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KNIGHT, Jack Campbell interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group — Box: 15
Identifier: H0277
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. In this interview Jack tells his family history before going onto to describe in detail his work for the Post Office in particular his time spent at Awarua Radio Station during WW2 where he used his qualifications with morse code. During this time, he also had to learn Japanese Morse Code. After the war he returned to Post Office duties in various towns around the south before retiring at the age of 57. He speaks of...
Dates: 2016

LAMONT, Donald Joseph interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 6
Identifier: H0019
Overview This interview covers Donald’s early family life, his father's business and a description of their family life. He shares his experiences in the army and being in the 9th Reinforcements sent to the Middle East. Donald reflects on the effects of war and describes life after the war: marriage, going into farming through the ballot system gaining a farm in the Waikaka Valley, and the rehabilitation scheme. Joined Men of the Trees and planted several plantations.
Dates: 2009

Lancelot George Iggo (WWI), and Eric, Charles and Jock Henderson (WWII) War Letters and Photographs

 Record Group
Identifier: A0649
Overview Processing Note: This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. It contains 1 letter from Lancelot George Iggo to his mother, 1918, as well as a number of letters to Dorothy Henderson from her brother Eric, and cousins Jock and Charles Henderson, 1942 - 1944. There are also a small number of photogrpahs featuring Eric as well as newspaper clippings.

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Dates: Majority of material found within 1918 - 1951

LIETZE, Sadie May interviewed by Joy Lietze

 Record Group — Box: 19
Identifier: H0058
Overview In the first interview Sadie talks of her early life, education, health and family on a dairy farm on the Otago Peninsula. After leaving school Sadie attended Dunedin Tech and studied art, English, and maths for 2 years. Her family moved to Burke where Sadie found employment. During the war years Sadie joined the NZ Women’s Land Service where she worked in Omarama and Kelso. When in Kelso she met her husband. She goes onto to talk about her family and involvement in the women’s section of...
Dates: 2011

LINDSAY, Beryl Eileen Madge interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0132
Overview In this interview Beryl shares her family history and stories from her life. These start with her early life in Roxburgh and Lumsden. Beryl discusses her family's purchase of their farm at Gropher’s Bush, her education, childhood games, employment and marriage to Graham. When they married, they had hens and a cow and Beryl made her own butter. During WW2 Graham was in the Home Guard and Beryl was involved with the local Patriotic Society and knitted for the soldiers, sent food parcels overseas...
Dates: 2007

LOCK, Stanley Gordon interviewed by Nancy Burnett

 Record Group — Box: 40
Identifier: H0381
Dates: 2018

MACDONALD Sarah Black (Sadie) interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group — Box: 6
Identifier: H0020
Overview In this interview Sadie describes arriving in NZ, their early days of settling in Dunedin her education and gaining employment at Shacklock. She reflects on World war II, its effects and attitudes. Sadie and her husband settled in Otautau where they raised their family. She describes the daily life of Otautau – shops, garages, banks etc., Sister Edwards at the Maternity home. She was employed at Wallace Council and talks of experience in the 1984 floods
Dates: 2007

MACKAY, Alistair Donald interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 20
Identifier: H0054
Overview This interview was recorded as part of the About Us Voices of Southland collection. Alistair was born in Glasgow. During World War 2 his family returned to NZ by boat and there is a description of this hazardous experience. He compares life in Southland to Scotland e.g. farming techniques. His working life was spent farming which he describes i.e. impact of dairying on rural communities and changes to farming practice. Alistair had a close affinity with Scottish roots-societies which he...
Dates: 2011

MACKENZIE, Martha Cooper (Mattie) interviewed by Richard Savory

 Record Group — Box: 2
Identifier: H0128
Overview Mattie’s family lived at Hakataramea until getting a balloted farm at Beaumont around 1915. Beaumont was a thriving community until the railway closed. Grocery, butchery and bakery deliveries were once a week. Mattie describes the effects of her mother breaking her leg, her father’s ill health and her brother Alister’s war service which lead to his death in the Solomon Islands. Mattie took charge of the Post Office and Telephone Exchange. After her marriage they moved to her husband’s family...
Dates: 2009

MARSHALL, Robert Noel interviewed by Oweena Frew

 Record Group — Box: 7
Identifier: H0110
Overview Robert shares his family history, living at the Invercargill Race Course where his father was the caretaker for 41 years. Robert covers his education, employment record, and years in the war where he was in Italy, Egypt and Casino; on returning to NZ he married, had a family, set up business in Gore with Fred Harvey for 20 years and purchased 200 acres of land. He introduced plumbing to business and were the first to produce long run spouting in NZ. He also gives a description of making metal...
Dates: 2012

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Fordyce, Shona 1
Frew, Oweena 1
Galland, George Joseph William (Joe) 1
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