BLATCH, Lewis Francis (Lew) interviewed by Morag Forrester

Record Group — Box: 50

Identifier: H0543

Staff Only

Overview

Lewis Blatch grew up on one of Te Anau's original pastoral runs, Lynwood Station. Along with his younger sister, Win, he is one of a dwindling group of people who can recall life in what was once a remote part of New Zealand, bordering the Fiordland National Park. In this interview, Lewis talks about the methods his father and brothers used on the Station's freehold pastures and the open run country before the government implemented its huge land development programme in the 1950s.

Dates

2005

Creator

Forrester, Morag (Interviewer, Person)

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