Abstract of John Jabez (Jack) CALVERT, 1998
Item — Box: 46
Identifier: H0484002
Abstract
JOHN JABEZ 'JACK' CALVERT
Recorded: 08 October 1998
Interviewer: Ailsa Dawson
Abstracter: Colin Gray (Retyped by Jean Hawkes)
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TIMINGS REFER TO THE ORIGINAL MINIDISC COUNTER
NOTE: Extra notes added by Jean Hawkes...
JOHN JABEZ 'JACK' CALVERT born 17 March 1910
Parents: ETHEL LEONIE SHEPPARD and FRANCIS JAMES CALVERT married in 1904
01’ 00” [SIBLINGS]: FRANCIS RAYMOND HAY – ELLEN MAY (NELLIE) died as a child – Self – JAMES ERNEST (JIM) – SARAH ETHEL – ERIC STEWART – LEONIE MARY (LAY) – RUSSELL EDGAR – DOUGLAS BARCLAY
02’ 00” [EDUCATION]: ST GEORGE PRIMARY SCHOOL gained Matriculation
03’ 00” First job – JOHN FINDLAY, NURSERYMAN – lasted a few weeks
04’ 00” INVERCARGILL'S 2nd foundry – JABEZ HAY and COMPANY – FORTH STREET Burnt out
04’ 30” Foundry rebuilt corner YTHAN and DALRYMPLE STREETS – Father part owner – JABEZ HAY an uncle
05’ 00” Foundry made FELDWICK GATES for QUEENS PARK – Self helped with this while a schoolboy
06’ 00” Father bought farm MILL ROAD, KENNINGTON DISTRICT about 1940 MILL and MASON ROADS were just dirt tracks through gorse
07’ 00” Horse teams bogged along MASON ROAD
08’ 00” [FARM]: Swampy ground – “niggerheads” [Note added: Carex secta also known as Pukio/Makura/Purei]
09’ 00” Looked after 1,000 hens – Eggs sold to dairy in TWEED STREET 8 pence per dozen
10’ 00” Dairy cows – Rabbiting – half a crown a skin - Two shillings and six pence good pocket money
11’ 00” Married THELMA ADA AYERS 28 November 1935 – Day after MICHAEL SAVAGE elected
12” 30” [CHILDREN]: SYLVIA – JOHN – THELMA (died aged 4.5 years of tonsillitis) – ALFRED – JOYCE – NEIL DR ORBELL family's doctor
14’ 00” Self continued father's love breeding and showing birds – Long association with INVERCARGILL POULTRY PIGEON and CANARY CLUB Showed birds in NEW ZEALAND – Judged in MELBOURNE Had over 100 birds in some shows Bred ducks – fowls – bantams
17’ 00” [SPORTS]: Member PIRATES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB – Won INVERCARGILL 3rd Grade 1933/34 Members of winning ST GEORGE SCHOOL 7 and 15 aside teams Winger – fast – Scored 7 tries in match
19’ 00” Didn't qualify for WAR SERVICE – 3 brothers served Self managed CITY COAL COMPANY for 7 years during this time
21’ 00” Built three houses during married life – 25 years farm at MILL ROAD – 22 years at OTATARA – Undeveloped at the time – OTATARA a lovely spot
23’ 00” Made cemetery fences at FOUNDRY – Foundry sold 1942 to JIM STOREY – Later demolished – Four houses on the site
24’ 30” [TRANSPORT]: Trams on GRACE STREET – Types of transport – Father's first car a FORD – Self bought first car second hand 27 pounds and 10 shillings (55 dollars) – Roads full of potholes
27’ 00” Uncle JABEZ HAY brought father up – Not as adopted – Kept CALVERT name when married
29’ 00” [PIRATES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB]: Self attended 3 Jubilees of Club with 2 brothers 1 brother lives at KEW, INVERCARGILL – other in NELSON
Thanks for interview
NOTE: JACK CALVERT died 28 September 1999
Recorded: 08 October 1998
Interviewer: Ailsa Dawson
Abstracter: Colin Gray (Retyped by Jean Hawkes)
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TIMINGS REFER TO THE ORIGINAL MINIDISC COUNTER
NOTE: Extra notes added by Jean Hawkes...
