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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
ROSE, Frank Rosendale interviewed by James Raymond (Ray) McConnell and Thomas William Miller (Tom) Duerden
Record Group — Box: 61
Identifier: H0503
Overview
In this interview Frank talks about the early days of radio in Invercargill. Both interviewers were involved with amatuer radio for many years.
Dates:
1984
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
ROSS, Alexander Eustace (Sandy) interviewed by Taranaki (Bernard) Smith
Record Group — Box: 58
Identifier: H0473
Dates:
1993
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
RUTLEDGE, Jason and Leicester interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box: 39
Identifier: H0060
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of the About Us Voices of Southland collection. In this interview Leicester tells of coming to Southland from Canterbury at the age of 16 and his career in Rugby becoming an All Black in 1978; later he spent 2 years coaching the Italian team. Jason also talks of his rugby career, his views on Southland and winning the Ranfurly Shield.
Dates:
2011
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SHAVE, Norma Irene Annetta interviewed by Rangimaria Suddaby and Shona Fordyce
Record Group — Box: 17
Identifier: H0113
Overview
Norma recalls her education and employment at a Thornbury farm, leisure activities e.g. fly fishing, dances, growing vegetables, learning to drive and doing the drivers licence test. At the age of 12 Norma decided she wanted to be a nurse and put her name down to become a nurse at Kew Hospital aged 20/21. She goes on to give an account of a fire at Kew Hospital in August 1939, the evacuation of patients and the repurposing of Lorne Hospital for patients. In 1950 she travelled to London to work...
Dates:
2012
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SINCLAIR, Jennifer Lois interviewed by Rosie Stather
Record Group — Box: 37
Identifier: H0353
Overview
In this interview Jennifer looks at her family history including: her fathers time in the Air Force during WW2 and both parents’ employment. She recalls her mother taking in boarders and some of their occupations. They had four at any one time. Jennifer goes on to detail her education through to completing a secretarial course. She had an interest in music, learning the piano and to sing and going on to teach both of these with Sister Cecil at St. Catherine's High School. Jennifer tells of her...
Dates:
2018
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SMITH, Charlotte Anne Lindsay (Nan) interviewed by Lloyd Esler
Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0156
Overview
Nan discusses and describes her family history: her father and grandfather settling in NZ and making a life here; her education first at Spar Bush school then at Southland Girls High. She talks of her memories of the depression and farm conditions at this time. When she left school she qualified as a nurse in 1936. Nan recalls and mentions wartime Invercargill e.g. ration books, petrol rationing, Park Hospital and the purchase of her Vauxhall 12 car for £300.00. Nan worked for ten years at Park...
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SMITH, James Stuart interviewed by Pamela Smith
Record Group — Box: 17
Identifier: H0112
Overview
Jim talks of his family history – William and Susan Smith were Lighthouse Keepers at Waipapa and Grandparents Samuel and Euphemia Symons farmed at Menzies Ferry. His family lived at Gorge Road where his father was the manager of the Tuturau Dairy Factory as well as a Dairy Farm Manager. He recalls life, education, and community activities at Gorge Road. His family moved to Invercargill and he compares the differences between the two areas. Jim goes onto to talk about social activities, family...
Dates:
2012
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SNOEP, Margaret Helen (Peggy) interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 58
Identifier: H0435
Dates:
2021
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SOLOMON, Steven Rangi interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 41
Identifier: H0426
Dates:
2018
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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