Abstract of George David LAMB, 2025
Item — Box: 64
Identifier: H02520002
Abstract
H0252 GEORGE DAVID LAMB
Interviewer: Louise Meehan
Abstracter: Judith Christie
Interview: 25 June 2016
TRACK ONE
00.0 Introduction and identification. Born 1947 in Gore.
End of Track one….
TRACK TWO
00.00 Born in WAIKAKA. Father lived on home farm at WENDON VALLEY. Mother lived in WAIKAKA in the BALLANTYNE HOUSE on the hill. Parents farmed at Waikaka all of father’s life – he died at 72 and self took over the farm.
01.00 Earliest memory was being doubled to school on GEOFFREY LAMB’S bike – fell off and took a chunk out of knee.
01.30 Remembers as a teenager driving the family car and parking it in the back garage. Father concerned that he hadn’t come home. Three siblings in the family – oldest FRANCIS now deceased, sister MELVA, and self youngest. Melva lives in WAIKOIKOI.
02.20 Family home still standing and lived in.
02.50 BREAKFAST described. Dressed in short or long grey pants and cap. Attended WAIKAKA SCHOOL with 100 pupils. Played in the school’s back paddock. Mentions BRUCE SMITH, and ring barking trees belonging to HEADMASTER ALISTAIR EVANS – trees survived, but headmaster annoyed. Bruce’s father was on the school committee, and they had to appear before the Committee.
04.10 CHORES on the farm including feeding hens, dogs and ponies. Owned own pony called Tiddums. UNCLE JIM was a big influence – he and father worked together on the farm. Uncle Jim’s sons were GEOFFREY, JIMMY, ??? and IAN. Played with cousins a lot.
15.30 Father had a bad heart and was in hospital a lot, so worked with Uncle Jim. Mother fed the men on the farm and ran the house – used a horse and sledge. Describes
06.30 Parents stricter on older two children than on self, who was spoiled.
06.50 Family did not attend church, but Sunday a day of rest, except in lambing season. Favourite job on the farm was driving a tractor.
07.20 Self attended WAITAKI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL. Big change for self, and not always good memories. Made apple cider after raiding science lab and hid it under the school where it ‘went off’. Several friends went with self to Waitaki. Favourite teacher was MR ROBERTSON, who was a minister and took religious studies. Lot of teachers hard to put up with – discipline with cane.
10.00 Attended Waitaki for two years and left at age 15 in 1962. Father was unwell so worked on farm. Started off playing RUGBY for WAIKAKA, then took up GOLF at age 18 because less injuries meant less risk of not being able to help on farm.
10.50 Played golf in GORE until WAIKAKA GOLF COURSE built in 1973. DAVID AINSLEY, ROLY ROBERTSON, ALAN HERON, JIMMIE TURNBULL instrumental in setting up the Waikaka golf course. District supported the venture. Money raised by people offering interest free loans. Work done gratis. Comradeship built.
12.30 Did a little SHEARING with WALLIE DAVIDSON, but otherwise worked only on home farm. Went DEER STALKING.
13.00 Social life included attending the movies with two bottles of beer and $5.00 on a Saturday night. Played rugby. Drove father’s vehicle. Attended dances in Gore. Good friends. Mentions MERVYN GUTSCHLAG.
14.10 Drove a FORDSON PETROL TRACTOR on the farm. MELVA also worked on the farm.
End of Track Two
TRACK THREE
00.12 Owned and trained A TEAM OF DOGS. Good breed – PURSERS (?) bred - an all yellow breed of dog – now gone. Describes. Owned a COW which parents milked.
01.10 GROCERIES purchased at the local WAIKAKA STORE, which also delivered. Owned a TELEPHONE, but used little. Party line. Describes
02.00 MET WIFE outside the picture theatre in Gore and married eight years later. No children. Married SECOND WIFE and has two children, 20 and 18 years old.
02.50 Self called after Uncle George. David a family name. Father oldest of a large family. Describes.
04.15 Father’s father died young, grandmother and father raised the family. Good workers.
05.00 GUTSELLS from the CHASLANDS carried out the shearing for the family, then self did own shearing. Worked with RAY STEWART to do the shearing. Lots of help in the community.
06.00 SHEARING meant lots more tax to pay, so not really worth it. But enjoyed the company. Mentions PHIL and ANNE, with a son and an adopted daughter. They moved to Mossburn later, and SON SIMON died of cancer of the knee. Then moved to Canterbury.
07.30 Social interaction as self got older was mostly golf and the GOLF CLUB. Thirty women played golf on a Tuesday at one stage, but numbers are diminishing. Also played TENNIS. Describes involvement in sport.
10.00 Remembers father on the farm – he was a hard worker. He owned a large TEAM OF HORSES. Mechanical work for the farm carried out at WAIKAKA GARAGE by TOM MCDONALD and then his son.
11.00 Describes the ploughing of a paddock.
11.45 FENCING carried out by self and his father. Father a good stockman, and had good dogs.
12.20 Bought in LEICESTER SHEEP BREED. Rams bought off Bert Gardyne.
End of Track Three
Interviewer: Louise Meehan
Abstracter: Judith Christie
Interview: 25 June 2016
TRACK ONE
00.0 Introduction and identification. Born 1947 in Gore.
End of Track one….
