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Thomas, Raymond George (Ray)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1952 -

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

THOMAS Raymond George (Ray) interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box: 54
Identifier: H0580
Overview From a young age, Ray knew that he wanted to become a sheep farmer. After leaving school he completed tertiary studies in commerce and agriculture at Lincoln College. Having also got married to the daughter of a farmer, he went on to work at her family's farm near Riversdale before securing a position as shepherd in the Moa Flat area. It was there that Ray and Ruth decided to apply for a balloted farm under the government's citizen settlement scheme which ran for almost thirty years until the...
Dates: 2008