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Ruddenklau, Edith

 Person

Interviewer with the Southland Oral History Project

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

TURNER, Ann Clark interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box: 44
Identifier: H0371
Overview This interview was commissioned by Women's Division of Federated Farmers for a project entitled Pioneer Women. In this interview, Ann talks about how her family came to New Zealand from England on the Scimitar. She talks about early life in Lowburn, in Central Otago. Ann went to school in Invercargill and then she worked at Mt Pisa Station. She talks about rabbitting, farm life and her large family.
Dates: 1990

WACHNER, Mabel Christina interveiwed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box: 24
Identifier: H0082
Overview This interview looks at family history, siblings, education, employment and marriage. It also covers social issues/happenings of the time and the building up of a footwear business which became the largest footwear retailer in NZ, and husband became Mayor of Invercargill and Mabel was involved in many organisations and was awarded an MBE.
Dates: 1990

WILD, Eric Richard interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box: 12
Identifier: H0284
Overview In this short interview, Eric describes his time in the home guard in Tokonui at the start of World War II, when Eric was aged 16. Eric talks of being taught manoeuvres, morse code and semaphore. Eric joined the army at age 20, which ended his involvement with the home guard.
Dates: 2006

WILDERMOTH, Violet May interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box: 45
Identifier: H0474
Overview In this interview Violet recalls family history, education, her apprenticeship as a Tailoress and Invercargill history e.g., the building of the Stead Street Bridge in 1922, steam boats on the Estuary, her father becoming Mayor of South Invercargill Borough and her marriage.
Dates: 1991

WILSON, Winifred May interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box: 45
Identifier: H0500
Overview In this interview, May talks about how she first got involved with Highland Dancing at the age of 10 through dancing with the Mataura Kilties Pipe Band. She was taught by Stella Glennie. May moved to Dunedin to be taught by William Kilgour. She took part in a dance tour of Central Otago. In the early 1920s, when men dominated the Highland dancing world, May won the first combined men’s and women’s over-18 championship. In 1924 she travelled to Scotland where she won both the Highland fling and...
Dates: 1994

YORKE, Jessie interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box: 44
Identifier: H0374
Overview In this interview, commissioned by Women's Division of Federated Farmers for a project entitled Pioneer Women, Mary looks at her family history, her education and qualifying as a teacher after which she moved to Quarry Hills School as sole charge teacher. She met her husband Harold and lived at Waikawa for 60 years. Her children were educated through Correspondence School. Mary also describes growing up, domestic chores, social activities and farming practices of the time.
Dates: 1990