Abstract of Charlotte Anne Lindsay Smith (Nan), 2007
Item — Box: 8
Identifier: H01560004
Abstract
CHARLOTTE ANNE LINDSAY (NAN) SMITH
Interviewer: Lloyd Esler Abstracter: Jean Hawkes
TRACK 1
00:00 Interviewer identification.
01.08 At present address for eight years. Formerly at 1 Home Street.
02.23 CHARLOTTE ANNE LINDSAY SMITH – known as 'NAN' Born in October 1914 at OPORO.
02:47 First World War – faint memory of a male visitor after war.
03:49 Father [C P or G P DALYMPLE] farmed at OPORO. 400 acres – Described. Mother [MARY C LINDSAY] made cheese and butter. DUNEDIN Winter Show 04:56 Attended SPAR BUSH Primary School and Southland Girls' High School. Travelled by cycle and train – Described.
06:20 FRED (?) ROGERS – Mentioned.
06:36 Two sisters. Depression memories. Farm conditions – Described. Arrival of white butterflies – Mentioned. AUCKLAND (Roses) – Mentioned.
10:25 Mr KELLY teacher at primary school – Described. Orphans Orchestra – Described. Played rounders, football. 12:04 At Girls' High School in Forth Street for six years. Demolition of buildings. High School Buildings – Described. Subjects taken – Named. Two years in Sixth Form (Upper Sixth).
14:60 After leaving school returned to farm with her mother and father. DOROTHY PATERSON offered work at BROWN OWL [cafe] in INVERCARGILL. KETT sisters mentioned – one now Mrs FLYNN. DONOVAN PARK Heritage Day – Mentioned. HERBERT HAYNES [Department store in Tay Street] 'Rosewood Tearooms' [later renamed Tudor Lounge]
17:08 Nan trained as nurse in DUNEDIN prior to World War 2. Qualified about 1936. Two aunts in DUNEDIN (one a trained nurse).
9:32 Outbreak of war. Recalls being surprised, very busy, having ration books. Went to NELSON from DUNEDIN then back to INVERCARGILL. PARK HOSPITAL for ten years. Need for new blankets. W H BOYES LTD, SARGOODS in DUNEDIN – Mentioned. Patients' ration books – Mentioned. Rationing different for hospitals.
23:10 War-time INVERCARGILL. Trenches, conversion of parklands to vegetable gardens – Mentioned. PARK HOSPITAL had own vegetable garden. Hospital on site of present hospital [Southern Cross Hospital, corner Kelvin and Gala Streets – JH] Had been a private house before becoming a hospital. Parents came to live in brick house on opposite corner.
25:09 Southland Museum and Mrs OLGA SANSOM (mother of MAIDA BARLOW) JACK SORENSON (brother-in-law of Nan, married her youngest sister) JOHN SORENSON (son of Jack) and his son JARED – Mentioned. Visit to Museum – Described. Proposed expansion of Museum – Discussed.
27:23 War Years – too involved with own work. Home Guard – Mentioned. [Park Hospital] longer term patients. Hernia care compared with present day. Appendices – Mentioned. Nan not a midwife – transfer of some patients to ST HELEN'S. KARITANE HOSPITAL (Invercargill) – Mentioned.
30:16 End of War – no significant memories.
31:00 At PARK HOSPITAL until 1951/52.
31:18 Petrol rationing. Nan had new Vauxhall 12 car, cost about three hundred pounds. Travelled to DUNEDIN, probably with her sister MAY. To WINTON to sister who married a dentist. SIMMERS MANAPOURI – Mentioned. Walked MANAPOURI-DOUBTFUL SOUND TRACK. (WILMOT PASS) WEST ARM – Mentioned. Walked MILFORD TRACK. ALPINE CLUB trip to MILFORD SOUND. HOMER TUNNEL – Mentioned.
35:07 MARGARET ROY, Mrs CHARTRES of TE ANAU DOWNS – Mentioned.
36.46 Life long interest in birds. Describes early involvement on family farm. Feeding birds at her home in WINTON – Described. Magpies. HEDGEHOPE, SPRINGHILLS, LADY BARKLY – Mentioned. Various birds mentioned.
