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BURGESS, Ngaire Rita interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 29
Identifier: H0194
Overview
In this interview Ngaire discusses her early life in South Canterbury on a farm. She shares family stories including tracking sheep and trapping rabbits on the farm. She goes on to talk of her education, employment and social life. She joined the Air Force and worked in the Technical Library at Whenuapai, in Auckland. She travelled overseas 58 times. She tells of her marriage to Brian and their family. Over the years she was involved in the running of bookshops and had ‘Ngaire’s Bookshop’ in...
Dates:
2014
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BURKE, Alma Mary interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 15
Identifier: H0296
Overview
This interview is part of the Gorge Road Project. In this interview Alma recalls family history which is based around her father’s employment, war service and establishment of his carrying business based in Kapuka as well as the purchase of his farm. She details some of the business he did in his carrying company e.g., flax to Flax Mill at Gorge Road, taking dross from the railway yards to the Dairy factory for the boilers, and rabbit trucks. She explains how these worked and how the Government...
Dates:
2017
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BURNBY, Carley Jean interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 48
Identifier: H0531
Overview
In this interview Carley talks about growing up in Gore and her first experiences visiting Fiordland from the age of 10. Carley talks about her nursing training and meeting husband George, who she married in 1951. Not long after their marriage they moved to Fiordland and lived at Cascade Creek. They moved into Te Anau so that their eldest son could attend primary school and Carley started a Bed and Breakfast. George took up fishing and was away a lot so Carley got a job as a radio operator....
Dates:
2004
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BURROWS, Charles Joseph interviewed by Win Hamilton
Record Group — Box: 57
Identifier: H0612
Overview
Charles Burrows was born in 1871 [1872 stated on his gravestone] and arrived in New Zealand with his parents in September 1874. His father Nathan Burrows was gardener in Invercargill and then for G M Bell at Waimea Estate near Riversdale. Discusses his early life and early Gore history. Charles Burrows was a successful nurseryman, Borough Councillor and was involved on school committees and church management but the tape does not include this latter material. Recalls aspects of his early life...
Dates:
1970
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BURROWS, Harold Charles (Snow) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 48
Identifier: H0534
Overview
"Snow" Burrows is the eldest child of one the founding members of the Fiordland Travel Company, Lawson Burrows. A book by Lawson entitled "Te Anau Anchorage" gives a personal history of what led to the creation of the company in its early years before it was sold in 1966. In this interview Snow gives his own account of living and working in Te Anau and Fiordland from the 1940s to the present day.
Dates:
2004
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Cainard School
Record Group
Identifier: A0168
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1924 - 1926
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
Calcium Library
Record Group
Identifier: A0144
Dates:
1882 - 1970
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
Caledonian Society of Invercargill
Record Group
Identifier: A0046
Dates:
1949
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
CALVERT, John Jabez (Jack) interviewed by Alisa Dawson
Record Group — Box: 46
Identifier: H0484
Overview
In this interview, Jack gives details of his family background and schooling. He talks about Invercargill and the Jabez Hay and Company foundry of which his father was a part owner. He describes the family farm at Kennington which had hens and dairy cows. He mentions rabbiting. Jack married Thelma Ayers in 1935 and they had six children. Jack goes on to discuss his love of breeding and showing birds and his long association with the Invercargill Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Club. He was a member...
Dates:
1998
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
CAMPBELL, Vernon Barry interviewed by Phil Hoskin
Record Group — Box: 46
Identifier: H0460
Dates:
2020
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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