Overview In this interview Donald details his family history, shares memories and stories covering a variety of subjects e.g., saw milling, his education, interests, employment, war years, marriage, local identities and community from around Riverton and Western Southland.

Abstract DONALD WRIGHTInterviewer: Janice TempletonAbstractor: Robyn PowleyInterview: 23 September 1999TRACK 100:21 Interview introduction – identification DON (DONALD) WRIGHT 00:36 Parents – Father’s side from NORTH of ENGLAND – Mother from HIGHLANDS of SCOTLAND - LOCHCARRON area – GRANDAD MCKAY came to NZ about 1870 (?) went to sea at 14 – AUSTRALIA – then came to NZ – landed at DUNEDIN – walked to INVERCARGILL – settled at...

Abstract Thomas Samuel Kitchener (TSK) WhiteInterviewer: Janice TempletonAbstracter: Lynne GroveDate of interview: 31 May 2006TRACK 100:00 Interview identification00:24 THOMAS (TSK) SAMUEL KITCHENER WHITE born in 1917 in RIVERTON.00:40 Grew up on a farm near bridge at ERMEDALE. 00:44 Schooling. Ermedale School until 10 years old, then moved to RIVERTON, Bridge Farm near Aparima bridge and attended the...

Overview In this interview Thomas talks of his early years growing up on a farm at Ermedale. His father was a contractor building roads around Ermedale. He talks of marrying during the war years and his return after the war when he purchased a home at Gummies Bush. Thomas goes on to talk about the mechanisation of the contracting business and working for Wallace County as well as for farmers. He shares stories of road constructed and anecdotes of things that happened to him during this time. He goes on...