Abstract of Walter William Donald McQUARRIE, 2020
Item — Box: 20
Identifier: H01420002
Abstract
WALTER WILLIAM DONALD McQUARRIE
Interviewer: Lloyd Esler
Abstracter: W. Brent Coats
Interview 4 July 2007
TRACK 1
00:01 Interview identification
00:43 Earliest memories – SOUTH INVERCARGILL - grandparent’s – MILLER’S bread – rugby commentaries – early radio - Details
1:42 SOUTH SCHOOL – family connection - Mentions
2:25 Difference in city from youth – History of his house DALRYMPLE STREET – Names early residents – Details
03:58 Area in early days - PLEASURE BAY – CLYDE STREET STATION - Father’s speedboat – Details
04:55 Boat sheds on TWEED STREET – Discusses
05:34 JEFFREY ORBELL – Mentions
06:03 DREDGING at STEAD STREET BRIDGE – reclamation – Discusses
06:54 McQUARRIE STREET named after great-great grandfather – Secretary to GOVERNOR GREY – Left for INVERCARGILL after argument – Friend of REGINALD McKINNON (sp ?) – Doctor GREGOR PANTON – Describes
08:15 Self aged 70 – School attendance – TECHNICAL COLLEGE – Worked for father – specialised welding – Details
08:50 Grandfather became blacksmith – Trained first as doctor – Apprenticeship at HUFFADINE and BATH’S – Worked for COBB and CO in AUSTRALIA - Returned to INVERCARGILL – Built coach and blacksmith business – Later became structural engineer - - Built QUEEN’S PARK Band Rotunda, RIVERTON Racecourse steelwork, H and J SMITH clocktower – Discusses
11:06 SOUTHLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE – Early SOUTH SCHOOL – Mentions
12:05 Wartime – Use of horses and carts – Memories of Invercargill during War – Air raid shelter at home – Father in Home Guard – Blacking out windows – Expectation of invasion – Discusses
14:44 Trams – CONON STREET – Two types – JIM TRUAN – CECIL TAPLEY (sp?) blocking trams - Discusses
16:15 INVERCARGILL airport – Gloster Meteor flown by JOHNNY CHECKETTS – Checketts’ book – Mentions
17:53 – Mother’s visit to STWEART ISLAND – Mentions
18:18 Family’s three generational engineering business – Father took over from g-g-grandfather - STRANG’S – Car welding – MELHOP’S – J.E. WATSON - Self took over from father – Discusses
21:02 Father’s boat – ROTOMOOR (sp?) – Raced boat – Discusses
22:09 McQUARRIE ISLAND – Father worked for Joseph Hatch – Sea Elephant and Penguin oil business – Controversy - Discusses
24:50 Enjoyment of cars – Paintings of cars in INVERCARGILL – NASH belonged to builder Mr. TURNER – 1924 STUDEBAKER ROADSTER - History of car - Owned by DAVE COBURN, MARAROA STATION – RUSSELL POOLE – WILLIS BROWN (sp ?) – BELL’S GARAGE – Then owned by Self - Details
27:06 Self owned 1930 PRESIDENT 8 NASH – History of car – Details
28:35 Paint sets used by Self – Watercolours – Explains 29:30 Collection of motoring magazines and books
30:03 HERNE relatives – Motoring book by R.P. HERNE (“MOTORING” publ.1908) – Related to cricketer JOHN THOMAS HEARNE –Discusses
30:03 Collection of Matchbox car models – Wartime models – Car badges – Discusses
32:39 End of Track 1
Interviewer: Lloyd Esler
Abstracter: W. Brent Coats
Interview 4 July 2007
TRACK 1
00:01 Interview identification
00:43 Earliest memories – SOUTH INVERCARGILL - grandparent’s – MILLER’S bread – rugby commentaries – early radio - Details
1:42 SOUTH SCHOOL – family connection - Mentions
2:25 Difference in city from youth – History of his house DALRYMPLE STREET – Names early residents – Details
03:58 Area in early days - PLEASURE BAY – CLYDE STREET STATION - Father’s speedboat – Details
04:55 Boat sheds on TWEED STREET – Discusses
05:34 JEFFREY ORBELL – Mentions
06:03 DREDGING at STEAD STREET BRIDGE – reclamation – Discusses
06:54 McQUARRIE STREET named after great-great grandfather – Secretary to GOVERNOR GREY – Left for INVERCARGILL after argument – Friend of REGINALD McKINNON (sp ?) – Doctor GREGOR PANTON – Describes
08:15 Self aged 70 – School attendance – TECHNICAL COLLEGE – Worked for father – specialised welding – Details
08:50 Grandfather became blacksmith – Trained first as doctor – Apprenticeship at HUFFADINE and BATH’S – Worked for COBB and CO in AUSTRALIA - Returned to INVERCARGILL – Built coach and blacksmith business – Later became structural engineer - - Built QUEEN’S PARK Band Rotunda, RIVERTON Racecourse steelwork, H and J SMITH clocktower – Discusses
11:06 SOUTHLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE – Early SOUTH SCHOOL – Mentions
12:05 Wartime – Use of horses and carts – Memories of Invercargill during War – Air raid shelter at home – Father in Home Guard – Blacking out windows – Expectation of invasion – Discusses
14:44 Trams – CONON STREET – Two types – JIM TRUAN – CECIL TAPLEY (sp?) blocking trams - Discusses
16:15 INVERCARGILL airport – Gloster Meteor flown by JOHNNY CHECKETTS – Checketts’ book – Mentions
17:53 – Mother’s visit to STWEART ISLAND – Mentions
18:18 Family’s three generational engineering business – Father took over from g-g-grandfather - STRANG’S – Car welding – MELHOP’S – J.E. WATSON - Self took over from father – Discusses
21:02 Father’s boat – ROTOMOOR (sp?) – Raced boat – Discusses
22:09 McQUARRIE ISLAND – Father worked for Joseph Hatch – Sea Elephant and Penguin oil business – Controversy - Discusses
24:50 Enjoyment of cars – Paintings of cars in INVERCARGILL – NASH belonged to builder Mr. TURNER – 1924 STUDEBAKER ROADSTER - History of car - Owned by DAVE COBURN, MARAROA STATION – RUSSELL POOLE – WILLIS BROWN (sp ?) – BELL’S GARAGE – Then owned by Self - Details
27:06 Self owned 1930 PRESIDENT 8 NASH – History of car – Details
28:35 Paint sets used by Self – Watercolours – Explains 29:30 Collection of motoring magazines and books
30:03 HERNE relatives – Motoring book by R.P. HERNE (“MOTORING” publ.1908) – Related to cricketer JOHN THOMAS HEARNE –Discusses
30:03 Collection of Matchbox car models – Wartime models – Car badges – Discusses
32:39 End of Track 1
Dates
- 2020
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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: Esler, Lloyd (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Southland Oral History Project Repository
