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Oral history

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 971 Collections and/or Records:

EVANS, Lenard Hugh interviewed by Lloyd Esler

 Record Group — Box 26
Identifier: H0122
Overview Len was born in Riverton and describes his early life growing up at Pourakino Valley. He looks at his education, the railway and timber milling, and his employment in saw mills and meat works. He goes onto talk about the Chemical Works i.e. construction of, and father’s employment there. Len has a series of family photos and photos of the various aspects of the area that he talks about e.g. Tecofsky Track, Buchanan Mill, chemical works, and his mother with supplies and bullock. He continues on...
Dates: 2008

EVANS, Lily Eva interviewed by Virginia Henderson

 Record Group — Box 20
Identifier: H0117
Overview This interview was recorded as part of the Wendon Valley Research Project. Lily covers family history in Wendon Valley as a farming family. She recalls her memories of living and growing up there e.g. dances in the woolshed, playing table tennis with the Lamb family, school and school friends. One of these being Jean McIntre who went on to teach music at Trinity College and put a concert on at Carnegie Hall. Lily tells of her marriage and association with Anglican Church where she was an...
Dates: 2012

EVANS, Valmai Ella Sophia interviewed by Lloyd Esler

 Record Group — Box 26
Identifier: H0123
Overview Val talks of her early life being part of a Conscientious Objectors family during WW2. Her parent’s dairy farmed at Waimatua. Val describes and details life on the farm and the kindness of neighbours when her father was taken to Detention Camp. She explains her father’s reasons and what he did during his 2.5 years in the camp. She goes onto describe the living conditions and routines of the family at home during this time. When her father returned home, he became a rabitter. She recalls her own...
Dates: 2008

EXCELL, Robert Alfred (Alf) interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box 49
Identifier: H0536
Overview This is quite a lengthy interview easily divided into three parts, Nightcaps, World War II and Te Anau. Now in his eighties, Alf has good recall of his early years visiting the Te Anau basin in the 1920s as well as those first post-war years when he and Thelma chose to live in what was then still a small settlement. Listening through the interview you will hear descriptive details about some of the long gone people and dwellings that first dotted the water's edge of Lake Te Anau.
Dates: 2004

Family group photograph

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH01410018
Dates: c.1945

Family group photograph, c.1945

 Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H01410018
Overview Caption: Father, Margaret, Marion, Kathleen, Bain
Dates: c.1945

Family Photograph

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH00160003
Dates: c.1930

Family Photograph, c.1930s

 Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H00160003
Overview Named family photograph at their land in Marama Ave North, Otatara c.1930s.
Dates: c.1930s

FARRY, Gabriel Anthony interviewed by Valmai Redhead

 Record Group — Box 9
Identifier: H0045
Overview In this interview Gabriel gives a description of his family history, his home life, education and family business in Gore. He joined the Gore Lions on its opening day and was a member for almost 50 years. He gives a detailed account of the many and varied projects Lions have been part of e.g. St James Theatre Trust, John Money Wing, James Cumming wing etc.
Dates: 2011