the truck. In 1952 he brought the family farm, farming dairy and sheep until 1977, when he sold up and went to work at the...
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
ROULSTON, William Kenneth interviewed by Joy Lietze
Record Group — Box: 21
Identifier: H0050
Overview
In this interview Bill recalls and reflects on his early life on the family farm at Hillend and the purchase of their property at Toropuke. He goes on to talk of his experiences in the anti-tank unit in Italy during the Second World War. He follows on with his return to the farm at Toropuke and how his experiences at war initially impacted on his life on his return. He looks at the improvements he made while farming the property, marriage and family; and at times compares happenings of today...
Dates:
2011
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SAUNDERS, John Armstrong and Frances Gloria interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box: 11
Identifier: H0153
Overview
In this interview John and Francis share a comprehensive and detailed look into their lives from childhood and family history; through to meeting, their marriage, family and their family’s education and achievements; the purchase of their farm and farming life. Among their operations on the farm was their decision to go into growing grain which they cover with some detail. They also tell of their lives during the war years, their involvement in community organisation’s, their interests,...
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
STIRLING, John Alexander (Jack) interviewed by Jane Craske
Record Group — Box: 31
Identifier: H0229
Overview
This interview looks at Jack’s family history around Wyndham-Waimahaka-Fortrose. The family farm was called ‘Alameda’. Jack details and describes his early memories of his education, the polio epidemic and its affects, jobs he did on the farm and farming types and practices e.g. sheep sharing, transporting of stock. He looks at the changes to farming and the district after WW2 and social life of the time e.g. football, dances, floundering, whitebaiting, eeling and car types.
Dates:
2015
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
TROTTER, Arthur Sinclair interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box: 22
Identifier: H0170
Overview
In this interview Arthur gives an overview of his family history, farm, and ‘Roslin House’ (the old homestead). He talks of his childhood and describes rabbiting and the methods used and the processing of the good ones at Woodlands Meat Works/Cannery. He describes and discusses farming practice e.g. wheat growing, shearing with blades, sheep and cattle. Arthur also talks of his education and gaining a scholarship to Lincoln College; the meeting of his wife Margaret and his son’s decision to...
Dates:
2010
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Western Southland District Young Farmers Club
Record Group
Identifier: A0521
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1933 - 1986
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
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
WYLIE William John (Jack) interviewed by Lynne Grove
Record Group — Box: 7
Identifier: H0044
Overview
In this interview Jack tells of his early education and transport to school, early farming, implements/machinery, animals and seasonal cropping. He also looks at the import of cattle breeds, the transfer of milk to the factory and his employment at the cheese factory and what this entailed. During the war years he served with the Tiger Regiment in Italy.
Dates:
2006
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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