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POPE, June Isabella and Brian Wallace interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 34
Identifier: H0220
Overview This interview is part of the "Discovering Glengarry’s Community Spirit" project. In this interview Brian and June share individual family’s history before going onto share their meeting and marriage. Brian tells of qualifying as a mechanic through GWD and going into business with 2 others as Allen Auto Repairs. They share their stories of building their home in Crawford St., living in the Glengarry community and it’s development; their children and their accomplishments.
Dates: 2014

RAMSAY, Geddes Lees (Ted) interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 29
Identifier: H0196
Overview This interview is part of the "Discovering Glengarry’s Community Spirit" project. In this interview Ted talks of his early life on farms that his father worked as a labourer around Central Otago as well as his education and sports interests i.e., cricket and rugby. He goes onto to talk of his employment in forestry in Southland, Otago and South Canterbury. In 1970 Ted moved to Glengarry and he gives a snap shot of life in this area at this time e.g., children, neighbourhood support, socialising...
Dates: 2014

REES, Jocelyn Lavinia (Joy) interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 34
Identifier: H0276
Overview This interview is part of the Grand Hotel Project. In this interview Joy recalls working in the Snack Bar at the Grand Hotel. She decribes the food, the bar area and the kinds of people who came there. She also recalls some of the other bars in the hotel.
Dates: 2016

REID, Jessie Buchan (Sheena) interviewed by Merren MCallum

 Record Group — Box: 27
Identifier: H0177
Overview Sheena looks at her family history in New Zealand after their immigration from Scotland i.e. her father’s occupation, setting up home and his employment with First Church; and her close association with first church from a baby. She went onto ring the bells and explains how to play these and the workings of First Church e.g. Communion, Sunday school and Bible Class. She attended Middle School and Southland Girls High School before going to Wellington to train as a dental nurse. On her...
Dates: 2012

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

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

ROSS, Alexander Eustace (Sandy) interviewed by Taranaki (Bernard) Smith

 Record Group — Box: 58
Identifier: H0473
Dates: 1993

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

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

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

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