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 gives a brief overview of his family and his occupation before going on to detail the events around the 1984 flood and its impacts on Otautau and surrounding areas. He covers the flood and the eventual clean up and the lengthy process that this was.

Overview In this short interview, Eric describes his time in the home guard in Tokonui at the start of World War II, when Eric was aged 16. Eric talks of being taught manoeuvres, morse code and semaphore. Eric joined the army at age 20, which ended his involvement with the home guard. In the second interview, Eric describes the early days farming at Longlands near Fortrose, including the crops grown and the people who worked on the farm.

Abstract First interviewERIC RICHARD WILDInterviewer: Edith RuddenklauAbstracter: Judith ChristieInterview Date: Unknown (2004) TRACK ONE00:00 PADDOCK was 60 acres on the side of the bush, PLOUGHED BY HORSES. Sown out in BLACK OATS, which were wanted by RACING FRATERNITY, and GARDEN OATS. Paddocks of COCKSFOOT and RYE GRASS. HAY also made. Describes03.20 No protection from the sun, and became very brown when...