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Amundsen, Rebecca

 Person

Interviewer for the Southland Oral History Project

Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:

STANCOMBE, Clara Faulds interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 28
Identifier: H0185
Overview In this interview Clara recalls her early life, family, education, growing up around Tuatapere, employment, being a member of the Volunteer Aids Group during the war and marriage.
Dates: 2013

STEWART, Jacqueline Rae interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 36
Identifier: H0341
Overview This interview was recorded as part of a project to celebrate of 125 years of Women's Suffrage in New Zealand.
Dates: 2018

STILES, Raewyn Dorothy interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 34
Identifier: H0273
Overview This interview is part of the Grand Hotel Project. In this interview Raewyn talks in detail about her Grandfather, Willaim Holding, who came to New Zealand from England in 1923. William was a joiner and a sign writer as well as a talented painter and amateur photographer. He served in WWI and WW2. He did strongman acts and was a wrester. In 1954 he did a painting for the Queen's visit to Invercargill and Raewyn recounts the story of how he held up the painting from the veranda of a shop across...
Dates: 2016

TOU, Lisa Essetera interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 30
Identifier: H0214
Overview This interview is part of the "Discovering Glengarry’s Community Spirit" project. In this interview, Lisa recalls early memories of growing up in Glengarry, games and activities played with other children, travelling to London and the changes she noticed to Glengarry on her return. She always had an enjoyment of school and remembers some of her memorable teachers, and going on to become a teacher herself. She talks of the inception of ‘PolyFest’ and her Cook Island culture.
Dates: 2014

TROUNSON, Rodger David interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 26
Identifier: H0101
Overview This interview is part of the Headcases Collaborative Art Project, done in conjunction with the Southland Festival of the Arts and the Cancer Society. In this interview Rodger discusses his family history, his education, employment, hobbies and journey through his diagnosis with cancer to recovery.
Dates: 2012

WALKER, Ronald Lancelot interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 23
Identifier: H0012
Overview This interview cover’s Ronald’s early life in Riverton and account of parents and siblings interests and achievements. Ronald talks of training to be a school teacher, and his contribution to education in Southland i.e. teacher, University Extension, WEA and Enrich Centre. He also talks of his own strengths, interests and philosophy in relation to education delivery; as well as his Imperial Relations Bursary.
Dates: 2010

WARDEN, Gregory Francis interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 22
Identifier: H0195
Overview This interview covers Gregory's early life in London and his time working and travelling in Europe and his move to New Zealand and then discusses living in Glengarry from the 1980s.
Dates: 2014

WILKES, June Alice and Ronald Stormont interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 30
Identifier: H0216
Overview This interview was recorded as part of the Discovering Glengarry's Community Spirit Oral History Project. In this interview Ron talks about his memories of school where he was a first day pupil at Surrey Park School. Then he and June recall building their home in Glengarry, their neighbours and the community, which was made up mostly of young families. They recall their memories of the Glengarry Shopping Centre and a shop Ron opened there selling fruit, vegetables, milk shakes etc.
Dates: 2014

WILLIAMSON, Margery interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 1
Identifier: H0130
Overview In this interview Margery covers family history from her Grandparents forward. She tells of her childhood, siblings, growing up, friends and education. She shares memories of school days, teachers, favourite subjects, friends and attending Salvation Army Church. Margery left school at 13 and a half and gained employment at Strang’s first making jelly then making tins and gives some detail of this. She also talks of ration books and how they worked during the war. She left Strang’s after working...
Dates: 2012