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CHARTRES, Sheila Mary Jean interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 47
Identifier: H0525
Overview
In this interview Jean describes her early life in Waipukurau, meeting her husband Harold and moving to Manapouri Station. She talks about home life on the farm and raising a family. Jean was involved in setting up the first school at Mararoa. She goes on to describe life in the district, the people and social activities, the arrival of electric power, and farming. Harold and Jean moved to Te Anau in 1974 and she concludes the interview talking about the changes she has witnessed and the...
Dates:
2004
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
