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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

WATSON, Helen Anne interviewed by Judith Thomas

 Record Group — Box: 61
Identifier: H0518
Dates: 2022
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

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

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

WELLS-ALLISON, Violet Frances interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0021
Overview This interview covers Violet's early life at Otaitai Bush. She and her siblings were taught music and singing although Violet preferred and enjoyed singing. Violet tells of meeting her husband, marriage, living at Pourakino Valley and later shifting to town. She describes her ‘Step into the Past’ collection and sourcing the items within this.
Dates: 2008
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

WEST, Victor Clyde interviewed by Seona Craig

 Record Group — Box: 31
Identifier: H0233
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum Collection. Victor recalls his employment as a telephone repair person with the Post Office. He gives a history of the move from manual phones to push button phones as well as a detailed description of the cleaning and repair process.
Dates: 2015
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

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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