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WATSON, Joan Louisa interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 16
Identifier: H0171
Overview
In this interview Joan explains how she and her husband Rex knew Dr. Geoffrey Orbell and their discovery of Takahē in Fiordland. She also talks of their subsequent expeditions’ with Dr. Fowler and Jack Sorenson to study the birds; And the publishing of articles about the discovery in papers and magazines throughout the world e.g. National Geographic and Time Magazine.
Dates:
2007
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
Whitford Southland Photograph and Postcard Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0492
Dates:
1890 - 1991
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
WILDERMOTH, Violet May interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group — Box: 45
Identifier: H0474
Overview
In this interview Violet recalls family history, education, her apprenticeship as a Tailoress and Invercargill history e.g., the building of the Stead Street Bridge in 1922, steam boats on the Estuary, her father becoming Mayor of South Invercargill Borough and her marriage.
Dates:
1991
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WILKES, June Alice and Ronald Stormont interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box: 30
Identifier: H0216
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of the Discovering Glengarry's Community Spirit Oral History Project. In this interview Ron talks about his memories of school where he was a first day pupil at Surrey Park School. Then he and June recall building their home in Glengarry, their neighbours and the community, which was made up mostly of young families. They recall their memories of the Glengarry Shopping Centre and a shop Ron opened there selling fruit, vegetables, milk shakes etc.
Dates:
2014
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WILLIAMSON, Margery interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box: 1
Identifier: H0130
Overview
In this interview Margery covers family history from her Grandparents forward. She tells of her childhood, siblings, growing up, friends and education. She shares memories of school days, teachers, favourite subjects, friends and attending Salvation Army Church. Margery left school at 13 and a half and gained employment at Strang’s first making jelly then making tins and gives some detail of this. She also talks of ration books and how they worked during the war. She left Strang’s after working...
Dates:
2012
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WILSON, James Gordon Ivon interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box: 34
Identifier: H0272
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of the Grand Hotel Project. In this interview James recalls going to the Grand for meals as a boy through to drinking there as an adult. He recalls the various bars, the change in closing times and recounts events that happened at the hotal, including the protests for the Springbok tour of 1981.
Dates:
2016
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WILSON, Winifred May interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group — Box: 45
Identifier: H0500
Overview
In this interview, May talks about how she first got involved with Highland Dancing at the age of 10 through dancing with the Mataura Kilties Pipe Band. She was taught by Stella Glennie. May moved to Dunedin to be taught by William Kilgour. She took part in a dance tour of Central Otago. In the early 1920s, when men dominated the Highland dancing world, May won the first combined men’s and women’s over-18 championship. In 1924 she travelled to Scotland where she won both the Highland fling and...
Dates:
1994
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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