JOHN JABEZ 'JACK' CALVERT born 17 March 1910
Parents: ETHEL LEONIE SHEPPARD and FRANCIS JAMES CALVERT married in 1904
01’ 00” [SIBLINGS]: FRANCIS RAYMOND HAY – ELLEN MAY (NELLIE) died as a child – Self – JAMES ERNEST (JIM) – SARAH ETHEL – ERIC STEWART – LEONIE MARY (LAY) – RUSSELL EDGAR – DOUGLAS BARCLAY
02’ 00” [EDUCATION]: ST GEORGE PRIMARY SCHOOL gained Matriculation
03’ 00” First job – JOHN FINDLAY, NURSERYMAN – lasted a few weeks
04’ 00” INVERCARGILL'S 2nd foundry – JABEZ HAY and COMPANY – FORTH STREET Burnt out
04’ 30” Foundry rebuilt corner YTHAN and DALRYMPLE STREETS – Father part owner – JABEZ HAY an uncle
05’ 00” Foundry made FELDWICK GATES for QUEENS PARK – Self helped with this while a schoolboy
06’ 00” Father bought farm MILL ROAD, KENNINGTON DISTRICT about 1940 MILL and MASON ROADS were just dirt tracks through gorse
07’ 00” Horse teams bogged along MASON ROAD
08’ 00” [FARM]: Swampy ground – “niggerheads” [Note added: Carex secta also known as Pukio/Makura/Purei]
09’ 00” Looked after 1,000 hens – Eggs sold to dairy in TWEED STREET 8 pence per dozen
10’ 00” Dairy cows – Rabbiting – half a crown a skin - Two shillings and six pence good pocket money
11’ 00” Married THELMA ADA AYERS 28 November 1935 – Day after MICHAEL SAVAGE elected
12” 30” [CHILDREN]: SYLVIA – JOHN – THELMA (died aged 4.5 years of tonsillitis) – ALFRED – JOYCE – NEIL DR ORBELL family's doctor
14’ 00” Self continued father's love breeding and showing birds – Long association with INVERCARGILL POULTRY PIGEON and CANARY CLUB Showed birds in NEW ZEALAND – Judged in MELBOURNE Had over 100 birds in some shows Bred ducks – fowls – bantams
17’ 00” [SPORTS]: Member PIRATES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB – Won INVERCARGILL 3rd Grade 1933/34 Members of winning ST GEORGE SCHOOL 7 and 15 aside teams Winger – fast – Scored 7 tries in match
19’ 00” Didn't qualify for WAR SERVICE – 3 brothers served Self managed CITY COAL COMPANY for 7 years during this time
21’ 00” Built three houses during married life – 25 years farm at MILL ROAD – 22 years at OTATARA – Undeveloped at the time – OTATARA a lovely spot
23’ 00” Made cemetery fences at FOUNDRY – Foundry sold 1942 to JIM STOREY – Later demolished – Four houses on the site
24’ 30” [TRANSPORT]: Trams on GRACE STREET – Types of transport – Father's first car a FORD – Self bought first car second hand 27 pounds and 10 shillings (55 dollars) – Roads full of potholes
27’ 00” Uncle JABEZ HAY brought father up – Not as adopted – Kept CALVERT name when married
29’ 00” [PIRATES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB]: Self attended 3 Jubilees of Club with 2 brothers 1 brother lives at KEW, INVERCARGILL – other in NELSON
Thanks for interview
NOTE: JACK CALVERT died 28 September 1999
Dates
- 1998
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Extent
From the Record Group: 1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Record Group: Dawson, Ailsa Ruth (Interviewer, Person)
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