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STROUD, Winifred Elsie (Win) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 50
Identifier: H0546
Overview
Win is among the few remaining people who grew up in the Te Anau Basin when it was still considered remote and inaccessible with land covered in tussock and scrub that was only useful for grazing stock. As the youngest child of Henry F. Blatch, runholder of Lynwood Station (originally gazetted as the Te Anau Lake Run 301B) between 1906 and 1951, Win recalls a childhood of walks and picnics in the Basin as well as some of the events that dramatically changed the lives of her immediate family and...
Dates:
2005
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Thomas Lowther Barnhill of Castlerock Station, Lumsden
Record Group
Identifier: A0067
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1871 - 1911
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
THOMAS Raymond George (Ray) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 54
Identifier: H0580
Overview
From a young age, Ray knew that he wanted to become a sheep farmer. After leaving school he completed tertiary studies in commerce and agriculture at Lincoln College. Having also got married to the daughter of a farmer, he went on to work at her family's farm near Riversdale before securing a position as shepherd in the Moa Flat area. It was there that Ray and Ruth decided to apply for a balloted farm under the government's citizen settlement scheme which ran for almost thirty years until the...
Dates:
2008
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
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
YATES, Robert John (Bob) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 49
Identifier: H0539
Overview
In this interview Bob describes growing up in Christchurch and Kaikoura. After a brief stint in the NZRAF Bob went into farming and in 1960 he and his young family moved to Te Anau where he took on a role as a farm manager for Lands and Survey. In his first position he ran the Kakapo Block. After a stint in Canterbury, Bob and his family returned to Te Anau, this time as a field officer on the Takatimu Block. Bob talks about the development of farming in the Te Anau Basin, the ballot system and...
Dates:
2004
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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