40:38 Trips to the beach. COLAC BAY, RIVERTON – Mentioned.
41:30 Family had a DE DION car – sisters MARGARET and MAY – Mentioned. WOODLANDS – Mentioned.
42:31 Team of horses on family farm. Uncle first to have tractor, father second in the district about 1928. Nan's father was English. He came to New Zealand with his father (cousin of McNAB family) in 1881. Father into TOTHILL WATSON (law firm) at age 14. Educated at AMBERFORTH in YORKSHIRE, Roman Catholic School.
Nan's grandfather [Robert DALRYMPLE] was first teacher at GARSTON SCHOOL though he was a banker. Recession when father and son arrived in New Zealand. Father became farm boy for BUXTON, GORDON and others. NEVIS, THE DUNSTAN, CLYDE – Mentioned. Road conditions – Explained. Cairn at top of hill – Explained. DUNEDIN – Mentioned.
46:26 Train to LUMSDEN, boat to QUEENSTOWN – Mentioned. 'MOUNTAINEER' – Mentioned.
47:16 STEWART ISLAND visited. MARGARET and BILL cottage on the Island. Girl Guide camps with MISS CHRISTINE CUMMING and COLINA (?) BROWN. Girls' High – Mentioned. Boat trips to STEWART ISLAND – Described.
48:44 After leaving PARK HOSPITAL, lived with parents. Married in 1953, moved to WINTON, husband's second marriage. Lawyer at WINTON. His father was a dentist in INVERCARGILL.
49:33 Lived at 1 Home Street until recently. Occupied as housewife. Played golf, later played bridge, bird counting. LLOYDS [or ROYDS], ARTHUR HAMILTON, AWARUA BAY – Mentioned. Arrival of godwits [birds] – Described.
WAIMATUK[U], MARGARET DIVERS – Mentioned Changes to course of WAIMATUKU RIVER – Described. Black oyster catchers at COLAC BAY. WAKAPATU, JACK SORENSON, CENTRE ISLAND – Mentioned. 54:45 Cottage at TE ANAU. MARAROA, WHITESTONE, WAIAU – Mentioned.
56:27 End of Track 1 – End of Interview
NOTE: Nan SMITH died in 2014
Interviewer: Lloyd Esler Abstracter: Jean Hawkes
TRACK 1
00:00 Interviewer identification.
01.08 At present address for eight years. Formerly at 1 Home Street.
02.23 CHARLOTTE ANNE LINDSAY SMITH – known as 'NAN' Born in October 1914 at OPORO.
02:47 First World War – faint memory of a male visitor after war.
03:49 Father [C P or G P DALYMPLE] farmed at OPORO. 400 acres – Described. Mother [MARY C LINDSAY] made cheese and butter. DUNEDIN Winter Show 04:56 Attended SPAR BUSH Primary School and Southland Girls' High School. Travelled by cycle and train – Described.
06:20 FRED (?) ROGERS – Mentioned.
06:36 Two sisters. Depression memories. Farm conditions – Described. Arrival of white butterflies – Mentioned. AUCKLAND (Roses) – Mentioned.
10:25 Mr KELLY teacher at primary school – Described. Orphans Orchestra – Described. Played rounders, football. 12:04 At Girls' High School in Forth Street for six years. Demolition of buildings. High School Buildings – Described. Subjects taken – Named. Two years in Sixth Form (Upper Sixth).
14:60 After leaving school returned to farm with her mother and father. DOROTHY PATERSON offered work at BROWN OWL [cafe] in INVERCARGILL. KETT sisters mentioned – one now Mrs FLYNN. DONOVAN PARK Heritage Day – Mentioned. HERBERT HAYNES [Department store in Tay Street] 'Rosewood Tearooms' [later renamed Tudor Lounge]
17:08 Nan trained as nurse in DUNEDIN prior to World War 2. Qualified about 1936. Two aunts in DUNEDIN (one a trained nurse).
9:32 Outbreak of war. Recalls being surprised, very busy, having ration books. Went to NELSON from DUNEDIN then back to INVERCARGILL. PARK HOSPITAL for ten years. Need for new blankets. W H BOYES LTD, SARGOODS in DUNEDIN – Mentioned. Patients' ration books – Mentioned. Rationing different for hospitals.
