Abstract H0627 Selwyn Philip FosbenderInterviewer: Cathy MacfieDate: 3 October 2023Abstracter: Maree HaggertyTRACK 100.0 IntroductionTRACK 200.00 Joseph and Elizabeth Fosbender, Selwyn’s GRANDPARENTS, came out from GERMANY and settled on Bay Road. Selwyn’s father reported he was born there. Selwyn does not recall how many children there were, but that ‘there was quite a few of them.’ They then moved to NEW RIVER FERRY...

Overview In this interview Kitty recalls family history, her education which included being one of the first pupils at Owaka District High School, a school that her father and the local Doctor fought to get started. On leaving school Kitty trained to be a teacher. She also details memories of marriage and children and the new home they built after her mother-in-law’s house burnt down. It cost £750.00 to build. Kitty reflects on services, communication and leisure activities of the time in the 1930s e.g....

Overview In this interview, Selwyn talks about his family and his connection to the land in Otatara where he has lived all his life. He talks about his grandparents moving to Invercargill and then to New River Ferry on the Oreti River from Germany. Selwyn's father leased land at Sandy Point to fatten cattle and travelled extensively around Southland. Selwyn talks about his mother and growing up, schooling and work life. He joined the Territorial Army, worked in roading and at the freezing works. He...