Farm life
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:
BRAND, Esther Mary interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group — Box 8
Identifier: H0236
Overview
In this interview Esther recalls family history, life and work on the family farm where her father initially milked 30 cows by hand before the purchase of the milking machine in 1927. She goes onto recall her education, games played and family entertainment which included picnics to Waituna Lagoon and Oreti beach being taken on the back of a truck her father had purchased. Esther goes onto to talk of her marriage to Ben, their family life and life on their 210 acre farm. Ben went to war and...
Dates:
2004
Bridge and Quad Bike
Digital Image
Identifier: DH02800003
Dates:
No Date
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BUCKINGHAM, Greta Margaret interviewed by Tessa Smith
Record Group — Box 43
Identifier: H0457
Dates:
2021
BUCKINGHAM, Kenneth James interviewed by Kathryn Summers
Record Group — Box 33
Identifier: H0251
Overview
In this interview Kenneth talks of his family history and Grandparents journey to NZ in the 1860s and eventually settling in the Waikawa Valley. He talks of the importance his grandfather put on education and details the education of his father and himself and his love of playing sport. He goes on to discuss travel he has undertaken and farming methods of the time e.g., dairying, the use of horses and gelignite. He talks of living conditions and how his father had the only car in the district...
Dates:
2016
BURGESS, Katherine Randall (Kitty) interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group — Box 62
Identifier: H0501
Overview
In this interview Kitty recalls family history, her education which included being one of the first pupils at Owaka District High School, a school that her father and the local Doctor fought to get started. On leaving school Kitty trained to be a teacher. She also details memories of marriage and children and the new home they built after her mother-in-law’s house burnt down. It cost £750.00 to build. Kitty reflects on services, communication and leisure activities of the time in the 1930s e.g....
Dates:
1994
CHARTRES, Sheila Mary Jean interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 47
Identifier: H0525
Overview
In this interview Jean describes her early life in Waipukurau, meeting her husband Harold and moving to Manapouri Station. She talks about home life on the farm and raising a family. Jean was involved in setting up the first school at Mararoa. She goes on to describe life in the district, the people and social activities, the arrival of electric power, and farming. Harold and Jean moved to Te Anau in 1974 and she concludes the interview talking about the changes she has witnessed and the...
Dates:
2004
CHISHOLM, Robert John interviewed by Ann McKenzie
Record Group — Box 28
Identifier: H0190
Overview
In this interview Robert tells of his family history, his earliest memories of home aged 2 years, family life, education as well as local history around the Tokanui/Waikawa area. His first job was driving a tractor aged 14. He became ill with rheumatic fever. He goes on to tell of marriage, children and working for a carrying company, Southland County – Roading – and engineers Jones-Graham Hyde. He also talks about Chisholm Bros., and his work on constructing roads in the area. His interests...
Dates:
2013
Dorothy Bruce (Left) and the Interviewee, Robina Bruce (Right), Aged 6 and 5 Respectively
Digital Image
Identifier: DH04540005
Dates:
1939
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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