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PALMER, Margaret Robina interviewed by Tessa Smith
Record Group — Box: 39
Identifier: H0454
Overview
This interview covers Robina's early life in Glenham where she was born and raised on a small dairy farm. Robina recounts memories of farming life, her move to Roxburgh when she was eighteen, and her time living in Invercargill as a married woman. Robina details her family's history, living through WWII and her memories of D-Day, and other memories of her childhood.
Dates:
2021
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
RIDDELL, Florence May interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group — Box: 44
Identifier: H0471
Overview
In this interview Florence talks about her family history and her education. She recalls farming life when she was growing up and how produce from the farm was sold from her father’s milk cart. She recalls memories of the flu (“black plague”), childhood activities and the Jersey Stud she and her husband started: her stud was the Fairfax Royal Stud and her husbands’ was the Oreti Park Stud. Florence became a judge for A&P shows.
Dates:
1993
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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