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Invercargill (N.Z.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1105 Collections and/or Records:

LIDDELL, Adrian Rex interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group
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

LINDSAY, Edna Jane Smith interviewed by Madeline McGilvray

 Record Group
Identifier: H0448
Overview In this interview, Edna, who was born in Myross Bush in 1923, gives details about her parents and their occupations. She discusses school, punishment, going to town (Invercargill), first Pakeha settlers, the Fergusons, Reverend Bethune, sports days at John Kerr's, the Post Office at Mrs Baird's, church and Sunday School, the bus service and food supplies. She talks about draft horses, ploughing matches, harvesting, rabbits, card evenings, the community ball, building the Memorial Hall, the...
Dates: 1998

LINDSAY, Tara interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group
Identifier: H0333
Overview This interview was recorded as part of a project to celebrate of 125 years of Women's Suffrage in New Zealand. In this interview Tara speaks of her education, playing sports and working on the family farm at Drummond. She attended Southland Girls High School and after a year at SIT studying nursing became a ‘Rousie’ with a shearing contractor which led to the opportunity for her to shear in the UK. On her return she was settled in Winton. Tara then worked in retail, working her way to become a...
Dates: 2018