Overview Barbara Jean MasonInterviewer: Virginia HendersonAbstracter: Amanda CorriganInterview: 5 April 2012 for the Wyndham Valley Project00:00 Interview identification00:49 BARBARA JEAN MASON née WESCOMBE born in 193501:04 MARRIED 7 November 1955 - Father built new house at WYNDHAM VALLEY – met husband BILL MASON a BUILDER on the house – husband’s mother of TWAIT (sp?) FAMILY from OTARA –– Once married self moved with husband...

Overview Len was born in Riverton and describes his early life growing up at Pourakino Valley. He looks at his education, the railway and timber milling, and his employment in saw mills and meat works. He goes onto talk about the Chemical Works i.e. construction of, and father’s employment there. Len has a series of family photos and photos of the various aspects of the area that he talks about e.g. Tecofsky Track, Buchanan Mill, chemical works, and his mother with supplies and bullock. He continues on...

Abstract Lenard Hugh EvansInterviewer: Lloyd EslerAbstractor: Karen M JonesDate: 21 July 2008TRACK 100:00 Interview identification00:56 Born RIVERTON 1932 Early Life during WWII at WAIPANGO, now POURAKINO VALLEY. “bush and stumps” ACTIVE MILLING. Describes02.03 Schooling at WILD BUSH SCHOOL, now WAIPANGO SCHOOL. Closed 1947. Explains.02.30 Memory of Railway running passed their gate. Describes...

Overview Val talks of her early life being part of a Conscientious Objectors family during WW2. Her parent’s dairy farmed at Waimatua. Val describes and details life on the farm and the kindness of neighbours when her father was taken to Detention Camp. She explains her father’s reasons and what he did during his 2.5 years in the camp. She goes onto describe the living conditions and routines of the family at home during this time. When her father returned home, he became a rabitter. She recalls her own...

Abstract Valmai (Val) EvansInterviewer: Lloyd EslerAbstractor: Karen M JonesDate: 21 July 2008TRACK 100:00 Interview identification00:50 Early days and being a part of CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR Family in WWII01:04 Self was 9 years old when father was away at DETENTION CAMP about 1940/1941 to end of war. Mentions.01:26 Self and mother farmed at WAIMATUA milking cows by hand on 300 acre property. No Mechanics on...

Overview JUDITH EMILY ROBINSONInterviewer: Lee WaddsAbstracter: Robyn PowleyInterview: 7 November 2012TRACK 101:23 Interview introduction – ELAINE HAMILTON – JUDITH ROBINSON – memories recorded Easter 2011- POLLOCK STREET, MAORI HILL, DUNEDIN – Explains04:12 DVD – NZ NATIONAL FILM LIBRARY – Museum - RINGA RINGA - FRED TRAIL – SOUTHLAND TIMES - SOUTHLAND NEWS – PSEUDONYM, ‘THE NATIVE’- BASIL HOWARD (?) – Explains...