Abstract of Lenard Hugh EVANS, 2020
Item — Box: 26
Identifier: H0122002
Abstract
Lenard Hugh Evans
Interviewer: Lloyd Esler
Abstractor: Karen M Jones
Date: 21 July 2008
TRACK 1
00:00 Interview identification
00:56 Born RIVERTON 1932 Early Life during WWII at WAIPANGO, now POURAKINO VALLEY. “bush and stumps” ACTIVE MILLING. Describes
02.03 Schooling at WILD BUSH SCHOOL, now WAIPANGO SCHOOL. Closed 1947. Explains.
02.30 Memory of Railway running passed their gate. Describes
03.08 FRANK WILKINSON drove engine. Mentions
03.25 TIMBER taken down POURAKINO RIVER from “TRAILS AND SMITHY” [?] Mentions
04:42 End of Track 1
DISC 1: TRACK 2
00.18 ACTIVE MILLING continues. Explains
00.33 Concrete Bridge across GRANITY STREAM. MORE’S Bush Tram. Mentions.
01.18 MORE’S TOP MILL known as OTAUTAU TIMBER COMPANY, Details Early 1940s Self visited mill with father – Sawyer at mill. Recalls
02.03 Small Farm – Father milked a few cows, mostly sawmill worker.
02.13 Self worked at KIWI TIMBER COMPANY, was GOODALLS.1949-1960’s Returned Soldiers owned it. Describes.
03.11 Timber, mostly BEECH. Explains.
04.23 Self worked at MEAT WORKS – mentioned.
04.29 Self worked at BUCHANAN’S MILL, was “MOSS” SAWMILL. Describes,
04.54 Self moved into Invercargill and worked at ALLIANCE LORNEVILLE MEAT WORKS. Recalls. 05.19 CHEMICAL WORKS. 1930s Construction. Self has photographs. Describes
06.18 2 sheds from CHEMICAL WORKS: one went to LONGWOOD HALL and the only standing one WAIMATUA HALL. Explains
06.52 Retorts and things came from SHALEWORKS OREPUKI. Described by interviewer
07.38 CHEMICAL WORKS. 1940s Self playing at the back of the place. Recalls 1947-48.Trials Commenced. Didn’t produce anything. Explains
09.57 Father worked at the CHEMICAL WORKS for a week or two. They fired retorts from underneath. Operation of Works. Describes
10.19 Caretaker was there until the CHEMICAL WORKS were abandoned. It was sold about 1952. Self went to the sale. Describes.
12.17 Mr PATRICK, Solicitor or Accountant in RIVERTON, was one of the big people involved in the CHEMICAL WORKS. People lost a lot of money from the works, including MORE. Mentions
13.57 CHEMICAL WORKS Photograph. Details
15.01 End of Track 2
TRACK 3
00.01 CHEMICAL WORKS Photograph. Details
00.25 Book/Folder on GOLDMINING LONGWOODS REEFS. Walk to Stamper Battery. Recalls.
01.03 Mr LINSCOTT very knowledgeable of area. Also, ARTHUR WILLIAMS, radio technician??? Mentions.
01.39 Walkway through area, KIWI ROAD TO LAKE GEORGE, coming out at the CHINESE SETTLEMENT. Recalls.
02.27 STAMPER BATTERY WALK. Mentions
03:07 PHOTOGRAPHS. Wife ‘not many photos taken in those days because people didn’t have the money to buy them”
03.37 SELF “I’m a bit different than a lot of my family. They haven’t got any of this stuff.” Mentions.
03.50 TECOFSKY TRACK PHOTOGRAPH. Mentions
04.00 BUCHANAN MILL PHOTOGRAPHS. Points to Self in Photograph. Describes
04.43 BUCHANANS RAIL TRACTOR made at WILSON BROTHERS, INVERCARGILL. Details
05.06 GOODALL TRAM that was KIWI MILL PHOTOGRAPH. Mentions
05.22 SWING FOOT BRIDGE PHOTOGRAPH. Is on the POURAKINO RIVER. Details
06.32 MOTHER with SUPPLIES and BULLOCK PHOTOGRAPH. Grandmother would carry cream out to the bridge by bullock and carry the cream on foot to the cream lorry on the other side, Recall
07.01 Settlement on other side of river where STEAMER was. Explains
07.22 Trips were run up the POURAKINO RIVER. There were governor’s tables where the GOVERNOR – GENERAL had afternoon tea. Year, before 1930s, of visit unknown. Recalls
