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TURNER, John Frederick Interviewed by Philip Hoskin

 Record Group — Box: 60
Identifier: H0517
Dates: 2022

TUSTIN, Kenneth Grant interviewed by Phil Hoskin

 Record Group — Box: 44
Identifier: H0461
Dates: 2021

VAN DER MEYS, Suzanne interviewed by Vanya Bailey

 Record Group — Box: 42
Identifier: H0429
Dates: 2020

VON TUNZELMAN, John Russell Francis interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box: 48
Identifier: H0532
Overview In this interview John talks at length about his family origins in Estonia and the lives of his forebears who came to New Zealand in the 1850s. John was born in Otautau and moved to Dunedin after he started primary school. John’s family later moved to Waitati and it was here that John’s involvement with deer hunting started. John started with the Forest service in 1959 and in the early 1960s John and his wife Aloma moved to Te Anau. As well as hunting, John describes his role in search and...
Dates: 2004

WACHNER, Mabel Christina interveiwed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box: 24
Identifier: H0082
Overview This interview looks at family history, siblings, education, employment and marriage. It also covers social issues/happenings of the time and the building up of a footwear business which became the largest footwear retailer in NZ, and husband became Mayor of Invercargill and Mabel was involved in many organisations and was awarded an MBE.
Dates: 1990

WALKER, Ronald Lancelot interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 23
Identifier: H0012
Overview This interview cover’s Ronald’s early life in Riverton and account of parents and siblings interests and achievements. Ronald talks of training to be a school teacher, and his contribution to education in Southland i.e. teacher, University Extension, WEA and Enrich Centre. He also talks of his own strengths, interests and philosophy in relation to education delivery; as well as his Imperial Relations Bursary.
Dates: 2010

WALLACE, Marion Frances interviewed by Lynne Grove

 Record Group — Box: 46
Identifier: H0491
Overview In this interview Marion describes her early life on the Isle of Wight, then her travels to Australia during the Melbourne Olympic Games of 1954. She talks about her various jobs: secretarial work at Somerset House in London, teaching English in Morocco, then working and travelling in the US. She worked for UNESCO in Paris during the late 1950s and then travelled overland from Paris to Singapore. She lived in Darwin, married and then moved to Dunedin, settling near Riverton to raise a family....
Dates: 2021

WARBURTON, Warren Gilbert interviewed by Maree Wilkes

 Record Group — Box: 27
Identifier: H0400
Dates: 2019

WARBURTON, Warren Gilbert interviewed by Beth Cairns

 Record Group — Box: 62
Identifier: H0470
Overview In this interview, Warren, who was born in Invercargill in 1921, recalls his childhood in the suburb of Heidelberg and his schooling. He mentions local small farms, Chinese gardeners, rabbiting and ferrets. Warren discusses home deliveries of bread, fish and milk. He talks about playing cricket and being a junior representative. He describes going to the Dunedin Exhibition in 1926. Warren talks about the drowning of his brother Len in 1925 while rowing on the estuary. He also mentions that his...
Dates: 1998

WARDEN, Gregory Francis interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 22
Identifier: H0195
Overview This interview covers Gregory's early life in London and his time working and travelling in Europe and his move to New Zealand and then discusses living in Glengarry from the 1980s.
Dates: 2014

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