Showing Collections: 271 - 280 of 1296
ERICSON Muriel Elizabeth, interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box: 9
Identifier: H0017
Overview
Muriel discusses her family and education history which reflects on the times i.e. training to be a teacher and her first posting at Nightcaps, marriage, life on the farm pre electricity and telephone; country life, being a member of the WDFF through which she ran sewing classes. Muriel tells of their connections with Waipara lighthouse and her husband Ronald’s war years.
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Ermedale School
Record Group
Identifier: A0203
Dates:
1913 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1913 - 1947; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1985
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
ERSKINE, Hugh Armstrong Interviewed by Pamela Smith
Record Group — Box: 60
Identifier: H0496
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
ERSKINE Russell John interviewed by Cathy Macfie
Record Group — Box: 9
Identifier: H0038
Overview
Russell talks of his family history and settling at Otatara which was very isolated. He describes methods used in rabbiting; his passion for construction and the uses of the Oreti River i.e. gravel haulage.
Dates:
2006
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Etalvale School
Record Group
Identifier: A0202
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1910 - 1925
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
EVANS, Horace Alfred Interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group — Box: 43
Identifier: H0465
Dates:
2005
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
EVANS, Lenard Hugh interviewed by Lloyd Esler
Record Group — Box: 26
Identifier: H0122
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...
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
EVANS, Lily Eva interviewed by Virginia Henderson
Record Group — Box: 20
Identifier: H0117
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of the Wendon Valley Research Project. Lily covers family history in Wendon Valley as a farming family. She recalls her memories of living and growing up there e.g. dances in the woolshed, playing table tennis with the Lamb family, school and school friends. One of these being Jean McIntre who went on to teach music at Trinity College and put a concert on at Carnegie Hall. Lily tells of her marriage and association with Anglican Church where she was an...
Dates:
2012
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
EVANS, Valmai Ella Sophia interviewed by Lloyd Esler
Record Group — Box: 26
Identifier: H0123
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...
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Eve Poole Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0646
Overview
Processing Note: This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. Please contact Archives staff for details of collection content.
Dates:
Majority of material found within c.1971 - 1992
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
Filter Results
Additional filters:
- Repository
- Invercargill City Libraries and Archives 699
- Southland Oral History Project 597
- Subject
- Oral history 590
- School records 323
- Southland (N.Z.) 312
- Invercargill (N.Z.) 211
- Eastern Southland (N.Z.) 145
- World War, 1939-1945 117
- Photographs 111
- Western Southland (N.Z.) 95
- Fiordland (N.Z.) 85
- Riverton (N.Z.) 70
- Te Anau (N.Z.) 67
- Farm life 64
- In the Wake of the Pioneers: Fiordland Museum Trust Oral History Project 62
- Central Southland (N.Z.) 53
- Northern Southland (N.Z.) 47
- Church records and registers 42
- Otago (N.Z.) 41
- Sheep Farming 41
- Sports -- Clubs 38
- Societies and clubs 34
- Nursing 33
- Voluntarism 33
- Agriculture 29
- Gore (N.Z.) 29
- Stewart Island/Rakiura (N.Z.) 29
- Bluff (N.Z.) 27
- Music 27
- Tourism 27
- Hunting 26
- Education 25
- Tuatapere (N.Z.) 25
- Retail Trade 24
- Friendly societies 22
- Telecommunications 22
- Women -- Societies and clubs 22
- Discovering Glengarry's Community Spirit Oral History Project, 2014 21
- Otautau (N.Z.) 21
- Dairy Farming 19
- Sawmills 19
- Winton (N.Z.) 19