07.52 BOAT TRIP PHOTOGRAPH shown. Mention.
08.02 FWG MILLER’S ARTICLE shown. Mention
08.07 PETER “KYTE?” BAIRD ran popular trips up the river. Mention
08.25 TRAIN PHOTOGRAPH. Details
08.50 TOM MORE PHOTOGRAPH. Mentions
09.02 MORE’S RESERVE, RIVERTON. MORE had SAWMILL in RIVERTON before going into the LONGWOODs. Describes.
09.29 A lot of ACCIDENTS in the BUSH. Recalls
09.37 Mr SPENCER killed at the “CALIFOR”? Mentions.
09.39 Grandfather was killed by falling tree at TRAILS MILL about 1927. Recalls
10.18 BAND entertains on SS ODENA while going up POURAKINO RIVER PHOTOGRAPH shown. Mentions.
10.37 People sat on a JIGGER with chaff sack over their heads and sit backwards to the weather. Recalls
11.08 LOCO came out pushing and pulling loads of timber daily. Explains
11.54 LES BONE sawed at MORE’S. Mentions
11.59 Brother sawed at MORE’s. Settlement there. Describes.
12.07 ROBBERY of PAY PACKET Bag in TIN. Read in Western Star. Details given by Interviewer
13.00 TRAILS had 2 SAWMILLS – one burnt down. Self remembers chimney. GRACE FAIRWEATHER nee HUGHES lived in mill. Describes
14.08 Mrs VIOLET WELLS nee DANIELS lived at MORE’S TOP MILL. Mentions 14.49 EFFECTS of WAR YEARS on LOCAL COMMUNITY. To go to RIVERTON approximately 8 miles away. Mentions.
15.00 End of Track 3
TRACK 4
00.00 EFFECTS of WAR YEARS on LOCAL COMMUNITY. To go to RIVERTON approximately 8 miles away took horse and cart. TYRES could not be brought and PETROL rationed. Explains.
00.19 BRYCE ran the SCHOOL BUS and used to go to self’s family home to borrow SUGAR. Recalls.
00.41 SHORTAGE of items eg CLOTHES. Recalls
00.52 Wife ‘When you got home (from the trip) you were asked ”how many punctures did you have?” Recalls.
01.09 No Telephone, No Power. Details
01.39 SCHOOL “wasn’t very good”, “weren’t happy days, wife “pressure cooker teachers.” Explains
02.14 First Job self earnt “10 pounds something a fortnight”. Comparison of cost of PETROL made. Explains.
03.13 Wife’s family started “THIN LIZZ” CAR on PETROL and then used KEROSENE. Recalls
03.47 Father would leave car at the SWING FOOT BRIDGE and walked home to save PETROL. Recalls
04.00 PETROL STOLEN from father’s car. Recalls.
04.15 One of father’s TRAILS workmates was having MARRIAGE PROBLEMS with wife. The wife’s father told her to go home to husband as she had married him. Recalls
05.42 CHEMICAL WORKS BUSINESS RECORDS. Mr MORE was a SHAREHOLDER and Mr PATRICK was also involved. Mentions
06.46 END of Track 4
Interviewer: Lloyd Esler
Abstractor: Karen M Jones
Date: 21 July 2008
TRACK 1
00:00 Interview identification
00:56 Born RIVERTON 1932 Early Life during WWII at WAIPANGO, now POURAKINO VALLEY. “bush and stumps” ACTIVE MILLING. Describes
