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Campbell, Jenny

 Person

Interviewer with the Southland Oral History Project

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

STRINGER, Isobel Mary interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 11
Identifier: H0163
Overview In this interview Isobel tells of her life growing up and living in the Mossburn area on a farm. She recalls getting electricity, the coal range and oil lamps. She learnt to play the piano and played the organ every second Sunday at Church. Isobel talks of meeting and marrying her husband and their 6 children and her interest in gardening and family recreational times. She recalls the community fundraising activities for the new Community Centre. In 1980 they moved to Queenstown.
Dates: 2007

TAYLOR, Heather interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 12
Identifier: H0164
Overview In this interview Heather describes the creation and running of their catering business in Mossburn. She describes some of the events they catered for and their menu specialities. She talks in particular about fundraising for the Mossburn Community Centre.
Dates: 2007

TAYLOR, John Edgar interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 22
Identifier: H0046
Overview This interview covers the life, jobs and family of the interviewee. John was born in Otatara and moved to Christchurch when his father joined the army, based in Burnham before serving overseas. John returned to Invercargill and he attended Waihopai and Hedgehope Schools and Southland Technical College. He left school to work in a grocers. Then he worked in Sargood's Warehouse, Southland Catchment Board and then joined the police force. He then worked in a carpet warehouse with his father. After...
Dates: 2011

THOMPSON, Margaret Evelyn interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 14
Identifier: H0268
Overview In this interview, Margaret talks about her early life at Five Rivers. She talks about her family, Lumsden and the book that she wrote on Lumsden history (1876 - 2012). Margaret describes her involvement with many community groups including St Johns, the Red Cross and the RSA and how she helped set up Five Fingers Crafts in Lumsden
Dates: 2016

WATSON, Joan Louisa interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box: 16
Identifier: H0171
Overview In this interview Joan explains how she and her husband Rex knew Dr. Geoffrey Orbell and their discovery of Takahē in Fiordland. She also talks of their subsequent expeditions’ with Dr. Fowler and Jack Sorenson to study the birds; And the publishing of articles about the discovery in papers and magazines throughout the world e.g. National Geographic and Time Magazine.
Dates: 2007