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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
SDC Transfer - Orepuki Young Farmers Club
Record Group
Identifier: A0703
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Dates:
Majority of material found within 1940 - 1988
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
SELBIE, Helen Audrey interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 1
Identifier: H0105
Overview
In this interview Helen talks of her family history, life and education in Australia and her family’s love of music and her passion for ballet. She also looks at her sibling’s careers and marriages and her own career in physiotherapy. She then talks of her own marriage, children, life on the farm, farming practice and crops grown e.g. Fescue seed, Cockswood Grass, Red Clover and the planting of a forestry block. Helen also looks at her husband John’s family history and her social life centred...
Dates:
2013
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SHAVE, Norma Irene Annetta interviewed by Rangimaria Suddaby and Shona Fordyce
Record Group — Box: 17
Identifier: H0113
Overview
Norma recalls her education and employment at a Thornbury farm, leisure activities e.g. fly fishing, dances, growing vegetables, learning to drive and doing the drivers licence test. At the age of 12 Norma decided she wanted to be a nurse and put her name down to become a nurse at Kew Hospital aged 20/21. She goes on to give an account of a fire at Kew Hospital in August 1939, the evacuation of patients and the repurposing of Lorne Hospital for patients. In 1950 she travelled to London to work...
Dates:
2012
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SMITH, Mary Margaret interviewed by Virginia Henderson
Record Group — Box: 26
Identifier: H0114
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of the Wendon Valley Research Project. In this interview Mary discusses, recalls and shares her family history, life on the farm when growing up at Wendon Valley, her education and learning at school, an old school photo dated 1931, employment and a 9 month trip to Great Britain on a ship and the path this took through other countries.
Dates:
2012
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SODERSTROM, Violet Elizabeth (Peggy) interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group — Box: 59
Identifier: H0475
Overview
This interview was commissioned by Women's Division of Federated Farmers for a project entitled Pioneer Women. Violet Elizabeth Peggy Soderstrom was born Torquay, England. In this interview Peggy gives her family background - father a teacher at Torquay School of Art. She describes her education at a Convent School run by French Nuns, her first employment and her enlistment as a WREN in 1916 at Torquay. She gives her reasons for coming to New Zealand and mentions the Victorious Scheme for the...
Dates:
1990
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SOPER, Alistair (Ack) interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 11
Identifier: H0158
Overview
In the first interview Ack covers his family history, his education, marriage and life in Athol including in this weather conditions, railway services, the industry that goes around farming and social life e.g. dances, movies etc. He tells of various farming types used e.g. sheep and fescue as a cash crop. He also mentions goldmining at Nokomai. In the second interview Ack discusses, describes and reflects on his long association with the game of rugby through playing from grass roots up to...
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SOPER, Nancy interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 12
Identifier: H0159
Overview
In this interview Nancy shares stories from her early life in Athol, through to marriage, family, life as a farmer’s wife and the 1984 floods.
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
STRINGER, Isobel Mary interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 11
Identifier: H0163
Overview
In this interview Isobel tells of her life growing up and living in the Mossburn area on a farm. She recalls getting electricity, the coal range and oil lamps. She learnt to play the piano and played the organ every second Sunday at Church. Isobel talks of meeting and marrying her husband and their 6 children and her interest in gardening and family recreational times. She recalls the community fundraising activities for the new Community Centre. In 1980 they moved to Queenstown.
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
STROUD, Winifred Elsie (Win) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 50
Identifier: H0546
Overview
Win is among the few remaining people who grew up in the Te Anau Basin when it was still considered remote and inaccessible with land covered in tussock and scrub that was only useful for grazing stock. As the youngest child of Henry F. Blatch, runholder of Lynwood Station (originally gazetted as the Te Anau Lake Run 301B) between 1906 and 1951, Win recalls a childhood of walks and picnics in the Basin as well as some of the events that dramatically changed the lives of her immediate family and...
Dates:
2005
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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