Overview Sadie May LeitzeInterviewer: Joy LeitzeAbstractor: Barbara GillamFirst Interview: 20th April 2011TRACK 1 00.00 Recording information00.57 Born in 1923 at HIGHCLIFF on the OTAGO PENINSULATRACK 200.24 Sadie was fourth child in a family of 6 children. 2 Younger brothers, 1 older and 2 sisters.00.40 Father was a small dairy farmer at Highcliff.01.55 Not sure of acreage of...

Overview In the first interview Sadie talks of her early life, education, health and family on a dairy farm on the Otago Peninsula. After leaving school Sadie attended Dunedin Tech and studied art, English, and maths for 2 years. Her family moved to Burke where Sadie found employment. During the war years Sadie joined the NZ Women’s Land Service where she worked in Omarama and Kelso. When in Kelso she met her husband. She goes onto to talk about her family and involvement in the women’s section of...

Overview The Lietze Family - Gordon, Sadie, Stuart, Clive, Bruce, Bill, Juliette.

Overview Sadie in December 2008 when she was honoured to be the special guest at the Tapanui Christmas Parade.

Overview Sadie when she worked in the Women's Land Service at Tara Hills Station, Omarama during the war.

Overview Sadie with the 3 Taylor children when she worked in the Women's Land Service at Tara Hills Station, Omarama during the war.

Overview Sadie [center] with Pauline, Max, Mary and Marjory Taylor [others unknown]. Taken when Sadie worked in the Women's Land Service at Tara Hills Station, Omarama during the war.

Overview Ted grew up at Forest Hill. In this interview he looks at his family history, describes rabbiting, trapping and the processing of the rabbits. He goes onto describe his farming life after taking over the farm after his father’s death in 1942. He was good with machinery which lead him to repairing his neighbours machinery and inventing the Suction Dredge for Gold mining when he became involved in gold mining. He tells of going hunting, tramping and climbing; of his involvement with rifle...