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Birchwood School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0137
School status Closed school [1910 - 1943]
Dates: Majority of material found within 1910 - 1943
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

BLACK, Robert Theodore (Bob) interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group — Box: 24
Identifier: H0092
Overview Bob looks at family history and their settling on the Ermadale farm, its condition, childhood chores and child pass times e.g. hut building and collecting birds eggs. He briefly looks at the war years; his marriage, children and of a 100 acres farm at Gropers Bush. He eventual grew his farm ownership to 1100 acres between Gropers Bush, Waipango and Ermadale; talking of the condition and farming of these. He also worked as a contractor and shearer and purchased a portable hay baler working...
Dates: 2012
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

BLACK, William Arthur (Bill) interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box: 53
Identifier: H0565
Overview William Arthur (Bill) Black has become a well-known figure both in aviation circles and among the general population of New Zealand as a result of his search and rescue activities in the south. From a young age he developed a keen interest in aeroplanes and bought his first Tiger Moth while still a teenager. Only a couple of years later he was working as a commercial pilot for Te Anau-based company, Ritchie Air Services, when as well as scenic flights he was providing air-freight services for...
Dates: 2007
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

Blackmount School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0138
School status Closed school [1911 - 2014]
Dates: Majority of material found within 1911 - 2014
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

Blakie Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: A0486
Dates: 1901 - 1953
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

BLATCH, Lewis Francis (Lew) interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box: 50
Identifier: H0543
Overview Lewis Blatch grew up on one of Te Anau's original pastoral runs, Lynwood Station. Along with his younger sister, Win, he is one of a dwindling group of people who can recall life in what was once a remote part of New Zealand, bordering the Fiordland National Park. In this interview, Lewis talks about the methods his father and brothers used on the Station's freehold pastures and the open run country before the government implemented its huge land development programme in the 1950s.
Dates: 2005
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

Bluecliffs Diary

 Record Group
Identifier: A0038
Scope and Contents A single item that is essentially the 'log' of activities by users of a hut at Blue Cliffs,Southland, 1942 to 1957.
Dates: 1942 - 1968
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

Bluff Cemeteries

 Record Group
Identifier: A0048
Dates: Majority of material found within 1961 - 1991
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

Bluff School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0139
School status Open school [1867 - present]
Dates: Majority of material found within 1882 - 1989
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

BOKSER, Beth interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 28
Identifier: H0182
Overview Beth recalls her family history, education and living on a farm at Wairio. Her employment included: aiding at the Nightcaps Maternity Hospital, Nursemaid at Mt. Linton for the McGregor family, and working at the local bakery. She describes wages and cost of items of the time as well as social activities and the meeting of and marrying her husband. She discusses his employment in transport and mining and her concerns for him in his occupation of 40 years in the mines. She goes on to recall...
Dates: 2013
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

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Federated Farmers of New Zealand. Women's Division 2
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Invercargill (N.Z.). City Council 2
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Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association. RSA 2
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