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EDMONDSTON, Margaret Ida interviewed by Merren McCallum
Record Group — Box: 27
Identifier: H0178
Overview
In this interview Margaret gives a brief history of her family, her education at North School and Southland Girls High School. Whilst Margaret’s mother was a piano teacher Margaret was taught by Marianne Halliday starting at 9 years old. She went onto be a piano teacher herself and describes her feelings towards piano playing, the examinations and qualifications. Margaret also reflects on her long involvement/career of playing the organ first at North Invercargill Presbyterian Church before...
Dates:
2012
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
HENDERSON, Muriel Jane interviewed by Beth Cairns
Record Group — Box: 38
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
KELLOCK, Veda May interviewed by Gill Poplur
Record Group — Box: 2
Identifier: H0208
Overview
In this interview Veda describes, details and recalls her musical family with her father as a singer and conductor and her mother who taught piano and singing. She goes on to tell of her own musical achievements in singing and piano and as a music teacher. She pursued this interest through Trinity College London and was eventually being awarded with a Fellowship of Trinity School London. Veda went on to become a music teacher and over the years received many awards including becoming a Fellow...
Dates:
2014
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
PETRIE, Charlotte Anne interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group — Box: 45
Identifier: H0476
Overview
Charlotte begins by recalling her mother’s 100th birthday and her sister Gladys’s singing achievements and work in Australia. She goes onto share stories of her father, Isaac, career as a sea captain which took him around the South Pole in sailing and steam ship; and sailing a clipper between England and China at the turn of the 20th century. After which she shares her own achievements as an artist and attending the Slade School of Art in London and exhibitions she had. This is a story of a...
Dates:
1993
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
ROBBIE, Elizabeth Ann interviewed by Cathy Macfie
Record Group — Box: 61
Identifier: H0591
Overview
Ann talks family history, employment, interest and involvement in bag pipes and the Pipe Band, and incidents in her life that helped to form her beliefs and her commitment to being an advocate for vulnerable people. She became the first female Qualified Horticulturalist Arborist in NZ. She details her varied employment record and employers, marriage and family. Ann tells of the crippling interest rates in the 1980s and impacts on their farming. She goes on to tell of the hardships faced when...
Dates:
2022
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
SINCLAIR, Jennifer Lois interviewed by Rosie Stather
Record Group — Box: 37
Identifier: H0353
Overview
In this interview Jennifer looks at her family history including: her fathers time in the Air Force during WW2 and both parents’ employment. She recalls her mother taking in boarders and some of their occupations. They had four at any one time. Jennifer goes on to detail her education through to completing a secretarial course. She had an interest in music, learning the piano and to sing and going on to teach both of these with Sister Cecil at St. Catherine's High School. Jennifer tells of her...
Dates:
2018
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
THOMSON, Shona Patricia interviewed by Judith Thomas
Record Group — Box: 23
Identifier: H0398
Dates:
2019
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
WATSON, Helen Anne interviewed by Judith Thomas
Record Group — Box: 61
Identifier: H0518
Dates:
2022
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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