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Oral history

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 971 Collections and/or Records:

JENKINS, Elizabeth Maree interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group — Box 37
Identifier: H0356
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. In this interview Elizabeth details her training and work at Awarua Radio where she was the second female to work. Once she was trained, she was a Radio Technician. Her work took her to various places including: Dog Island, Centre Island and Puysegar Lighthouse. She talks about the lighthouse family on Puysegar i.e., how the children were educated and how the family got their weekly supplies. Elizabeth highlights...
Dates: 2018

JENKINS, William Ernest (Bill) and Maureen interviewed by Janice TEMPLETON

 Record Group — Box 32
Identifier: H0245
Overview In this interview Bill describes his work in the Boiler House at Riverton Hospital e.g. powering the boiler, shifts and hours of work, and some of the people he worked with e.g. Don Wells, Ken Stevens and Brian Stewart. Maureen worked as a physiotherapist at the hospital.
Dates: 2016

Jim and May Bruce with Robina Bruce (Front) at Milking Time

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH04540007
Dates: c. 1940s

John (Jock) and Elizabeth Tocher

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH01800003
Dates: 2013

John (Jock) and Helen Elizabeth (Biff) Tocher, 2013

 Item — Box 27
Identifier: H01800003
Overview Taken at the time of the interview (one of three).
Dates: 2013

John Taylor's 21st Birthday

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH00460003
Dates: 1959

John Taylor's 21st Birthday , 1959

 Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H00460003
Overview Celebrating John Taylor's 21st on August 13th 1959 with mother Jane, Joan (wife-to-be), and father Edgar
Dates: 1959