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BRAND, Esther Mary interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving

Record Group — Box: 8

Identifier: H0236

Dates: 2004

Found in: Southland Oral History Project

BRAVEN, Wiliam Edward (Ted) interviewed by Nancy Burnett

Record Group — Box: 19

Identifier: H0095

Overview Ted grew up at Forest Hill. In this interview he looks at his family history, describes rabbiting, trapping and the processing of the rabbits. He goes onto describe his farming life after taking over the farm after his father’s death in 1942. He was good with machinery which lead him to repairing his neighbours machinery and inventing the Suction Dredge for Gold mining when he became involved in gold mining. He tells of going hunting, tramping and climbing; of his involvement with rifle...

Dates: 2011 - 2012

Found in: Southland Oral History Project

BREAYLEY, Jeanette Marjorie interviewed by Janice Templeton

Record Group — Box: 33

Identifier: H0261

Overview In this interview Jeanette tells of her nurses training and career. She became the Principal Nurse at Riverton Hospital in 1977 and remained in this position until 1997. She explains some of the initiatives she introduced which included: patients dressing during the day, visits from the local Playcentre, a cat and dog, making better use of staff resources through changes to shifts. She goes on to tell of efforts to stop the closing at various times. Jeanette had a 39 year career in nursing.

Dates: 2016

Found in: Southland Oral History Project

BROAD, Charles John interviewed by Nancy Burnett

Record Group — Box: 40

Identifier: H0384

Dates: 2018

Found in: Southland Oral History Project

BROTHERSTON, Peter Alexander interviewed by Morag Forrester

Record Group — Box: 50

Identifier: H0544

Overview Peter's immediate environment, as a young child, was the granite, tree-covered mountains and clear waters of the Hollyford Valley. As a youth and into early adulthood it was the tussock country of the Te Anau Basin that he frequented. He was also among the early contract staff to carry out the initial task of levelling swathes of shrub and bush so that it could become productive agricultural soil. Leaving for a few years to live further south, Peter returned and worked for the Fiordland...

Dates: 2005

Found in: Southland Oral History Project

BROUGHTON, Robyn Denise interviewed by Jenny Campbell

Record Group — Box: 5

Identifier: H0080

Overview This interview was recorded as part of the About Us Voices of Southland collection. In this interview Robyn talks of her early life and her family’s interest in sports, and her studies taking her to Otago University where she met her husband. This brought Robyn to Invercargill and she tells of her involvement in netball both as a player and a coach and contributions she has made to both aspects.

Dates: 2011

Found in: Southland Oral History Project

BROWN, Carol Ann interviewed by Morag Forrester

Record Group — Box: 53

Identifier: H0569

Overview The face behind the voice, Carol Brown, has spent the last thirty-five years being the personal link for crews working on helicopter venison recovery or commercial fishing in the Sounds and Fiordland hinterland. From the relative comfort of her kitchen in Te Anau, Carol kept in daily contact with Alpine Helicopters staff when she first accepted the role of radio co-ordinator on a voluntary basis in 1973. Eventually, her input was recognised financially and she continues to provide radio contact...

Dates: 2007

Found in: Southland Oral History Project

BROWN, David Morton interviewed by Ailsa Dawson

Record Group — Box: 4

Identifier: H0024

Overview This interview covers David’s family history, his involvement in the Army in the pacific and his shift to Lumsden in 1946 where he went into partnership in the grocery store with Ray Pickering. Later this became Brown Brothers and traded for 40 years. There is a description of how this business operated and the addition of the rural mail to it. David describes his interests which include: his rugby career, driver for St John’s Ambulance, RSA, Senior Citizens, and Lions.

Dates: 2007

Found in: Southland Oral History Project

BROWN, Donald George Interviewed by Pamela Smith

Record Group — Box: 60

Identifier: H0499

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

BROWN, Errol Albert interviewed by Morag Forrester

Record Group — Box: 53

Identifier: H0570

Overview Errol first arrived in Te Anau from Auckland to work as a ranger for the Fiordland National Park Board in the mid-1960s. He soon discovered that commercial deerhunting, a job for which he had previously gained experience as a Forest Service culler in the North Island, was a more lucrative option. At about the same time, the first helicopter assisted meathunting began in the Te Anau Basin and it wasn't long before Sir Tim Wallis invited Errol to join his deer recovery operation, Luggate Game...

Dates: 2007

Found in: Southland Oral History Project

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BRAND, Esther Mary interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving

BRAVEN, Wiliam Edward (Ted) interviewed by Nancy Burnett

BREAYLEY, Jeanette Marjorie interviewed by Janice Templeton

BROAD, Charles John interviewed by Nancy Burnett

BROTHERSTON, Peter Alexander interviewed by Morag Forrester

BROUGHTON, Robyn Denise interviewed by Jenny Campbell

BROWN, Carol Ann interviewed by Morag Forrester

BROWN, David Morton interviewed by Ailsa Dawson

BROWN, Donald George Interviewed by Pamela Smith

BROWN, Errol Albert interviewed by Morag Forrester

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