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TOCHER, John (Jock) and Helen Elizabeth (Biff) interviewed by Margaret McDougall
Record Group — Box: 27
Identifier: H0180
Overview
In this interview Jock and Elizabeth share stories of their individual family’s histories e.g., Grandparents/Great Grandparents, parents and siblings. Before going on to recall their own individual histories of home life, education, childhood activities and employment. For Elizabeth as a Karitane Nurse and for Jock in farming. Jock joined the territorials and went to WW2 in 1940. In 1944 he took part in the D-Day Normandy Invasion. He remained in Europe after the war undertaking various tasks...
Dates:
2013
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
TODD, William Geoffrey (Bill) interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 7
Identifier: H0066
Overview
In this interview Bill looks at his family history and the family Auction House business. He talks of life growing up in Invercargill, education, sports interest and the war years as a child. He outlines his own career with the business starting as a Junior Clerk and gives a description of the Auction business as well as the family interest in Stewart Island
Dates:
2011
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
TROTTER, Arthur Sinclair interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box: 22
Identifier: H0170
Overview
In this interview Arthur gives an overview of his family history, farm, and ‘Roslin House’ (the old homestead). He talks of his childhood and describes rabbiting and the methods used and the processing of the good ones at Woodlands Meat Works/Cannery. He describes and discusses farming practice e.g. wheat growing, shearing with blades, sheep and cattle. Arthur also talks of his education and gaining a scholarship to Lincoln College; the meeting of his wife Margaret and his son’s decision to...
Dates:
2010
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
TROTTER, Margaret interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box: 22
Identifier: H0169
Overview
In this interview Margaret covers her family history, her education and the subjects taught. She returned to the family sheep farm where she took over the running of the home due to her mother’s illness. She describes/discusses some of the family traditions i.e. holidays at Riverton and family Christmas; the war years, rationing, meeting her husband Arthur and living in Trotter house ‘Roslin’ and what this involved. Margaret’s interests include: Women’s Division, writing books on family and...
Dates:
2009
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WARBURTON, Warren Gilbert interviewed by Maree Wilkes
Record Group — Box: 27
Identifier: H0400
Dates:
2019
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WARREN, Dorothy May interviewed by Gill Poplur
Record Group — Box: 14
Identifier: H0280
Overview
In this interview Dorothy covers many and varied topics including: historical buildings around Invercargill, the Gap Road Flax Mill, her education and the school frame work of the time, the Depression, preparations for war and hearing news of the war via the radio and cinema. As well as her social interests, marriage, life in the Winton Community and hobbies, which include antiques and genealogy. Dorothy established and managed the school Canteen at Central Southland College.
Dates:
2017
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WATT, William Patrick (Bill) and Francis Hope Glenaray interviewed by Cathy Macfie
Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0043
Overview
This interview is divided into three parts. The first is a joint one in which Bill and Francis Watt tell of their first meeting, social life of the time, marriage and honeymoon. This followed by employment history through to becoming manager of Mount Hamilton and later a field officer based in Invercargill. In Bill’s interview he tells of his family history, early life and memories in Timaru and the shift to Matarua after the death of both his parents. He looks at his life here e.g. education,...
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WERNER, Lieselotte Renate (Lottie) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 54
Identifier: H0579
Overview
Fifty years ago, Lottie boarded ship at a Dutch port bound for Wellington. She and her fellow passengers were New Zealand immigrants under the government's assisted passage scheme for displaced persons following the end of WWII. Embarking on a new life with the help of her first employers, Sir Matthew and Lady Oram, Lottie quickly adapted to the New Zealand lifestyle. A few years later, she crossed the Tasman but unable to adjust to the hot South Australian summers, she returned to New Zealand....
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WHITE, Thomas Samuel Kitchener interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box: 18
Identifier: H0207
Overview
In this interview Thomas talks of his early years growing up on a farm at Ermedale. His father was a contractor building roads around Ermedale. He talks of marrying during the war years and his return after the war when he purchased a home at Gummies Bush. Thomas goes on to talk about the mechanisation of the contracting business and working for Wallace County as well as for farmers. He shares stories of road constructed and anecdotes of things that happened to him during this time. He goes on...
Dates:
2006
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WILD, Eric Richard interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group — Box: 12
Identifier: H0284
Overview
In this short interview, Eric describes his time in the home guard in Tokonui at the start of World War II, when Eric was aged 16. Eric talks of being taught manoeuvres, morse code and semaphore. Eric joined the army at age 20, which ended his involvement with the home guard.
Dates:
2006
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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