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Stewart Island/Rakiura (N.Z.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

DARBY, John Terrance interviewed by Chrissy Wickes

 Record Group — Box 19
Identifier: H0324
Overview In this interview John talks about his involvement in the Stewart Island Kakapo recovery programme. He also worked at the Otago Museum as a Scientific Officer in Zoology starting in 1969, curating biological collections. John goes on to describe his career as a Zoologist based at the Otago Museum. Here he initiated the children’s programme and interactive science areas. He goes on to describe yellow eyed penguins and the differences to other penguin species.
Dates: 2017
Found in: Southland Oral History Project / DARBY, John Terrance interviewed by Chrissy Wickes

F.G. [Frederick George] Hall-Jones OBE Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: A0001
Overview This collection contains material from noted Southland historian and author Frederick (Fred) George Hall-Jones. It includes a large number of maps (originals and copies), many with hand-written notations. Also included are his research notes on Southland history, newspaper clippings, as well as various historical pamphlets and publications.
Dates: Majority of material found within c.1793 - 1986
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives / F.G. [Frederick George] Hall-Jones OBE Collection

Foster Postcard and Photograph Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: A0630
Overview Processing Note: This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. Please contact Archives staff for details of collection content.
Dates: Majority of material found within c.1910 - 1917
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives / Foster Postcard and Photograph Collection

Fraser Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: A0689
Processing Information This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. Please contact Archives staff for details of collection content.

Contains: Photocopied pages of a travel diary by Emma Hulda Fraser detailing her trip to New Zealand (especially Invercargill and Stewart Island) in 1970 - 1971.
Dates: 1970 - 1971
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives / Fraser Collection

GIBB, Aroha Maria interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box 26
Identifier: H0102
Overview This interview is part of the Headcases Collaborative Art Project, done in conjunction with the Southland Festival of the Arts and the Cancer Society. In this interview Aroha gives a history of her family, education, employment, her engagement in Maori Culture and her children’s interests. She then tells of her diagnosis with cancer and her journey through this e.g. treatment, how she and her family coped, and getting involved in Headcases.
Dates: 2012
Found in: Southland Oral History Project / GIBB, Aroha Maria interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

Gwen Meyer Neave at the Time of Her Interview

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH00590003
Dates: 2011
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

Halfmoon Bay School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0234
Dates: Majority of material found within 1883 - 1957, 2003; 2003
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives / Halfmoon Bay School

HALL, John Thomas interviewed by Seona Craig

 Record Group — Box 32
Identifier: H0234
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. John discusses and describes his work with the Post Office Line Gangs around Southland. In particular to talks about the opening of the Hedgehope exchange and work down on Stewart Island exchange describing the laying of the cable for the new exchange. He goes onto to tell of his shift into the planning of the cable network. He worked for 42 years and recalls life after retirement and his involvement with the...
Dates: 2015
Found in: Southland Oral History Project / HALL, John Thomas interviewed by Seona Craig

Invercargill and Southland Photograph and Postcard Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: A0291
Overview This collection consists of small donations of photographs and postcards given to the Archive by a number of different donors. They have been arranged and described together into this collection for ease of use.
Dates: Majority of material found within c.1865 - c.1950s
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives / Invercargill and Southland Photograph and Postcard Collection

LIDDELL, Adrian Rex interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group — Box 35
Identifier: H0319
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. Adrian starts his interview describing his apprenticeship as an electrician before joining the Post office where he worked setting up and maintaining exchanges e.g., in Christchurch, Milford Sound and Stewart Island. He details the Stewart Island exchange.
Dates: 2017
Found in: Southland Oral History Project / LIDDELL, Adrian Rex interviewed by Gordon Duston

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