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Australian National Research Expedition Base "Mawson" Antarctica
Record Group
Identifier: A0418
Dates:
1983
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
Avondale School
Record Group
Identifier: A0131
School status
Closed school [unknown when closed]
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1906 - 1913
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
Awarua Plains School
Record Group
Identifier: A0132
School status
Closed school [ - 1929]
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1905 - 1929
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
AYSON, Peter Douglas Giffin interviewed by Wendy Williamson
Record Group — Box: 17
Identifier: H0119
Overview
In this interview Peter talks of his family settling at Warepa and their history. His Grandfather wrote a book titled ‘Pioneering in Otago’ and Peter himself wrote a book about the Ayson Story. He was appointed the Chief of the Ayson Society. He recalls memories of his home, his mother’s chores e.g. laundry, cooking etc., his own chores, silent movies and the first talking movie. He covers social customs events and gatherings e.g. Christmas, gift evenings. Peter tells of his education,...
Dates:
2009
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
AYSON, Peter Leicester interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 20
Identifier: H0120
Overview
Peter tells his family history, the birth of his twin and himself prematurely, and his siblings. He talks of the effects on Otautau and his upbringing of the outbreak of World War 2. His family was more self-sufficient on the farm having eggs, homemade butter and wiener pigs to sell. He attended secondary school in Invercargill returning home to the farm. He gives a description of running their dairy and sheep farm and hay making. He took over the farm in 1961 and when it became too small he...
Dates:
2006
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
AYSON, Peter Leicester interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box: 12
Identifier: H0303
Overview
This interview is a topic based interview about the 1984 flood and was recorded following the 25th anniversary of the flood. In this interview Peter gives a brief overview of his family and his occupation before going on to detail the events around the 1984 flood and its impacts on Otautau and surrounding areas. He covers the flood and the eventual clean up and the lengthy process that this was.
Dates:
2009
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BAILEY, Mae Florence interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box: 33
Identifier: H0259
Overview
In this interview Mae talks of her training as a nurse at Riverton Hospital. She tells of the running of the hospital, the sorts of medical conditions they dealt with, where they lived and the social life of the time e.g. attending balls. Mae left nursing when she married her husband, Joe.
Dates:
2016
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BAILEY, Mae Florence interviewed by Karyn Owen
Record Group — Box: 33
Identifier: H0248
Overview
In this interview Mae recalls her early memories of home, farm, education, training to become a nurse and her nursing career. She worked as a nurse until her marriage. She also recalls in detail her memories of WW2 and how it impacted their region. Later she talks about social activities which included: all the shopping available in Riverton, movies at Orepuki, summer trains coming to Riverton Beach and the Tuatapere Sports Day.
Dates:
2016
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BAILEY, Maureen Dorothy interviewed by Lynne Grove
Record Group — Box: 13
Identifier: H0300
Dates:
2006
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
BAKER, Alexander Donald (Donny) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box: 48
Identifier: H0533
Overview
Donny is one of a handful of residents in the Te Anau basin who can provide first hand accounts of the life and times of the district as far back as the 1930s. As he said off-tape, it is difficult to give a complete picture of events in just a couple of hour’s conversation. However, his comments and come of his early photographs illustrate much of a bygone era.
Dates:
2004
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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