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COWIE Andrew Findlay interviewed by June Trotter
Record Group — Box: 4
Identifier: H0036
Overview
This interview covers family history, property, family gatherings and growing up in a large extended family on the farm. Findlay talks of his education through to secondary school and his return to employment on the farm. He talks of the crops/seeds and early farming machinery and technologies. During the war Findlay was an Air Force mechanic and after the war he talks of marriage and returning to farming life.
Dates:
2006
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
COYLE, David John interviewed by Joy Lietze
Record Group — Box: 28
Identifier: H0189
Overview
In this extensive interview David recalls his family history and life; World War 2, education and in employment. He goes in to detail about his employment in the timber industry in Tapanui covering aspects from the sawmills through to the selling of the timber off shore.
Dates:
2013
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
CRIGHTON, Gordon John (Jack) interviewed by Seona Craig
Record Group — Box: 31
Identifier: H0230
Overview
This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. In this interview Jack recalls and describes his employment. First as a telephone operator at Waimahaka Post Office before transferring to the Lines Department in 1950 During the war he spent 3 years in the Air Force ass a radio operator. As an employee of the Lines department Jack worked in various areas of Southland becoming a foreman after 6 years. He enjoyed his work and details what it in entailed e.g., putting up...
Dates:
2015
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
CROWLEY, John Howard (Jack) interviewed by Helen Booth
Record Group — Box: 57
Identifier: H0614
Overview
John Crowley was born in Reefton in 1912. Describes how his father was a gold dredger based in Waikaia. Talks about moving to Dunedin, Catholic schooling, working at Gallien's Pharmacy at the Gardens in Dunedin and his interest in swimming, yachting, life saving, tramping and football. Mentions appearing before the Otago Rugby Union after an incident. Discusses becoming an apprentice plasterer to George Newman and work plastering at Teschemakers Convent near Oamaru. Mentions a stutter and how...
Dates:
1998
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
DANIEL, Olive interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 3
Identifier: H0002
Overview
This interview covers Olive’s early life in Northern Southland, her attendances at Lumsden School and subsequent School Jubilees. She gives a description of rabbiting and talks of her work history, marriage, children and shop ownership with husband Jim. Has an explanation of RSA WELFARE in relation to life after husband’s death. Talks about life in small communities.
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
DAWSON, Ailsa Ruth interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 11
Identifier: H0265
Overview
In this interview Ailsa talks about growing up in Makarewa and then Wyndham. She describes what she remembers of Wyndham growing up and her schooling and past times. Ailsa talks about the impact of WW2. She then talks of moving to Invercargill and meeting her husband through church and her parents in later life.
Dates:
2006
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
DAWSON, James Tasman (Jimmy) interviewed by Warrick McCallum
Record Group — Box: 12
Identifier: H0282
Overview
In this interview Jimmy talks of his family history and areas around Southland that he has lived. He talks of his education and employment and details his life, training and work in the AirForce during WW2. He was posted to Canada during this time. After the war he talks of his marriage and career as a builder in Queenstown. His interests include: running, fishing, and beach combing.
Dates:
2000
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
DICKIE, Ronald Stevenson interviewed by Richard Savory
Record Group — Box: 39
Identifier: H0378
Dates:
2018
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
DONALDSON, Emily Stirling (Betty) interviewed by Beth Cairns
Record Group — Box: 19
Identifier: H0009
Overview
This interview covers Betty's early life in Dunedin, her involvement in sports, particularly cricket and basketball at a national level, her involvement with the Women's Auxillary Air Force during World War II and her involvement in local politics, and her particular interest in the rejuvenation of South Invercargill.
Dates:
1999
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
DUFF, Albert Gordon (Bert) interviewed by Avis McDonald
Record Group — Box: 2
Identifier: H0067
Overview
Bert speaks of and describes his family history, life, education and growing up at Rimu e.g. attending Rimu School, rabbiting, sports, working on and owning his farm and farming practices. He also covers the outbreak of World War 2 and its effects on family and country.
Dates:
2011
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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