Invercargill (N.Z.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1215 Collections and/or Records:
McDONALD, Archibald Henry interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group
Identifier: H0140
Overview
In this interview Archie gives a family history and an account of where his ancestors settled in New Zealand on arrival from Scotland. He tells of the depression and growing up during it; and gives an account of how his family brought him up, looking at being an only child and chores he had to do e.g. prepare the copper for wash days and growing a veggie garden. He goes on to tell of his times spent on his grandparents’ farm e.g. with cousins, the process of milking, and rabbit shooting. He...
Dates:
2008
McDonalds School, Leven Street
Digital Image
Identifier: D27520001_056
Dates:
c.1870
Found in:
Invercargill City Council Archives
McEWAN, Peggy interviewed by Judith Thomas
Record Group
Identifier: H0661
Overview
Peggy starts by describing growing up in Morton Street, siblings, friends, games and neighbours. She talks of holidays in the country, education and employment at Whitcombe and Tombs. She recalls the different departments that operated with in the store as well as a Social Club and Sports Club. Peggy recollects other staff members who became heads of departments. Peggy was the head of the magazine department and details this work. She goes onto recall other businesses that operated around...
Dates:
2024
MCGILVRAY, Madeline Rae [Self Recorded Recollections of her Nursing Career]
Record Group
Identifier: H0677
McGruer, Taylor & Co., Gore Store, c.1900
Item — Box 5: Series S0079; Series S0094; Series S0924
Identifier: S00940051
McGruer's Corner, 1874
Item — Box 5: Series S0079; Series S0094; Series S0924
Identifier: S00940042
McINTRYE, Tui Heather interviewed by Patricia Conradson
Record Group
Identifier: H0459
Overview
In this interview Tui talks about her 5 decade-long career as a maternity nurse. She began her training at St Helen's and had a 14 year tenure as a maternity nurse at Dee Street Maternity Hospital. She also recounts her personal experience giving birth to her second child at the Dee Street Maternity Hospital. When her children were young Tui worked regular school hours but this changed after 5 years, in the early 1970s, when her hours were changed to 8 hours shifts in the morning or afternoon...
Dates:
2002
McKAY, Sydney Paul interviewed by Gordon Duston
Record Group
Identifier: H0293
Overview
Recorded as part of the Awarua Communications Museum Collection. In this interview Paul tells of his family history and life first in South Invercargill and later in Woodlands where he began his career with the Post Office where he worked in various areas e.g., switch board operator, Telegraph and Motor registration. Moving between townships eventually becoming the Post master of Riverton and Winton offices, during this time he specialised in the conversion of the Telephone Exchanges from...
Dates:
2017
McKEE, Dougall Alfred interviewed by Richard Savory
Record Group
Identifier: H0346
Overview
In this interview Doug talks about his family and his father’s work as a builder and the need for Doug to be taken out of school to work for him as a young boy due to being unable to get labour. He goes onto of his interest in metalwork and career as a mechanic working first for A. Russell & Co and then Gormak Wilkes Davidson. He chats about the various models of cars and also the cars he owned. He later worked for Vernon Russell building bikes with modified motors. Learnt how to do this by...
Dates:
2018
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