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Otautau Presbyterian Church

 Record Group
Identifier: A0528
Dates: Majority of material found within 1922 - 1935

Otautau School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0253
Dates: 1883 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1954; 1980

PEARSON, Charles Brian interviewed by Nancy Burnett

 Record Group — Box: 18
Identifier: H0147
Overview This interview is a topic based interview about the 1984 flood and was recorded following the 25th anniversary of the flood. Charles tells of the 1984 flood in Otautau. At the time he was the Deputy Chairman of the Otautau Community Board. He recalls and describes the lead up to the flood, e.g. warnings etc., and the need to balance the assistance of the Chairman and looking after his own family and home, which ended up being flooded. He talks about the after effects of the flood on homes and...
Dates: 2009

St Andrews Anglican Church (Otautau)

 Record Group
Identifier: A0595
Dates: 1900 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1994; 2000

STEARNE, Patricia Ann (Pat) interviewed by Nancy Burnett

 Record Group — Box: 11
Identifier: H0161
Overview This interview is a topic based interview about the 1984 flood and was recorded following the 25th anniversary of the flood. In this interview Pat gives a background to her involvement as a volunteer as a St John Ambulance Officer in Otautau. She goes onto describe the 1984 flood in Otautau, the preparation for evacuation, watching the water break through, no telephone communication, the taking of a patient to Kew Hospital and the flood condition observed on the way. Pat also tells of the after...
Dates: 2009