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LEITCH, Graeme McKenzie interviewed by George Taylor

 Record Group
Identifier: H0007
Overview In this interview Graeme recalls a variety of subjects, events and identities around the Wyndham, Mataura, Mokoreta areas. He talks of his father’s hunting of possums, rabbits, wild pigs and his father’s work history at the Titiroa Dairy Factory and the Rabbit Board; as well as his parents’ marriage and his siblings. He goes onto talk of his own employment as a plumber and being responsible for the issuing and renewing of firearm licenses in the Wyndham and Mataura Districts. He was also a...
Dates: 2010

LEITCH, Sarah Susan interviewed by Beth Cairns

 Record Group
Identifier: H0372
Overview Sarah Leitch was born at Colac Bay in 1908. In this interview Sarah describes her schooling and living for some time with the Cootes family of Otaki. She recalls returning home to Southland and working at hotels including the Grand Hotel and the Club Hotel and as a housekeeper for Mrs Lillicrap. Sarah talks about the Depression years and muttonbirding from Big South Cape and Puwai. Describes washing day. She recalls visiting her grandfather Henry Davis at Morven. She describes marrying at the...
Dates: 1998

Leslie Trowbridge Collection

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Identifier: A0729
Processing Information This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. Please contact Archives staff for full details of collection content.

It contains publications about opera, theatre and puppeteering, programmes for productions, sheet music and correspondence.
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930 - 1987

Letters to Children

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Identifier: A0722
Processing Information This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. Please contact Archives staff for full details of collection content.11 letters from New Zealand authors Margaret Mahy, Joy Cowley and Beverley Dunlop, UK author Shirley Hughes, and the Royal Secretaries for the Queen Mother and Prince and Princess of Wales. Written in response to children writing to them during annual class book week. Adressed to pupils at Southland schools Clifden, Elston Lea, and St Theresa's, as well as...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1983 - 1989

LEWIS, David interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group
Identifier: H0246
Overview In this interview, David talks about his time as the gardener looking after the extensive grounds of the Riverton Hospital in from 1977 into the early 1990s when the hospital was sold to become a private elderly care home. David describes his duties and some of the other staff at the hospital who would help him.
Dates: 2016

LIDDELL, Adrian Rex interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group
Identifier: H0319
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. Adrian starts his interview describing his apprenticeship as an electrician before joining the Post office where he worked setting up and maintaining exchanges e.g., in Christchurch, Milford Sound and Stewart Island. He details the Stewart Island exchange.
Dates: 2017

LIETZE, Sadie May interviewed by Joy Lietze

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Identifier: H0058
Overview In the first interview Sadie talks of her early life, education, health and family on a dairy farm on the Otago Peninsula. After leaving school Sadie attended Dunedin Tech and studied art, English, and maths for 2 years. Her family moved to Burke where Sadie found employment. During the war years Sadie joined the NZ Women’s Land Service where she worked in Omarama and Kelso. When in Kelso she met her husband. She goes onto to talk about her family and involvement in the women’s section of...
Dates: 2011

Lillburn School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0267
Dates: Majority of material found within 1913 - 1919

LILLICRAP, Verdon John interviewed by Jenny Dilner

 Record Group
Identifier: H0692
Dates: 2025

Limehills Netball Club

 Record Group
Identifier: A0014
Dates: Majority of material found within 1926 - 2001

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Federated Farmers of New Zealand. Women's Division 2
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Invercargill City Council 2
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Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association. RSA 2
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