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FAUL, Alva Mary interviewed by Anne McCraken
Record Group — Box: 45
Identifier: H0350
Overview
Alva talks of family history, her education at Milburn School and Tokomario District High School in Milton. She recalls washing being done in the boiler, learning Highland dancing at which she won many medals going on to teach Highland dancing herself. Was too short to be accepted for nurse training in Dunedin so went to Invercargill to train. She was taken on by Dr Hunter as a trail with two others and remained. Alva recalls her experiences of this time and also the meeting of her husband...
Dates:
2019
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
HARTSTONGE, Michael Joseph interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box: 30
Identifier: H0206
Overview
This interview is part of the "Discovering Glengarry’s Community Spirit" project. Michael talks about life during childhood and different places he lived, ending up in the Glengarry suburb of Invercargill. He describes his inspector role with Invercargill City Council Building Consents Team and about serving as a liaison between Invercargill City Council and the South Alive Community Group, where he became involved in community development and voluntarism through such projects as establishing...
Dates:
2014
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
MURRAY, Judy Anne interviewed by Seona Craig
Record Group — Box: 32
Identifier: H0237
Overview
In this interview Judy discusses and explains family history, Nurse Training and employment history, social life in Invercargill; referring to the Grand Hotel and the Brown Owl, before talking about marriage, family, and farming. Judy was involved in Riding for the Disabled for 25 years. She also talks about overseas travel.
Dates:
2015
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
PIERCY, Geoffrey Thomson interveiwed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 28
Identifier: H0188
Overview
In this interview Geoff discusses family history, education, employment, growing up in Invercargill and local history, an example being prohibition. Geoff has held many positions in the community these include: city councilor, directorships of Southern PHO and Invercargill Electricity Company.
Dates:
2013
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
ROBBIE, Elizabeth Ann interviewed by Cathy Macfie
Record Group — Box: 61
Identifier: H0591
Overview
Ann talks family history, employment, interest and involvement in bag pipes and the Pipe Band, and incidents in her life that helped to form her beliefs and her commitment to being an advocate for vulnerable people. She became the first female Qualified Horticulturalist Arborist in NZ. She details her varied employment record and employers, marriage and family. Ann tells of the crippling interest rates in the 1980s and impacts on their farming. She goes on to tell of the hardships faced when...
Dates:
2022
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
TURNER, Anthony Kenneth (Tony) interviewed by Gordon Thomas Duston
Record Group — Box: 25
Identifier: H0404
Dates:
2019
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WARDEN, Gregory Francis interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box: 22
Identifier: H0195
Overview
This interview covers Gregory's early life in London and his time working and travelling in Europe and his move to New Zealand and then discusses living in Glengarry from the 1980s.
Dates:
2014
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WEST, Victor Clyde interviewed by Richard Savory
Record Group — Box: 40
Identifier: H0382
Dates:
2018
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
ZIMMERMAN, Walter interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box: 12
Identifier: H0172
Overview
In this interview Walter tells of his family history, religion, his father’s various occupations and his own education including learning to play the piano. He looks at how as a child having two paper runs and becoming a milk boy saving every cent enabled him to purchase 2 quarter acre sections at the age of 12. Walter has led a very varied and interesting life which has seen him attend Lincoln College, become a shearer, own his own farms, become involved in community work which included: The...
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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