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SUTTON, Roger Robertson interviewed by Beth Cairns

 Record Group — Box: 19
Identifier: H0345
Overview In this interview Roger recalls his childhood memories and his strong interest in wild life/local history. He goes on to describe his war years and where he was posted. On returning home he details his work the protection of wild life through numerous organisations including: the Southland Acclimation Society, QE 11 National Trust, Catchment Board, Fisheries and Wildlife Management and details the Manapouri Power Station Project.
Dates: 2000

WALLACE, Marion Frances interviewed by Lynne Grove

 Record Group — Box: 46
Identifier: H0491
Overview In this interview Marion describes her early life on the Isle of Wight, then her travels to Australia during the Melbourne Olympic Games of 1954. She talks about her various jobs: secretarial work at Somerset House in London, teaching English in Morocco, then working and travelling in the US. She worked for UNESCO in Paris during the late 1950s and then travelled overland from Paris to Singapore. She lived in Darwin, married and then moved to Dunedin, settling near Riverton to raise a family....
Dates: 2021