23:10 War-time INVERCARGILL. Trenches, conversion of parklands to vegetable gardens – Mentioned. PARK HOSPITAL had own vegetable garden. Hospital on site of present hospital [Southern Cross Hospital, corner Kelvin and Gala Streets – JH] Had been a private house before becoming a hospital. Parents came to live in brick house on opposite corner.
25:09 Southland Museum and Mrs OLGA SANSOM (mother of MAIDA BARLOW) JACK SORENSON (brother-in-law of Nan, married her youngest sister) JOHN SORENSON (son of Jack) and his son JARED – Mentioned. Visit to Museum – Described. Proposed expansion of Museum – Discussed.
27:23 War Years – too involved with own work. Home Guard – Mentioned. [Park Hospital] longer term patients. Hernia care compared with present day. Appendices – Mentioned. Nan not a midwife – transfer of some patients to ST HELEN'S. KARITANE HOSPITAL (Invercargill) – Mentioned.
30:16 End of War – no significant memories.
31:00 At PARK HOSPITAL until 1951/52.
31:18 Petrol rationing. Nan had new Vauxhall 12 car, cost about three hundred pounds. Travelled to DUNEDIN, probably with her sister MAY. To WINTON to sister who married a dentist. SIMMERS MANAPOURI – Mentioned. Walked MANAPOURI-DOUBTFUL SOUND TRACK. (WILMOT PASS) WEST ARM – Mentioned. Walked MILFORD TRACK. ALPINE CLUB trip to MILFORD SOUND. HOMER TUNNEL – Mentioned.
35:07 MARGARET ROY, Mrs CHARTRES of TE ANAU DOWNS – Mentioned.
36.46 Life long interest in birds. Describes early involvement on family farm. Feeding birds at her home in WINTON – Described. Magpies. HEDGEHOPE, SPRINGHILLS, LADY BARKLY – Mentioned. Various birds mentioned.
40:38 Trips to the beach. COLAC BAY, RIVERTON – Mentioned.
41:30 Family had a DE DION car – sisters MARGARET and MAY – Mentioned. WOODLANDS – Mentioned.
42:31 Team of horses on family farm. Uncle first to have tractor, father second in the district about 1928. Nan's father was English. He came to New Zealand with his father (cousin of McNAB family) in 1881. Father into TOTHILL WATSON (law firm) at age 14. Educated at AMBERFORTH in YORKSHIRE, Roman Catholic School.
Nan's grandfather [Robert DALRYMPLE] was first teacher at GARSTON SCHOOL though he was a banker. Recession when father and son arrived in New Zealand. Father became farm boy for BUXTON, GORDON and others. NEVIS, THE DUNSTAN, CLYDE – Mentioned. Road conditions – Explained. Cairn at top of hill – Explained. DUNEDIN – Mentioned.
46:26 Train to LUMSDEN, boat to QUEENSTOWN – Mentioned. 'MOUNTAINEER' – Mentioned.
47:16 STEWART ISLAND visited. MARGARET and BILL cottage on the Island. Girl Guide camps with MISS CHRISTINE CUMMING and COLINA (?) BROWN. Girls' High – Mentioned. Boat trips to STEWART ISLAND – Described.
48:44 After leaving PARK HOSPITAL, lived with parents. Married in 1953, moved to WINTON, husband's second marriage. Lawyer at WINTON. His father was a dentist in INVERCARGILL.
49:33 Lived at 1 Home Street until recently. Occupied as housewife. Played golf, later played bridge, bird counting. LLOYDS [or ROYDS], ARTHUR HAMILTON, AWARUA BAY – Mentioned. Arrival of godwits [birds] – Described.
WAIMATUK[U], MARGARET DIVERS – Mentioned Changes to course of WAIMATUKU RIVER – Described. Black oyster catchers at COLAC BAY. WAKAPATU, JACK SORENSON, CENTRE ISLAND – Mentioned. 54:45 Cottage at TE ANAU. MARAROA, WHITESTONE, WAIAU – Mentioned.
56:27 End of Track 1 – End of Interview
NOTE: Nan SMITH died in 2014
Dates
- 2007
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- From the Record Group: Esler, Lloyd (Interviewer, Person)
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