TRACK TWO
00.00 Born in WAIKAKA. Father lived on home farm at WENDON VALLEY. Mother lived in WAIKAKA in the BALLANTYNE HOUSE on the hill. Parents farmed at Waikaka all of father’s life – he died at 72 and self took over the farm.
01.00 Earliest memory was being doubled to school on GEOFFREY LAMB’S bike – fell off and took a chunk out of knee.
01.30 Remembers as a teenager driving the family car and parking it in the back garage. Father concerned that he hadn’t come home. Three siblings in the family – oldest FRANCIS now deceased, sister MELVA, and self youngest. Melva lives in WAIKOIKOI.
02.20 Family home still standing and lived in.
02.50 BREAKFAST described. Dressed in short or long grey pants and cap. Attended WAIKAKA SCHOOL with 100 pupils. Played in the school’s back paddock. Mentions BRUCE SMITH, and ring barking trees belonging to HEADMASTER ALISTAIR EVANS – trees survived, but headmaster annoyed. Bruce’s father was on the school committee, and they had to appear before the Committee.
04.10 CHORES on the farm including feeding hens, dogs and ponies. Owned own pony called Tiddums. UNCLE JIM was a big influence – he and father worked together on the farm. Uncle Jim’s sons were GEOFFREY, JIMMY, ??? and IAN. Played with cousins a lot.
15.30 Father had a bad heart and was in hospital a lot, so worked with Uncle Jim. Mother fed the men on the farm and ran the house – used a horse and sledge. Describes
06.30 Parents stricter on older two children than on self, who was spoiled.
06.50 Family did not attend church, but Sunday a day of rest, except in lambing season. Favourite job on the farm was driving a tractor.
07.20 Self attended WAITAKI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL. Big change for self, and not always good memories. Made apple cider after raiding science lab and hid it under the school where it ‘went off’. Several friends went with self to Waitaki. Favourite teacher was MR ROBERTSON, who was a minister and took religious studies. Lot of teachers hard to put up with – discipline with cane.
10.00 Attended Waitaki for two years and left at age 15 in 1962. Father was unwell so worked on farm. Started off playing RUGBY for WAIKAKA, then took up GOLF at age 18 because less injuries meant less risk of not being able to help on farm.
10.50 Played golf in GORE until WAIKAKA GOLF COURSE built in 1973. DAVID AINSLEY, ROLY ROBERTSON, ALAN HERON, JIMMIE TURNBULL instrumental in setting up the Waikaka golf course. District supported the venture. Money raised by people offering interest free loans. Work done gratis. Comradeship built.
12.30 Did a little SHEARING with WALLIE DAVIDSON, but otherwise worked only on home farm. Went DEER STALKING.
13.00 Social life included attending the movies with two bottles of beer and $5.00 on a Saturday night. Played rugby. Drove father’s vehicle. Attended dances in Gore. Good friends. Mentions MERVYN GUTSCHLAG.
14.10 Drove a FORDSON PETROL TRACTOR on the farm. MELVA also worked on the farm.
End of Track Two
TRACK THREE
00.12 Owned and trained A TEAM OF DOGS. Good breed – PURSERS (?) bred - an all yellow breed of dog – now gone. Describes. Owned a COW which parents milked.
01.10 GROCERIES purchased at the local WAIKAKA STORE, which also delivered. Owned a TELEPHONE, but used little. Party line. Describes
02.00 MET WIFE outside the picture theatre in Gore and married eight years later. No children. Married SECOND WIFE and has two children, 20 and 18 years old.
02.50 Self called after Uncle George. David a family name. Father oldest of a large family. Describes.
04.15 Father’s father died young, grandmother and father raised the family. Good workers.
05.00 GUTSELLS from the CHASLANDS carried out the shearing for the family, then self did own shearing. Worked with RAY STEWART to do the shearing. Lots of help in the community.
06.00 SHEARING meant lots more tax to pay, so not really worth it. But enjoyed the company. Mentions PHIL and ANNE, with a son and an adopted daughter. They moved to Mossburn later, and SON SIMON died of cancer of the knee. Then moved to Canterbury.
07.30 Social interaction as self got older was mostly golf and the GOLF CLUB. Thirty women played golf on a Tuesday at one stage, but numbers are diminishing. Also played TENNIS. Describes involvement in sport.
10.00 Remembers father on the farm – he was a hard worker. He owned a large TEAM OF HORSES. Mechanical work for the farm carried out at WAIKAKA GARAGE by TOM MCDONALD and then his son.
11.00 Describes the ploughing of a paddock.
11.45 FENCING carried out by self and his father. Father a good stockman, and had good dogs.
12.20 Bought in LEICESTER SHEEP BREED. Rams bought off Bert Gardyne.
End of Track Three
Dates
- 2025
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Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Creator
- From the Record Group: Meehan, Louise (Interviewer, Person)
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