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Sawmills

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

STANCOMBE, Clara Faulds interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box 28
Identifier: H0185
Overview In this interview Clara recalls her early life, family, education, growing up around Tuatapere, employment, being a member of the Volunteer Aids Group during the war and marriage.
Dates: 2013

TEMPLETON, Allen James interviewed by Lynne Grove

 Record Group — Box 11
Identifier: H0165
Overview In this interview Allen talks of his interest in poetry and writing his own poetry as well as detailed accounts of hunting trips taken as a child. He describes trapping possums, hunting pigs and deer and training hunting dogs. He tells of a trip to England by boat in 1963. On returning to Tuatapere he returned to possuming and worked at sawmilling. He goes onto to describe and explain the workings of the mill and machinery.
Dates: 2007

WRIGHT, Donald William interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group — Box 18
Identifier: H0200
Overview In this interview Donald details his family history, shares memories and stories covering a variety of subjects e.g., saw milling, his education, interests, employment, war years, marriage, local identities and community from around Riverton and Western Southland.
Dates: 1999