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BAXTER, Sylvia Muriel Mathilde interviewed by Maree Wilks
Record Group — Box: 27
Identifier: H0408
Dates:
2019
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
COPELAND, Margaret interviewed by Judith Thomas
Record Group — Box: 5
Identifier: H0016
Overview
This is an extensive interview that covers Margaret’s memories of her family history, growing up in George Street and the history of Windsor. She covers early transport, social and recreational activities, food preparation, household chores and her passion for gardening. Education and employment history; illnesses of the time i.e. Influenza epidemic and diphtheria, challenges of building a home after the war with the lack of materials.
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
DAWSON, Ailsa Ruth interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 11
Identifier: H0265
Overview
In this interview Ailsa talks about growing up in Makarewa and then Wyndham. She describes what she remembers of Wyndham growing up and her schooling and past times. Ailsa talks about the impact of WW2. She then talks of moving to Invercargill and meeting her husband through church and her parents in later life.
Dates:
2006
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
DONALDSON, Emily Stirling (Betty) interviewed by Beth Cairns
Record Group — Box: 19
Identifier: H0009
Overview
This interview covers Betty's early life in Dunedin, her involvement in sports, particularly cricket and basketball at a national level, her involvement with the Women's Auxillary Air Force during World War II and her involvement in local politics, and her particular interest in the rejuvenation of South Invercargill.
Dates:
1999
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
ERICSON Muriel Elizabeth, interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 9
Identifier: H0017
Overview
Muriel discusses her family and education history which reflects on the times i.e. training to be a teacher and her first posting at Nightcaps, marriage, life on the farm pre electricity and telephone; country life, being a member of the WDFF through which she ran sewing classes. Muriel tells of their connections with Waipara lighthouse and her husband Ronald’s war years.
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
LOCK, Stanley Gordon interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 40
Identifier: H0381
Dates:
2018
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
McBURNEY, Alexander interviewed by Judith Thomas
Record Group — Box: 41
Identifier: H0418
Dates:
2020
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
McDONALD, Archibald Henry interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box: 10
Identifier: H0140
Overview
In this interview Archie gives a family history and an account of where his ancestors settled in New Zealand on arrival from Scotland. He tells of the depression and growing up during it; and gives an account of how his family brought him up, looking at being an only child and chores he had to do e.g. prepare the copper for wash days and growing a veggie garden. He goes on to tell of his times spent on his grandparents’ farm e.g. with cousins, the process of milking, and rabbit shooting. He...
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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