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Abstract of Lindsay Thomas FREWEN, 2022

 Item — Box: 35
Identifier: H02280002

Overview

LINDSAY THOMAS FREWEN

Interviewer: Rebecca AMUNDSEN

Interview date: 23 January 2015

0.00 Name

1.25 Born in OAMARU. Moved to Invercargill with family. Father got job in a LOLLY factory.

1.50 Left home in teens. Mother worked part time in WILKES DAIRY.

2.17 Took over a fish shop on Centre Street

2.20 One brother and 2 sisters. Went to ST THERESA'S and then MARIST BROTHERS.

2.40 Erin was oldest in AUSTRALIA, brother in Hamilton, younger sister in WELLINGTON.

3.10 Moved to 172 ISABELLA STREET in 1950s.

3.40 Memories of GLENGARRY. Going to ROUND TABLE COFFEE LOUNGE with a friend.

5.10 Band came to the lounge to entertain.

5.40 Local paper called them Hippies and put them in the paper.

6.50 Hippies went to the BLOSSOM FESTIVAL on a decorated bus.

7.40 Details of ROUND TABLE COFFEE LOUNGE.

9.20 Open to all hours.

10.00 Man set up MERRY GO ROUND near.

11.30 MARIE CHILLEN was mother hippie. Died recently.

12.30 GEOGRAPHIC details.

13.20 GARY MACASKILL lived there and is now a judge.

14.20 Played in the paddocks.

TRACK 2

0.00 Early 1960s tried to organise a DISCO at SCOTTISH HALL.

1.05 PUNCH AND JUDY shows.

2.20 WOOLWORTHS in the shopping centre. SOUTHLAND SAVINGS BANK was being built.

3.00 THOMPSONS SHOE STORE. Trouble with sign writing.

4.04 NO PHOTOS.

4.40 CHEMIST won an award.

5.16 Coffee house was taken over.

7.30 6 o'clock closing.

11.10 RELIGION of families.

11.30 Families had parties.

12.50 No fights.

13.02 Clientele of the Round Table Cafe.

TRACK 3

0.26 Perception of Glengarry area.

1.00 GANG trouble.

4.10 What Glengarry needs to be thriving again

6.00 More about the Glengarry HIPPIES

Dates

  • 2022

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From the Record Group: 1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

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