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Oral history

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 971 Collections and/or Records:

HUMPHRIES, Arthur Leonard interviewed by Alva Faul

 Record Group — Box 63
Identifier: H0444
Overview Arthur Humphries was born in Mataura in 1922. In this interview he describes his schooling at Tuturau School, training with the RNZAF and having lived at Tuturau, Rotorua, Canada, England and Invercargill. He summarises his interests in local government, education, farming, golf, tennis, bowls, fishing, hiking, the Masonic Lodge and the Justice of the Peace Association. He mentions marrying Doreen in 1946 and having two daughters and one son. He describes his long-term involvement with the...
Dates: 1999

HUTCHINS, Olive Doreen interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box 51
Identifier: H0550
Overview For about twenty years, Olive was a member of the Board of Directors of Real Journeys (formerly trading as Fiordland Travel Ltd), one of New Zealand's largest tourist operators. Her late husband, Les Hutchins, was instrumental in shaping and developing tourism in Fiordland from small beginnings in 1954 to the multi-million dollar industry it has become in 2005. In this profile, Olive describes the changes she has witnessed from life on a farm in Myross Bush, bringing up a young family on the...
Dates: 2005

Ian Maurice Joseph Dawson , 2019

 Item — Box 25
Identifier: H04020003
Overview Taken at the time of the interview.
Dates: 2019

Ian Maurice Joseph Dawson

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH04020003
Dates: 2019

INSALL, Nadia, Roy and Bronwen interviewed by Renee Goldup

 Record Group — Box 24
Identifier: H0098
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 Nadia describes her diagnosis of breast cancer, her treatment options, the depression that goes with such a diagnosis, the tremendous support of parents and extended family, making new friends and establishing the Headcases project. The interview also talks with Nadia's parents and their experiences with their daughter's illness.
Dates: 2012

Invercargill Fire Brigade Visa Versa Dance

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH02800007
Dates: No Date