Flax Industry
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Flax mill houses for staff families at Tapanui
Digital Image
Identifier: DH00310009
Dates:
1943
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Flax mill houses for staff families at Tapanui, 1943
Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H00310009
Dates:
1943
Flax mill housing at Tapanui
Digital Image
Identifier: DH00310008
Dates:
1943
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
HUGHES, Milton (Minty) interviewed by Madeline McGilvray
Record Group — Box 63
Identifier: H0449
Overview
Minty Hughes was born in Otautau in 1911. In this interview Minty discusses his father and his work in the flax mill at Pukemaori and his mother's home near Monkey Island, Orepuki. He describes travelling by steamer to Port Craig in 1923 and attending school there. Minty talks about the sawmills at Port Craig, transporting the logs, the Percy Burn viaduct, loading the boats with timber, a brief history of the Craig family and how the settlement got its name. He mentions his job as whistle boy...
Dates:
1998
Irene and fellow single women flax mill workers
Digital Image
Identifier: DH00310013
Dates:
1944
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Irene and fellow single women flax mill workers, 1944
Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H00310013
Overview
Irene is 3rd from the right, front row.
Dates:
1944
JOHNSTON, Robert Andrew interviewed by Avis McDonald
Record Group — Box 3
Identifier: H0005
Overview
This interview covers Bob’s working life at the Flax Mill where he grew up in Redan, Eastern Southland. Detailed accounts of the working of the mill including a description of the dam and water race – turbines. Also some discussion of farming and contracting.
Dates:
2010
KENNEDY Irene Margaret interviewed by Joy Lietze
Record Group — Box 22
Identifier: H0031
Overview
This interview covers Irene's early life in Browns and her time in the Women's War Service Auxiliary working in a flax mill in Tapanui. After the war she remained in Tapanui and worked first in the hospital and then in the Post Office where she worked as the local postie for 18 years. Irene was very keen on fishing, she fished actively for over 50 years and enjoyed meeting interesting people along the riverbank. Irene was Area Representative for Student Travel Schools.
Dates:
2010
KENNEDY Roland Thomas interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box 6
Identifier: H0040
Overview
Roland talks of his family history and settlement at Bayswater on their 1000 acre farm called Studleigh. He looks at the use of draft horses on the farm, the depression years, the growing and processing of linen flax for the war effort. After the war the crops changed to wheat, barley, and oats. He describes the care and contribution of sheep, horses and dogs. Roland mentions bus services and the Thornbury Vintage Museum; and reflects on his life.
Dates:
2007
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