Abstract of Agnes Joyce ROBB, 2022
Item — Box: 14
Identifier: H02420002
Abstract
Agnes Joyce Robb
Interviewer: Jenny Campbell
Abstractor: Barbara Gillam
First interview: 8th January 2016
Track 1
0.30 Born on 1927
1.30 Born GORE, home in Glenaray station Mother MARGARET ELIZABETH GRANVILLE Father: ALFRED FRENCH KIMBERLEY STIVEN
2.10 Father's Grandfather had come from another country
2.30 2 Sisters and 1 Brother.
3.10 Life on the station before she went to school. SHEEP station. Owned by George and Bill PINCKNEY. Father was the HEAD SHEPHERD. Mother worked in the kitchen.
5.20 Several Houses on the station.
6.40 What happened for birthdays
7.06 No other children on the station.
End of track 1
Track 2
0.40 Went to GORE HIGH SCHOOL
1.03 GLENARAY PRIMARY SCHOOL.
1.51 What mum did with the MILK
2.40 Writing and handcraft were her favourite subjects.
3.30 WAR did not have much effect. She remembers RATIONS.
4.30 Stayed at the station whilst at GORE HIGH SCHOOL.
5.00 Went to TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE in DUNEDIN. 1946
7.24 Taught in BALFOUR for four years before getting married.
8.27 Married SAMUEL THOMAS ROBB. Born 20th July. Year unknown
8.40 Samuel owned a farm. LINTLEY area. 300+ acres.
9.30 SONS have extended the farm.
10.30 Stopped teaching 1997 after a break with the children.
10.57 JOHN born 1966 PETER WILLIAM born 1968
11.50 Went back teaching in 1970s.
12.30 TEACHING
End of track 2
Second interview: 22nd January 2016
TRACK 3
0.50 RURAL WOMEN what she did. OUTINGS. SALES for fund raising.
3.30 CATERING at the SALE YARDS.
5.30 Not many people at the sale yards at first.
6.50 Five or six women there.
8.00 Amount of money made. How much customers paid.
10.30 Numbers of women going down.
11.30 She went to SEWING class
14.50 Changes at PRESBYTERIAN church
End of track 3
TRACK 4
0.40 What she would have worn to church.
1.00 Eldest son FARMER, Peter was HELICOPTER PILOT, John MECHANIC now managing farm. IAN in LA in communications.
3.00 GRANDCHILDREN
3.40 John's Helicopter business.
5.00 Trained in helicopter in BALCLUTHA.
7.17 One in MELBOURNE. Other grand children and their details. One in Canada.
14.00 Her sister and family.
End of track 4
Interviewer: Jenny Campbell
Abstractor: Barbara Gillam
First interview: 8th January 2016
Track 1
0.30 Born on 1927
1.30 Born GORE, home in Glenaray station Mother MARGARET ELIZABETH GRANVILLE Father: ALFRED FRENCH KIMBERLEY STIVEN
2.10 Father's Grandfather had come from another country
2.30 2 Sisters and 1 Brother.
3.10 Life on the station before she went to school. SHEEP station. Owned by George and Bill PINCKNEY. Father was the HEAD SHEPHERD. Mother worked in the kitchen.
5.20 Several Houses on the station.
6.40 What happened for birthdays
7.06 No other children on the station.
End of track 1
Track 2
0.40 Went to GORE HIGH SCHOOL
1.03 GLENARAY PRIMARY SCHOOL.
1.51 What mum did with the MILK
2.40 Writing and handcraft were her favourite subjects.
3.30 WAR did not have much effect. She remembers RATIONS.
4.30 Stayed at the station whilst at GORE HIGH SCHOOL.
5.00 Went to TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE in DUNEDIN. 1946
7.24 Taught in BALFOUR for four years before getting married.
8.27 Married SAMUEL THOMAS ROBB. Born 20th July. Year unknown
8.40 Samuel owned a farm. LINTLEY area. 300+ acres.
9.30 SONS have extended the farm.
10.30 Stopped teaching 1997 after a break with the children.
10.57 JOHN born 1966 PETER WILLIAM born 1968
11.50 Went back teaching in 1970s.
12.30 TEACHING
End of track 2
Second interview: 22nd January 2016
TRACK 3
0.50 RURAL WOMEN what she did. OUTINGS. SALES for fund raising.
3.30 CATERING at the SALE YARDS.
5.30 Not many people at the sale yards at first.
6.50 Five or six women there.
8.00 Amount of money made. How much customers paid.
10.30 Numbers of women going down.
11.30 She went to SEWING class
14.50 Changes at PRESBYTERIAN church
End of track 3
TRACK 4
0.40 What she would have worn to church.
1.00 Eldest son FARMER, Peter was HELICOPTER PILOT, John MECHANIC now managing farm. IAN in LA in communications.
3.00 GRANDCHILDREN
3.40 John's Helicopter business.
5.00 Trained in helicopter in BALCLUTHA.
7.17 One in MELBOURNE. Other grand children and their details. One in Canada.
14.00 Her sister and family.
End of track 4
Dates
- 2022
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Extent
From the Record Group: 1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Creator
- From the Record Group: Campbell, Jenny (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
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