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HAYES, Peter William interviewed by Jane Craske

 Record Group
Identifier: H0218
Overview In this interview Peter tells of his life and times on his family farm at Waikawa/Progress Valley. He talks of farming practice, the family interest in music which lead to the formation of the Possum Pickers Band. Peter also tells of his involvement in Rugby and his interest in fishing.
Dates: 2014
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

HAZLETT, William Nicholl (Bill) interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group
Identifier: H0547
Overview Before the government undertook a major farm development programme in the Te Anau Basin between the 1950s and 1980s, the scattered large leasehold runs were in the hands of individuals/families. The Hazlet family of Invercargill took up the Burwood, Centre Hill and Mavora Runs in the 1920s but it wasn't until the estate became the responsibility of Bill's father (also named Bill) in the late 1940s that major developments were pioneered with the help of the newly introduced system of...
Dates: 2005
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

Heddon Bush School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0237
Dates: Majority of material found within 1881 - 1954
Found in: Invercargill City Council Archives

Heddon Bush Sport Club

 Record Group
Identifier: A0059
Dates: c.1893 - 1901
Found in: Invercargill City Council Archives

Hedgehope School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0238
Dates: Majority of material found within 1883 - 1954
Found in: Invercargill City Council Archives

HENDERSON, Christine Ellen interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group
Identifier: H0127
Overview In this interview Christine describes her family life on her Grandfathers farm at Waimatua. Talks about her grandfather using draught horse, harvest time, hay making and harvesting oats. Christine also looks at her mother’s Blondell family history. Her father worked in Brown Owl Café, the Grand Hotel and the Southland Hotel as Manager before family moved to the farm.
Dates: 2007
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

HENDERSON, Muriel Jane interviewed by Beth Cairns

 Record Group
Identifier: H0369
Overview Muriel Henderson was born in 1917. In this interview she describes her schooling. She talks about her brothers Gordon and John who were drowned at Omaui. She mentions the Riverton Rocks area and Thomson's Bush, motorbike racing, boxing, school picnics and opera. She discusses broadcasting at 4YZ radio station and mentions Bill Cherry. She describes her interest in duck shooting, the fishing hut at Awarua and rabbits and ferrets. Kauri trees were planted at Stewart Island for the brothers....
Dates: 1998
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

HENRY, Martha Cooper (Mattie) interviewed by Richard Savory

 Record Group
Identifier: H0128
Overview Mattie’s family lived at Hakataramea until getting a balloted farm at Beaumont around 1915. Beaumont was a thriving community until the railway closed. Grocery, butchery and bakery deliveries were once a week. Mattie describes the effects of her mother breaking her leg, her father’s ill health and her brother Alister’s war service which lead to his death in the Solomon Islands. Mattie took charge of the Post Office and Telephone Exchange. After her marriage they moved to her husband’s family...
Dates: 2009
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

Herries Beattie Ephemera from the Hauroko Burial Cave Discovery

 Record Group
Identifier: A0185
Dates: Majority of material found in 1967 - 1967
Found in: Invercargill City Council Archives

HESSELIN, Alexander Reko (Mick) interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group
Identifier: H0257
Overview In this extensive interview, Mick talks about his family history and his connection to the Tuturau area and Reko, a Ngai Tahu chief of Tuturau. Mick talks about his schooling at Matuara and Southland Technical College, his experience of WW2, including the death of his brother, Mataura town ship and his connection to his Maori relatives. He goes on to recall his work at the Southland Education Board, going to university in Auckland to study architecture part time and his various roles over his...
Dates: 2016
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

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