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KILKELLY, Noleen Valda interviewed by Judith Thomas

 Record Group — Box: 46
Identifier: H0492
Overview In this interview, valda talks about her early life in the Nightcaps area and moving from there to Winton during her school years and then Invercargill. She describes her career starting working in nurseries and going on to manage the rose gardens in Invercargill's Queen's Park. She talks about her love of roses and her favourite varieties and also of the apprentices who came to work with her.
Dates: 2022

KILLEEN, James Columbian interviewed by Madeline McGilvray

 Record Group — Box: 62
Identifier: H0446
Overview In this interview James gives details of his parents' backgrounds, the village in Galway, Ireland where he was born in 1906 and why he came to New Zealand. James describes leaving Galway in 1929 and his impressions of Invercargill on arriving in 1930. He describes working at the Fortification sawmill before labouring on buildings in Invercargill. He describes working on the Te Anau to Milford highway in very difficult working and living conditions. He notes that three hundred men worked on the...
Dates: 1999

KING, Edith Maud interviewed by Russell King

 Record Group — Box: 23
Identifier: H0047
Overview In this interview Edith talks of her early life and family in Otautau and their move to West Plains where she attended school and later Tech. The topics covered included: employment, marriage children and various family members.
Dates: 1980

LANKSHEAR, Peter Maurice interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group — Box: 25
Identifier: H0403
Dates: 2019

LAWSON, Hugh Stewart interviewed by David MacDonald

 Record Group — Box: 42
Identifier: H0438
Dates: 2020

LEE, Christopher Rex interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 34
Identifier: H0221
Overview This interview is part of the "Discovering Glengarry’s Community Spirit" project. Christopher details life in the Police for 26 years before going onto training for Ministry at Penrose Baptist College after which he came to Glengarry to work and was mentored by Brian Kenning. He discusses his approach to pastoring and service provided. Christopher talks about Glengarry as a community.
Dates: 2014

LEITCH, Barry Douglas interviewed by Richard Savory

 Record Group — Box: 58
Identifier: H0481
Dates: 2021

LIDDELL, Adrian Rex interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group — Box: 35
Identifier: H0319
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. Adrian starts his interview describing his apprenticeship as an electrician before joining the Post office where he worked setting up and maintaining exchanges e.g., in Christchurch, Milford Sound and Stewart Island. He details the Stewart Island exchange.
Dates: 2017

LINDSAY, Edna Jane Smith interviewed by Madeline McGilvray

 Record Group — Box: 62
Identifier: H0448
Overview In this interview, Edna, who was born in Myross Bush in 1923, gives details about her parents and their occupations. She discusses school, punishment, going to town (Invercargill), first Pakeha settlers, the Fergusons, Reverend Bethune, sports days at John Kerr's, the Post Office at Mrs Baird's, church and Sunday School, the bus service and food supplies. She talks about draft horses, ploughing matches, harvesting, rabbits, card evenings, the community ball, building the Memorial Hall, the...
Dates: 1998

LOCK, Stanley Gordon interviewed by Nancy Burnett

 Record Group — Box: 40
Identifier: H0381
Dates: 2018

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Invercargill (N.Z.). City Council 1
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