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BOLGER, Montague Graham (Monty) interviewed by Edna McKelvie
Record Group — Box: 57
Identifier: H0611
Overview
Montague Bolger was born in Christchurch in 1910. Mentions his Irish grandparents meeting on the journey to New Zealand and subsequently having four sons. Notes that his parents John and Ethel had six sons. Recalls his father's employment at Costers coal mine, the Mataura Freezing Works and on their farm on the Mataura Winton road. Describes attending the Mataura School and leaving at the age of fourteen. Talks about working as engine driver at Rowes coal mine where his father was manager....
Dates:
1998
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
CULLEN, Heather Jean interviewed by Kelly Haydon
Record Group — Box: 17
Identifier: H0087
Overview
In this interview Heather tells of her family and education at: Morton Mains School, Mataura Primary School and Gore High School as well as her tertiary education at Dunedin Training College and subjects at University. Heather recalls her reasons for becoming a teacher and her teaching career. She goes on to talk about her marriage to Peter, the building of their home, the neighbours, neighbourhood and the history behind the naming of their street (North Terrace.) In retirement she and Peter...
Dates:
2011
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
DAWSON, Ian Maurice Joseph interviewed by Judith Thomas
Record Group — Box: 25
Identifier: H0402
Dates:
2019
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
Grant Postcard and Photograph Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0637
Overview
Processing Note: This collection has been partially arranged and described. A large amount of unprocessed material remains in Accession ICF70. Contact Archives staff for details.Contains 204 digital copies of black and white and colour postcards from around Invercargill and Southland. Includes Estuary, Botanic Gardens, Tay, Dee and Esk Streets, Cathedral, Hospitals, Post Office, Oreti Beach, Town Hall, views from Water Tower, Thomson's Bush, Makarewa Bush,...
Dates:
Majority of material found within c.1910 - 2000
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
HESSELIN, Alexander Reko (Mick) interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box: 14
Identifier: H0257
Dates:
2016
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
HORRELL, Albert Edwin John interviewed by Avis McDonald
Record Group — Box: 55
Identifier: H0621
Overview
Bert Horrell was born in Gore in 1917. Describes how his grandfather emigrated to New Zealand in the 1880s. Talks about their farm across the Mataura River and the difficulty of crossing it to get to school. Mentions how his father, as a child, had learned how to cross the river with a horse and dray full of school children. Talks about his father buying a farm at Mandeville. Describes going to Mandeville school, conditions, teachers Alan Prentice and Miss Barclay and sitting Proficiency....
Dates:
1998
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Independent Order of Odd Fellows - Mataura Lodge Number 40
Record Group
Identifier: A0550
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1898 - 1950
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
Invercargill and Southland Photograph and Postcard Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0291
Overview
This collection consists of small donations of photographs and postcards given to the Archive by a number of different donors. They have been arranged and described together into this collection for ease of use.
Dates:
Majority of material found within c.1865 - c.1950s
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
LEITCH, Graeme McKenzie interviewed by George Taylor
Record Group — Box: 4
Identifier: H0007
Overview
In this interview Graeme recalls a variety of subjects, events and identities around the Wyndham, Mataura, Mokoreta areas. He talks of his father’s hunting of possums, rabbits, wild pigs and his father’s work history at the Titiroa Dairy Factory and the Rabbit Board; as well as his parents’ marriage and his siblings. He goes onto talk of his own employment as a plumber and being responsible for the issuing and renewing of firearm licenses in the Wyndham and Mataura Districts. He was also a...
Dates:
2010
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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