GERALD and BEVERLY COGHLAN

Interviewer: Jenny Campbell

Abstracter: Jean Hawkes

TRACK 1

00:09 Interview identification

00:10 MOSSBURN COMMUNITY CENTRE – Reasons for building explained. MOSSBURN RUGBY CLUB – Mentioned. BOWLING PAVILION – Mentioned. Trip to AUSTRALIA 1978 fund raising – Described. MIKE JOHNSON (school teacher) – Mentioned.

01:33 First meeting 1978, meetings, planning, committee formed. Plans – Described. Ladies Hockey Team, Squash, Bowls, Badminton, Smallbore Rifle Club – Mentioned.

02:46 Opposition. Incumbent DOMAIN BOARD (administered old hall) proposed expenditure – Explained. New Board elected. 03.23 Fund raising – Described.

04:04 Rugby Club's efforts. Crutching lambs. Cattle. NORTHERN SOUTHLAND TRANSPORT – Mentioned. COMMUNITY LADIES' CATERING SERVICE – Described. National Dog Trials at BURWOOD – Described. HEATHER TAYLOR and ENID – Mentioned.

06:21 MOSSBURN 1600 (bike ride) – Described. CENTRAL (Otago), HAAST PASS, REEFTON, LEWIS PASS, CHRISTCHURCH – Mentioned. Sale of raffle tickets – Described. KEVIN CHRISTIE'S truck – Mentioned. TAPPERS [cycle shop] – Mentioned Safety helmets and protective clothing – Mentioned. Road conditions – Described. GRAHAM McDONALD, accident at TAIERI – participation described. OZZIE WETENHALL (AUSTRALIAN) worked for McFARLANE. 09:21 Crashes – Explained. CULVERDEN, TARAMAKAU BRIDGE (One way Road-Rail Bridge), HOKITIKA, GREYMOUTH – Mentioned.

10:22 GRAHAM McDONALD'S parents – Mentioned. Caravans on tour – COUGHLAN, AUDREY and JACK McDONALD, KEVIN and DENISE CAIRNS, JOCK and ANN COURNANE, MURRAY KING PARINGA, CHRISTCHURCH – Mentioned.

11:42 LIONS CLUBS' input to fund raising – Described.

12:10 Car from WRIGHTSONS. BEVERLY COGHLAN Secretary/Treasurer. Duration of trip in 1980. OZZIE and ISABEL STRINGER (chief cook) MARIE CONNAGHAN HAAST CAMPING GROUND. JACK McDONALD – Mentioned...

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TRACK 2

00:03 JACK McDONALD continued... Makeshift toilet at HAAST BRIDGE – Described. JENNIFER BEARD [murder victim] – Mentioned. Lunches, BRUCE BAY – Mentioned. Camping grounds used. FOX GLACIER, PARINGA – Mentioned. JACK McDONALD, GERALD and BEVERLY went fishing. COGHLANS, CONNAGHANS, COURNANES – Mentioned. 01:19 ISABEL STRINGER'S announcement at camping ground – Described. CHRISTIES – Mentioned. Actions of camping ground owner – Described. BOB DOUGLAS incident – Mentioned.

03:33 SHAW BROTHERS of GILLESPIE'S BEACH – Mentioned.

03:58 First day – MOSSBURN to QUEENSTOWN about 112 ks, QUEENSTOWN to ALEXANDRA 90ks, ALEXANDRA to WANAKA, WANAKA to HAAST, REEFTON to CULVERDEN over LEWIS PASS (probably longest stage), OAMARU to DUNEDIN, DUNEDIN to BALCLUTHA, BALCLUTHA to GORE, GORE to INVERCARGILL LOWBURN, BEV and RUSSELL HARVEY – Mentioned.

07:11 Participants paid their own way at camping grounds. Riders were sponsored. At change-overs meat and other supplies replenished. Most cost met by those taking part. People of district involved somehow, except Mr McCULLOCH, Mr NORTHCOTE and a few others. JOHN O'CONNOR – Mentioned. Cycle training for trip – Mentioned. 09:53 Welcome home at MEMORIAL GATES – Described. Reaction of some tourists – mentioned. Radio reports to 4ZA, SOUTHLAND TIMES.

10:48 Weather good except HOKITIKA. Conditions – Described.

11:33 Effects of tour on community – Described. Clubs organised groups of bikers to take part.

12:19 TOP TOWN part of Opening Day. Sponsored walks of THE DOME, MOUNT HAMILTON – Described. 24-hour Crutching sheep non-stop – Described.

13:54 When plans finalised, before building, finances. BNZ (Bank of New Zealand) at LUMSDEN – Mentioned. Tender to FLETCHER BUILDING. BARRY HUNT (athlete from REEFTON) manager NATIONAL BANK, INVERCARGILL – Mentioned...

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TRACK 3

00:04 NATIONAL BANK arranged overdraft. Several members of community were guarantors. 00:47 Building virtually debt-free when opened. Changing Rooms added.

01:16 25 year Celebration of new building – Briefly described. Present committee's effort acknowledged.

02:09 Total cost of initial complex compared with present day expense for similar building. TE ANAU – Mentioned. Sound and heating qualities – Explained. C H FAUL LTD, NEVILLE LEGGE – Mentioned

06:12 Original architect – MOLLISON. Designer – BILL HENDERSON. Labour – concrete pad, cleaning up, painting, sanding, steel trusses. ANTHONY and MARIE YOUNG – Mentioned. OSH [Occupational Safety and Health] – not heard of at the time. LES WALL (panel beater) – Mentioned.

08:55 Fund raising by women – Described. QUEENSTOWN, CLINTON, HEATHER, MARGARET FAIRBAIRN – Mentioned. 'Miss Southland' contest. SUSAN RAE (?) (singer), THEA (?) BRADY, BRENDAN DUGAN, JODI VAUGHAN. Country and Western concerts. Barbecues – Described. ANTHONY YOUNG – Mentioned.

11:00 Catering License and sale of liquor – Explained.

11:34 Building up as one unit apart from changing rooms added later.

11:56 Ladies designed kitchen.

12:23 Work done after builders left – Explained. Squash Courts problems – Mentioned. 12:54 Initial plans – Described. Rifle Range, Netball Court, Basketball, Badminton – Mentioned

14:09 Official the Opening – HAROLD BOULT. Dance FIRE BRIGADE CABARET – Mentioned. 14:50 Difficulties finding bands and musicians to play at MOSSBURN...

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TRACK 4

00:04 Entertainment problems – Explained.

00:50 Ball at night for Official Opening. 'Top Town' following day – Described. 01:20 Shearing Competitions, Rugby Club – Described.

02:03 Cattle still run on properties to defray costs.

02:28 BEVERLY secretary for 17 years.

02:54 COMMITTEE includes representative of all clubs using facility and local councillor.

03:12 Old hall bought for a museum then sold to BRACKEN HALL [cafe and gift shop] ladies.

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