Overview In this interview, May talks about how she first got involved with Highland Dancing at the age of 10 through dancing with the Mataura Kilties Pipe Band. She was taught by Stella Glennie. May moved to Dunedin to be taught by William Kilgour. She took part in a dance tour of Central Otago. In the early 1920s, when men dominated the Highland dancing world, May won the first combined men’s and women’s over-18 championship. In 1924 she travelled to Scotland where she won both the Highland fling and...

Overview Letitia Douglas was born in Invercargill in 1916 and lived there all her life. In this interview she recalls her education at Waihopai School and Southland Girls High School and her maternity, Plunket, midwifery and postgraduate nursing training. She describes joining Guides in 1929 and being in the Southland Girls High School Company and the St John's Church Guide Company. Letitia talks about camping, patrols, promise, laws, good turns and flags. She was a midwife at St Helens for five years...

Overview In this interview John discusses his involvement with cycling, from his early days cycling as a boy in Dunedin to his recent involvement in the Masters Games. He discusses the early days of the development of Kew Bowl in 1952 and of the Tour of Southland from the first tour in 1956.

Overview Interviewee: Walter ExcellInterviewer: David Van TongerenAbstracter: UnknownPLEASE NOTE: THE TIMINGS IN THIS ABSTRACT RELATE TO THE ORIGINAL TAPE VERSION OF THE RECORDING AND NOT TO THE DIGITIZED VERSIONRecorded: 7th September 1994 Side A00.13 Introduction MR WALTER EXCELL, LEET STREET, INVERCARGILL00.44 Mother’s name: MARGARET YOUNGSON, a farmer’s daughter and tailoress00.64 Father’s name: WALTER...

Abstract CHARLOTTE ANNE PETRIEInterviewer: Edith RuddenklauRecorded: 17 June 1993Abstracter: Edith Ruddenklau (Retyped by Jean Hawkes)PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TIMINGS RELATE TO THE ORIGINAL TAPE RECORDINGS NOTES: Further research by Jean Hawkes gives following details regarding siblings of CHARLOTTE PETRIE ALEXANDER ADAM – Born 1881 – Died 1882 (aged 11 months) ARNOLD JAMES – Born 1893 – Died 18 April 1918 – Medical Corps WW1 (CHARLOTTE ANNE...

Abstract VIOLET MAY WILDERMOTHRecorded: 23 January 1991 Interviewer: Edith RuddenklauAbstracter: Edith Ruddenklau (Retyped by Jean Hawkes) PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABSTRACT USES THE ORIGINAL TAPE TIMINGS TAPE ONE Side A00:04 VIOLET MAY WILDERMOTH born 28 September 189900:12 [FATHER]: JOHN MITCHELL – Born St IVES, CORNWALL To NEW ZEALAND aged 14 – Carrier for WILLIAM TODD and COMPANY, AUCTIONEERS,...