Overview This interview was commissioned by Women's Division of Federated Farmers for a project entitled Pioneer Women. In the interview Heleanor talks about her family history, in particular her grandmother, Catherine. Helanor describes life in Fortrose for her and her grandmother.

Overview In this short interview, Eric describes his time in the home guard in Tokonui at the start of World War II, when Eric was aged 16. Eric talks of being taught manoeuvres, morse code and semaphore. Eric joined the army at age 20, which ended his involvement with the home guard. In the second interview, Eric describes the early days farming at Longlands near Fortrose, including the crops grown and the people who worked on the farm.