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Arthur's Point School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0129
School status Closed school [ - 1944]
Dates: Majority of material found within 1892 - 1944
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

Arthurton School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0420
School status Closed school [1886 - 1939]
Dates: Majority of material found within 1886 - 1939
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

ASHBY, Ronald William (Ron) interviewed by Helen Frizzell

 Record Group — Box: 57
Identifier: H0610
Overview Ron, born 1937, grew up in Mandeville, near Gore. He is one of 10 children in a close knit family. His parents were not well off— rabbits were a valuable source of family income. Music was a big part of family life. About half the family played musical instruments - Ron later played in dance bands.After attending the local primary school and secondary school in Gore, Ron began work as a labourer in the early 1950's. In 1952 his brother helped him get a job at Fleming & Co where he has...
Dates: 1998
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

ASHWELL, Harold Francis interviewed by Gail Jefferies

 Record Group — Box: 35
Identifier: H0317
Overview In this interview Harold talks of family education and employment. He goes on to give a detailed account of mutton birding – the life cycle of the birds, their habitat, the process of retrieving them, the preparation of the birds for storage and eating, landing on the rocks to start with and now being helicoptered in. He tells of the accommodation on the Islands and how they have been modernised and the ownership of the Islands. He also discusses the early history and interactions of Māori and...
Dates: 2001
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

ASHWELL, Reginald George interviewed by Pat Christiansen

 Record Group — Box: 38
Identifier: H0368
Overview Reginald Ashwell was born in Bluff in 1914. In this interview, Reginald iscusses his children, parents, grandparents and kaumatua. He mentions that his wife Peg worked in the Bluff Theatre. He talks about being in the army and World War II. Reginald discusses oysters, muttonbirding and the Irwin's (Urwin's) Fishing Company. He talks about the Stewart Island ferries, the harbour and Bluff shops in the 1920s and discusses his hobby of making walking sticks and woodwork.
Dates: 1998
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

ASPINALL, Phyllis May interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box: 44
Identifier: H0467
Dates: 1997
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

Athol School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0130
School status Closed school [1878 - 1992]
Dates: Majority of material found within 1883 - c.1991
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

Audrey Walker Knitting Patterns

 Record Group
Identifier: A0626
Overview Processing Note: This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. Please contact Archives staff for details of collection content.
Dates: No Date
Found in: Invercargill City Libraries and Archives

AURIK, Johanna (Hanny) interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box: 4
Identifier: H0090
Overview Johanna discusses life in Amsterdam, her parents’ history, her childhood, education and the war in Holland and its affects e.g. bombing, lack of food, and the end of the war. She goes on to talk of coming to NZ and getting to Invercargill, employment, her marriage to Hank who was a builder, life and children in Invercargill. She recalls visits home to Holland and the Invercargill Dutch Club as well Mission Without Boarders which she set up in Southland.
Dates: 2011
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

AUSTIN, William Rex interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group — Box: 14
Identifier: H0301
Dates: 1999
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

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Federated Farmers of New Zealand. Women's Division 2
Fordyce, Shona 2
Goldup, Renee 2
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Invercargill (N.Z.). City Council 2
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McConechy, Graham Spencer 2
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Milnes, Dickon John, Dr 2
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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
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Amos, Rubina Mary (Ruby) 1
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Aronsen, Gwenith Dawn (Gwen) 1
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Balan, Virgina Elena (Gina) 1
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