DOREEN McCALLUM

Interviewer: Jenny Campbell

Abstracter: Jean Hawkes

TRACK 1

00:00 Interview identification

00:11 DOREEN McCALLUM born 19 January 1909 at WYNDHAM

00:36 Parents lived at WAIMAHAKA Self lived there till 11 years old – School at WAIMAHAKA Family moved to SEAWARD DOWNS – Depression time – No secondary education for MORTON family.

01:28 Self did housework – Worked at (Nestles) HIGHLANDER CONDENSED MILK at UNDERWOOD until marriage.

02:11 [PARENTS]: RICHARD MORTON and MARY ANN FRASER Mother born at CLINTON – 2 older sisters, 1 older brother – Mother aged about 4 when her mother died. Grandparents from SCOTLAND

03:42 Grandfather and children to FORTROSE – Two MCKENZIE families took in 2 children each until older ones able to keep house. Grandfather – DONALD FRASER – Bought farm 'SANDHILLS' at FORTROSE.

04:58 Mother finished school at FORTROSE – Worked at home – Married in FORTROSE CHURCH.

05:20 Father's parents at WAIMAHAKA – Father on part of farm – There till self 11 years old – Moved to SEAWARD DOWNS

05:46 Depression – Farm lost

06:16 Father – Contracting work TE ANAU roadwork – Moved to MAKAREWA

06:50 Self – work at HIGHLANDER MILK CONDENSERY Father – Farm contractor – Described.

07:22 Parents moved to LORNEVILLE

07:38 Self married from LORNEVILLE – First husband from LORNEVILLE. Widowed early – Had happy days and not much money.

08:44 Self moved to INVERCARGILL – Youngest brother at war Father's death – WAIMAHAKA – Described

10:14 Self stayed with mother after end of war

10:20 Brother's marriage – Mentioned

10:42 Self married second time – Two sons COLIN and ROSS to 1st husband (CHARLES ATKINSON) – 2 daughters to 2nd husband

11:28 Sons' occupations – Car parts and tractor mechanic

11:51 Second husband a fibrous plasterer

12:03 Eldest son to PALMERSTON NORTH after marriage INVERCARGILL – Mentioned

12:27 Second son married – moved to NELSON – Returned to INVERCARGILL several times

13:12 Children attended SOUTH SCHOOL – Boys to SOUTHLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE – Girls to SOUTHLAND GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL 13:32 JEAN at KEW HOSPITAL – Married DORIS married ALAN BROWN (?) of LUMSDEN

13:57 Self's husband JIM retired from fibrous plastering at 70 – INVERCARGILL FLOOD caused major damage – Husband returned to his trade. Lived in GRACE STREET...

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TRACK 2

00:03 … Moved to MAITLAND STREET till 2006

00:30 First husband CHARLES ATKINSON – Sons retained name. Second husband JIM McCALLUM

00:56 [SIBLINGS]: 3 brothers – 3 sisters (NOTE: Research gives their names as follows... RICHARD FRASER – ELIZABETH MARGARET – MARY DOREEN (self) – ISABELLA/ISOBEL CONSTANCE – IAN DONALD – FLORENCE IVY – GEORGE LESLIE) 01:15 Oldest brother worked on farm – casual work until marriage – COUNTY COUNCIL – Lived at WAITUNA – To CLIFTON – Milk Run – Wharf at BLUFF

02:59 Oldest sister did housework – Trained as nurse at SOUTHLAND HOSPITAL, DEE STREET – To CHRISTCHURCH in private hospitals – Matron BURWOOD TRAINING CENTRE for 'Wayward Girls' – MARGARET known as PEGGY or PEG ST WINIFRED'S – Mentioned

05:03 Next sister – CONNIE – Housework at CASTLE ROCK for MISS ADAMSON – Nursing training SOUTHLAND HOSPITAL, DEE STREET – To WESTPORT – To AUSTRALIA private nursing – Rejected in NEW ZEALAND for war service – Maternity and Karitane Training – To AUCKLAND – Plunket Nurse until marriage to 'IKE' (Isaac) SYKES a seaman. Coastal oil tanker – TANEA – Mentioned

09:01 [MARGARET]: Married six weeks when husband died – Later married KEN INGLEY.

09:50 Next brother – IAN – Drover LORNEVILLE – Shepherding – Head Shepherd MAKAREWA FREEZING WORKS – Married DAPHNE WATSON – One son. Husband and wife died of cancer.

11:50 Next sister – IVY – Worked at NEW ZEALAND MILK PRODUCTS (Highlander) at LORNEVILLE – Married (William) JOHN CUNNINGHAM – LORNEVILLE SERVICE STATION – Three children... DESMA married EDDIE (GANZEVLES) Dutchman LESLEY married JIM HALL – 2 daughters – LESLEY'S health described. RUSSELL in INVERCARGILL – NORTH SCHOOL...

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TRACK 3

00:03 … (RUSSELL) to TECH – Builder – Showground development – 1 son – 1 daughter

01:08 Youngest brother – LES – Attended several schools due to Depression – Finally at WAIKIWI – Drover around LORNEVILLE – Parents moved to town – LES to OCEAN BEACH FREEZING WORKS – To War – Prisoner of War – Returned to work for FARMERS' CO-OP, INVERCARGILL – Retired early – Died 1985

03:52 Self age 5 to 11 at WAIMAHAKA SCHOOL – Travel to and from school – Described. TOKANUI – FORTROSE – Mentioned

06:31 [TEACHERS]: MISS JESSIE McKAY of INVERCARGILL – LILY MELVIN of TOKANUI – Mr SPROAT Declaration of 1918 Peace – Mr ELLIOTT grocer WAIMAHAKA visit to school – Described

09:42 Reaction to declaration and Celebrations – Described

10:19 FLU EPIDEMIC – Effects on WAIMAHAKA families – Own father not affected. Efforts to help affected families – Described.

11:31 Self's family lived on main road to FORTROSE FORTROSE CEMETERY – Mentioned

11:53 Parents lost number of friends in epidemic

12:03 Death of little girl from WAREPA stayed on farm (FORTROSE) – Affected self and siblings.

12:35 Lots of adults, several children died in the area

12:47 Mother slow to recover – Transfer to DEE STREET HOSPITAL – Described. Self and youngest brother stayed with grandparents

13:48 Father's cousin kept house for him and older children

14:07 LES cared for by a family, with several daughters, until own mother taken to hospital...

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TRACK 4

00:01 … Les and self to grandmother's

00:13 Nearest doctor at WYNDHAM – No maternity home or other facility at TOKANUI Lot of country people had children at WYNDHAM

00:38 Treatment for flu – Quinine – Burnt sulphur

01:23 End of Track 4