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Oral history

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 971 Collections and/or Records:

TEMPLETON, William Stewart Reid (Bill) interviewed by Avis McDonald

 Record Group — Box 37
Identifier: H0354
Overview In this interview Bill covers family history, education, family’s work in the Flax Milling Industry and his desire to farm. He farmed in various areas around southland/Fiordland. He highlights his ability to work with sheep dogs and his work as a back country fencer prior to farming in Te Anau.
Dates: 2018

Thelma Eaton (nee Small) 5 years (?) with little sister Nola

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH00330003
Dates: 1929

THOMAS, Edwin James (Ted) Interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box 50
Identifier: H0542
Overview Ted Thomas is a prolific artist of Fiordland landscapes. Before taking up the easel and brush, he was involved in a variety of different enterprises from building commercial properties to running a milk bar. This interview concentrates on his involvement in the Fiordland Venison Industry as a meat processing and packaging factory owner and operator. Starting in Mossbum and moving to Te Anau in the early 1960s, Ted provides some details about how he got into the business and who he worked with....
Dates: 2005

Thomas Johnstone

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH02950004
Dates: c.1944