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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
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

MOSS, William Hebert (Bill) interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 27
Identifier: H0179
Overview William talks of his family history and moving to Niagara where his father worked in the sawmill. He tells of his education at Niagara and Waikawa schools, chores and trips to Invercargill annually on the train. His family shifted to Wellington and after he became a photo engraver, he took up employment with Craigs in Invercargill and played for Blues Rugby Club. William became a Member of the Graphics and Arts Federation and explains the process of photo engraving, the history of Craigs and of...
Dates: 2012
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

Port Craig and South Island Photographs and Postcards

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Identifier: A0639
Overview Processing Note: This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. Please contact Archives staff for further details of collection content.Contains: 19 black and white photographs from envelope labelled Port Craig, includes pictures of a boat, the dock, the mill, timber yards, group on a horse and buggy, woman on a bridge, machinery, the forest, a train/bush tram, huts.11 other black and white photographs of...
Dates: Majority of material found within c.1910 - c.1940
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

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