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BRAND, Esther Mary interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group — Box: 8
Identifier: H0236
Overview
In this interview Esther recalls family history, life and work on the family farm where her father initially milked 30 cows by hand before the purchase of the milking machine in 1927. She goes onto recall her education, games played and family entertainment which included picnics to Waituna Lagoon and Oreti beach being taken on the back of a truck her father had purchased. Esther goes onto to talk of her marriage to Ben, their family life and life on their 210 acre farm. Ben went to war and...
Dates:
2004
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Southland Oral History Project
BRAVEN, Wiliam Edward (Ted) interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 19
Identifier: H0095
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...
Dates:
2011 - 2012
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BREAYLEY, Jeanette Marjorie interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box: 33
Identifier: H0261
Overview
In this interview Jeanette tells of her nurses training and career. She became the Principal Nurse at Riverton Hospital in 1977 and remained in this position until 1997. She explains some of the initiatives she introduced which included: patients dressing during the day, visits from the local Playcentre, a cat and dog, making better use of staff resources through changes to shifts. She goes on to tell of efforts to stop the closing at various times. Jeanette had a 39 year career in nursing.
Dates:
2016
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BROAD, Charles John interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 40
Identifier: H0384
Dates:
2018
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BROTHERSTON, Peter Alexander interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 50
Identifier: H0544
Overview
Peter's immediate environment, as a young child, was the granite, tree-covered mountains and clear waters of the Hollyford Valley. As a youth and into early adulthood it was the tussock country of the Te Anau Basin that he frequented. He was also among the early contract staff to carry out the initial task of levelling swathes of shrub and bush so that it could become productive agricultural soil. Leaving for a few years to live further south, Peter returned and worked for the Fiordland...
Dates:
2005
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BROUGHTON, Robyn Denise interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 5
Identifier: H0080
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of the About Us Voices of Southland collection. In this interview Robyn talks of her early life and her family’s interest in sports, and her studies taking her to Otago University where she met her husband. This brought Robyn to Invercargill and she tells of her involvement in netball both as a player and a coach and contributions she has made to both aspects.
Dates:
2011
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BROWN, Carol Ann interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 53
Identifier: H0569
Overview
The face behind the voice, Carol Brown, has spent the last thirty-five years being the personal link for crews working on helicopter venison recovery or commercial fishing in the Sounds and Fiordland hinterland. From the relative comfort of her kitchen in Te Anau, Carol kept in daily contact with Alpine Helicopters staff when she first accepted the role of radio co-ordinator on a voluntary basis in 1973. Eventually, her input was recognised financially and she continues to provide radio contact...
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BROWN, David Morton interviewed by Ailsa Dawson
Record Group — Box: 4
Identifier: H0024
Overview
This interview covers David’s family history, his involvement in the Army in the pacific and his shift to Lumsden in 1946 where he went into partnership in the grocery store with Ray Pickering. Later this became Brown Brothers and traded for 40 years. There is a description of how this business operated and the addition of the rural mail to it. David describes his interests which include: his rugby career, driver for St John’s Ambulance, RSA, Senior Citizens, and Lions.
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BROWN, Donald George Interviewed by Pamela Smith
Record Group — Box: 60
Identifier: H0499
Overview
This interview is one of eight undertaken by Pamela Smith and Tuatapere residents conducted as part of a thesis on social change in a rural community. The completed thesis is titled "Whatever happened to Tuatapere. Are we doing very nicely thank you?". In the interviews the participants discuss their early life, aspects of life in Tuatapere and their thoughts on the community at the time of the interview and into the future.
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BROWN, Errol Albert interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 53
Identifier: H0570
Overview
Errol first arrived in Te Anau from Auckland to work as a ranger for the Fiordland National Park Board in the mid-1960s. He soon discovered that commercial deerhunting, a job for which he had previously gained experience as a Forest Service culler in the North Island, was a more lucrative option. At about the same time, the first helicopter assisted meathunting began in the Te Anau Basin and it wasn't long before Sir Tim Wallis invited Errol to join his deer recovery operation, Luggate Game...
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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