- Awarua Communications Museum Oral History Collection, 2014- 18
- Manapouri (N.Z.) 18
- Coal mines and mining 17
- Nature Conservation 17
- Nightcaps (N.Z.) 17
- Southland (N.Z.) -- Flood, 1984 17
- Wyndham (N.Z.) 17
- Deer Farming 16
- Depressions -- 1929 16
- "About Us Voices of Southland" Oral History Project, 2011 15
- Gore District Historical Society Oral History Collection 15
- Lumsden (N.Z.) 15
- Mataura (N.Z.) 15
- Rugby Union football 15
- Wildlife conservation 15
- 1984 Southland Flood Oral History Project, 2009 14
- Gorge Road (N.Z.) 14
- Rabbits -- Control 14
- Service clubs 14
- Women's Suffrage Oral History Project (Celebrating 125 years), 2018 14
- Cattle Farming 13
- Fishing 13
- Otatara (N.Z.) 13
- World War, 1914-1918 13
- Edendale (N.Z.) 12
- Queenstown (N.Z.) 12
- Religion 12
- Agricultural Machinery 11
- Boats and boating 11
- Dairy factories 11
- Flax Industry 11
- Makarewa (N.Z.) 11
- Maps 11
- Ohai (N.Z.) 11
- Woodlands (N.Z.) 11
- Gold mines and mining 10
- Gorge Road Oral History Collection, 2014- 10
- Central Otago (N.Z.) 9
- Deer -- Control 9
- Forests and forestry 9
- Fortrose (N.Z.) 9
- Genealogy 9
- Milford Sound (N.Z.) 9
- Riverton Hospital Oral History Project, 2016 9
- Waikawa (N.Z.) 9
- "Dr Elder Book Project" 2022-2023 8
- Catlins District (N.Z.) 8
- Construction Industry 8
- Grand Hotel Oral History Project, 2016 8
- Horse racing 8
- Meat industry and trade 8
- Mossburn (N.Z.) 8
- Sheep-shearing 8
- Theatre 8
- Tokanui (N.Z.) 8
- Art -- Societies, etc. 7
- Balfour (N.Z.) 7
- Cultural societies 7
- Flower gardening 7
- Isla Bank (N.Z.) 7 ∧ less
- Names
- Amundsen, Rebecca 71
- Forrester, Morag 61
- Campbell, Jenny 45
- Templeton, Janice 43
- Burnett, Nancy 34
- Church of England 34
- Ruddenklau, Edith 31
- Thomas, Judith 20
- Duston, Gordon Thomas 18
- Savory, Richard 13
- Macfie, Cathy 11
- McCallum, Warrick Linn 11
- Craig, Seona 10
- McCracken, Anne Elizabeth 10
- McDonald, Avis Jennifer 10
- Wadds, Lee 10
- Esler, Lloyd 9
- Grove, Lynne 8
- Hoskin, Harold Philip (Phil) 8
- Irving, Margaret Ann 8
- Dawson, Ailsa Ruth 7
- McKenzie, Paula 7
- Smith, Pamela 7
- Wickes, Chrissy 7
- Bailey, Vanya 6
- Cairns, Beth 6
- Craske, Jane 6
- Henderson, Virginia 5
- Lietze, Joy 5
- Poplur, Gill 5
- Conradson, Patricia 4
- McCallum, Merren 4
- Presbyterian Church 4
- Smith, Tessa 4
- Wilks, Maree 4
- Dixon, Ngarita Helen 3
- Faul, Alva Mary 3
- Lampitt, Chrissy 3
- McDougall, Margaret 3
- McFarland, Paulette 3
- McGilvray, Madeline 3
- Miller, Elizabeth Carolyn (Liz) 3
- Redhead, Valmai 3
- Ayson, Peter Leicester 2
- Bailey, Mae Florence 2
- Baxter, Sylvia Muriel Mathilde 2
- Booth, Vincent Paul 2
- Chisholm, Robert John 2
- Donaldson, John Malcolm 2
- Favel, Annie Keturah 2
- Federated Farmers of New Zealand. Women's Division 2
- Fordyce, Shona 2
- Goldup, Renee 2
- Harvey, Joan 2
- Invercargill (N.Z.). City Council 2
- Macdonald, Angus David 2
- McConechy, Graham Spencer 2
- McKay, Helen Margaret 2
- McKenzie, Ann 2
- Milnes, Dickon John, Dr 2
- Nuttall, Louis Norman (Lou) 2
- Pritchard, William John (Jack) 2
- Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association. RSA 2
- Stoddart, Edith Anne 2
- Thompson, Margaret Evelyn 2
- Tou, Lisa Essetera 2
- Warburton, Warren Gilbert 2
- Ward, Patricia Kay 2
- West, Victor Clyde 2
- Williamson, Wendy 2
- Adams, Fiona Melissa 1
- Allan, Margaret 1
- Allan, Robert Bruce (Carter) 1
- Allison, Thomas 1
- Amos, Rubina Mary (Ruby) 1
- Anderson-Horrell, Ruth 1
- Arnett, Jane Mere 1
- Arnold, Mary isabel Patterson 1
- Aronsen, Gwenith Dawn (Gwen) 1
- Ashby, Ronald William (Ron) 1
- Ashwell, Harold Francis 1
- Ashwell, Reginald George 1
- Aspinall, Phyllis May 1
- Aurik, Johanna (Hanny) 1
- Austin, William Rex 1
- Ayson, Peter Douglas Giffen 1
- Bailey, Maureen Dorothy 1
- Baker, Alexander Donald (Donny) 1
- Baker, Russell Victor 1
- Balan, Virgina Elena (Gina) 1
- Ballantyne, Colin Stewart 1
- Barker, John Charles 1
- Barnes, Clifford Henry (Cliff) 1
- Barnes, Irene Rosslyn 1
- Bates, Isobel Helen 1
- Batt, Dorothy Joan (Joan) 1
- Batt, Harold Ernest Norman (Ernie) 1
- Beaton, Sumaria Maureen 1
- Beck, James Harry (Jim) 1
- Beck, Russell Joseph 1 ∧ less
∨ more
∨ more
Request an Item | 
|