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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: 45
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

NEILSEN, William David (Bill) interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box: 50
Identifier: H0548
Overview As he says during the recording, Bill's intention, on first being appointed General Manager of the THC Hotel in Te Anau in 1979, was to do the job for a couple of years and move on. Twenty-five years later he is still living in the town having played a prominent role in tourism in both Te Anau and Milford Sound. In this profile, Bill not only discusses tourism and the development of the hospitality industry in the region and across New Zealand, but he also provides an insight into the lives of...
Dates: 2005
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

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