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ADAMS, Fiona Melissa interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box: 30
Identifier: H0215
Overview
This interview is part of the "Discovering Glengarry’s Community Spirit" project. Fiona share stories about living in Glengarry where she shifted to with her family aged 8 and continues to live in with her own children. Her stories include attending Surrey Park and Lithgow schools; and various businesses in the area and social history of the area.
Dates:
2014
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
ARONSEN, Gwenith Dawn (Gwen) interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box: 1
Identifier: H0175
Overview
This interview was undertaken as part of the celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of Eastside Baptist Church in 2012. In this interview Gwenith recalls family history, memories of school days, and involvement with the Hawthorndale Baptist Church. She tells of marriage, family, their first home and the building of their second home at Wallacetown. Paul Aronsen recalls the building of Yarrow Street.
Dates:
2012
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BAXTER, Sylvia Muriel Mathilde interviewed by Maree Wilks
Record Group — Box: 27
Identifier: H0408
Dates:
2019
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BECK, Russell Joseph interviewed by Cathy Macfie
Record Group — Box: 14
Identifier: H0278
Overview
In this interview Russell tells of his early life, education, family background and how this influenced his interests and later career. He began working at Southland Museum and later became the Director. Russell details his career, the development of the Museum and his retirement sculptural projects using both Oamaru Stone and Metal. Throughout the interview he talks of his family, their achievements and the support/partnership of his wife Ann whose skills complimented his own.
Dates:
2017
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BOND, Ria Iris Daphne interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box: 34
Identifier: H0219
Overview
This interview is part of the "Discovering Glengarry’s Community Spirit" project. In this interview Ria recalls family history, early life and move with family to Invercargill from Christchurch. She recalls growing up in Glengarry and what made Glengarry a connected place. She reflects on Glengarry now. Ria also details her career as a hairdresser and her move into politics.
Dates:
2014
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BROAD, Charles John interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 40
Identifier: H0384
Dates:
2018
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BURGESS, Ngaire Rita interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 29
Identifier: H0194
Overview
In this interview Ngaire discusses her early life in South Canterbury on a farm. She shares family stories including tracking sheep and trapping rabbits on the farm. She goes on to talk of her education, employment and social life. She joined the Air Force and worked in the Technical Library at Whenuapai, in Auckland. She travelled overseas 58 times. She tells of her marriage to Brian and their family. Over the years she was involved in the running of bookshops and had ‘Ngaire’s Bookshop’ in...
Dates:
2014
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
CALVERT, John Jabez (Jack) interviewed by Alisa Dawson
Record Group — Box: 46
Identifier: H0484
Overview
In this interview, Jack gives details of his family background and schooling. He talks about Invercargill and the Jabez Hay and Company foundry of which his father was a part owner. He describes the family farm at Kennington which had hens and dairy cows. He mentions rabbiting. Jack married Thelma Ayers in 1935 and they had six children. Jack goes on to discuss his love of breeding and showing birds and his long association with the Invercargill Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Club. He was a member...
Dates:
1998
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
CHECKETTS, Robert Neville interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 5
Identifier: H0029
Overview
This interview is a topic based interview about the 1984 flood and was recorded following the 25th anniversary of the flood.
Neville gives an in-depth account of the 1984 Floods and his contribution at this time through the Fire Police and radio technology and communications; His interest in Amateur Radio which lead to his career as a radio technician and his lifelong involvement with Boys Brigade.
Dates:
2010
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
COLLINSON, Mary Ellen Wenham (Nellie) interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group — Box: 24
Identifier: H0377
Overview
Nellie was 95 at the time of this interview. She talks about her parents coming to New Zealand from the UK and arriving in Bluff. Her father was involved in the building part of the hospital in Invercargill when it was sited in Dee Street, the Mataura freezing works and the Royal Mail Hotel in Lumsden. Her mother, Grace Wilson, was very good at needlework. Nellie talks about her school days and games played as a child. On leaving school, Nellie went to work for H&J Smiths. She then nursed...
Dates:
1993
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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