Box 8
Container
Contains 33 Results:
Oral History Interview of Esther Mary BRAND by Margaret Ann IRVING [25 November 2004], 2004
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: H02360001
Dates:
2004
Abstract of Francis Hope Glenaray WATT [Glenaray Watt only], 2007
Item — Box: 8
Identifier: H00430004
Abstract
Glenaray Watt
Interviewer: Cathy Macfie
Date: 18 July 2007
Abstract: Cathy Macfie00:10 BORN two weeks early at GLENARAY STATION. Cook, MRS CARROLL was midwife. HOPE PINCKNEY, daughter of GEORGE PINCKNEY drove to nearest telephone exchange at RIVERSDALE. Explains. Describes doctor’s arrival after the birth which should have taken place at GORE HOSPITAL. Origin of names: Francis, Hope, Glenaray. Details.2.13 Father JIM DILLON (born 10 May 1892) was cabinet maker. Shifted...
Dates:
2007
STRACHAN, June Marie Elizabeth interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0042
Overview
June talks of her education in Dunedin; training and employment as a Dental Nurse; her first clinic in Orepuki and the surrounding areas; there is a description of the dental equipment and her uniform. During the war June drove transporters for soldiers and was seconded to work in the hospital. After marriage June and her family lived in many areas around NZ in relation to her husband’s occupation; June gives an account of each of these areas and life in them. She shares her use of IT to keep...
Dates:
2007
GUTSELL, Peter Fordyce interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0126
Overview
This interview is a topic based interview about the 1984 flood and was recorded following the 25th anniversary of the flood. In this interview Peter looks at his occupation as a bricklayer i.e. training and employers before coming self-employed. He talks of his involvement with the Fire Brigade, the 1984 flood and contributing factors to this, damage caused and the role he played during this time; and the aftermath clean up. Through these recollections Peter tells many stories and refers to...
Dates:
2009
McLEOD, Andrew Bain interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0141
Overview
In this interview Andrew describes and details his education, joining the Woodlands Rabbit Board, and later working at the Fortification saw mill; describing the workings of the mill and the living conditions. After the war he became a contractor which led him and Jack Scarlet to design an elevator to load fertilizer as well as a winch and crane to shift gear on the back of the truck. In 1952 he brought the family farm, farming dairy and sheep until 1977, when he sold up and went to work at the...
Dates:
2007
SMITH, Charlotte Anne Lindsay (Nan) interviewed by Lloyd Esler
Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0156
Overview
Nan discusses and describes her family history: her father and grandfather settling in NZ and making a life here; her education first at Spar Bush school then at Southland Girls High. She talks of her memories of the depression and farm conditions at this time. When she left school she qualified as a nurse in 1936. Nan recalls and mentions wartime Invercargill e.g. ration books, petrol rationing, Park Hospital and the purchase of her Vauxhall 12 car for £300.00. Nan worked for ten years at Park...
Dates:
2007
THOMPSON, Margaret Evelyn interveiwed by Ailsa Dawson
Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0168
Overview
Margaret talks of early life on the family farm at Five Rivers describing daily life routines of school, working on the farm after school and the need to order groceries from Invercargill. She recalls recreational pursuits e.g. sports, dances and craft work. Margret goes on to tell of her own children and families and their education. She was a member of St John’s Ambulance for almost 50 years, the caretaker of the Lumsden Hall and School for 28 years and involved in fundraising for the...
Dates:
2007
BRAND, Esther Mary interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0236
Dates:
2004