02.03 Schooling at WILD BUSH SCHOOL, now WAIPANGO SCHOOL. Closed 1947. Explains.
02.30 Memory of Railway running passed their gate. Describes
03.08 FRANK WILKINSON drove engine. Mentions
03.25 TIMBER taken down POURAKINO RIVER from “TRAILS AND SMITHY” [?] Mentions
04:42 End of Track 1
DISC 1: TRACK 2
00.18 ACTIVE MILLING continues. Explains
00.33 Concrete Bridge across GRANITY STREAM. MORE’S Bush Tram. Mentions.
01.18 MORE’S TOP MILL known as OTAUTAU TIMBER COMPANY, Details Early 1940s Self visited mill with father – Sawyer at mill. Recalls
02.03 Small Farm – Father milked a few cows, mostly sawmill worker.
02.13 Self worked at KIWI TIMBER COMPANY, was GOODALLS.1949-1960’s Returned Soldiers owned it. Describes.
03.11 Timber, mostly BEECH. Explains.
04.23 Self worked at MEAT WORKS – mentioned.
04.29 Self worked at BUCHANAN’S MILL, was “MOSS” SAWMILL. Describes,
04.54 Self moved into Invercargill and worked at ALLIANCE LORNEVILLE MEAT WORKS. Recalls. 05.19 CHEMICAL WORKS. 1930s Construction. Self has photographs. Describes
06.18 2 sheds from CHEMICAL WORKS: one went to LONGWOOD HALL and the only standing one WAIMATUA HALL. Explains
06.52 Retorts and things came from SHALEWORKS OREPUKI. Described by interviewer
07.38 CHEMICAL WORKS. 1940s Self playing at the back of the place. Recalls 1947-48.Trials Commenced. Didn’t produce anything. Explains
09.57 Father worked at the CHEMICAL WORKS for a week or two. They fired retorts from underneath. Operation of Works. Describes
10.19 Caretaker was there until the CHEMICAL WORKS were abandoned. It was sold about 1952. Self went to the sale. Describes.
12.17 Mr PATRICK, Solicitor or Accountant in RIVERTON, was one of the big people involved in the CHEMICAL WORKS. People lost a lot of money from the works, including MORE. Mentions
13.57 CHEMICAL WORKS Photograph. Details
15.01 End of Track 2
TRACK 3
00.01 CHEMICAL WORKS Photograph. Details
00.25 Book/Folder on GOLDMINING LONGWOODS REEFS. Walk to Stamper Battery. Recalls.
01.03 Mr LINSCOTT very knowledgeable of area. Also, ARTHUR WILLIAMS, radio technician??? Mentions.
01.39 Walkway through area, KIWI ROAD TO LAKE GEORGE, coming out at the CHINESE SETTLEMENT. Recalls.
02.27 STAMPER BATTERY WALK. Mentions
03:07 PHOTOGRAPHS. Wife ‘not many photos taken in those days because people didn’t have the money to buy them”
03.37 SELF “I’m a bit different than a lot of my family. They haven’t got any of this stuff.” Mentions.
03.50 TECOFSKY TRACK PHOTOGRAPH. Mentions
04.00 BUCHANAN MILL PHOTOGRAPHS. Points to Self in Photograph. Describes
04.43 BUCHANANS RAIL TRACTOR made at WILSON BROTHERS, INVERCARGILL. Details
05.06 GOODALL TRAM that was KIWI MILL PHOTOGRAPH. Mentions
05.22 SWING FOOT BRIDGE PHOTOGRAPH. Is on the POURAKINO RIVER. Details
06.32 MOTHER with SUPPLIES and BULLOCK PHOTOGRAPH. Grandmother would carry cream out to the bridge by bullock and carry the cream on foot to the cream lorry on the other side, Recall
07.01 Settlement on other side of river where STEAMER was. Explains
07.22 Trips were run up the POURAKINO RIVER. There were governor’s tables where the GOVERNOR – GENERAL had afternoon tea. Year, before 1930s, of visit unknown. Recalls
07.52 BOAT TRIP PHOTOGRAPH shown. Mention.
08.02 FWG MILLER’S ARTICLE shown. Mention
08.07 PETER “KYTE?” BAIRD ran popular trips up the river. Mention
08.25 TRAIN PHOTOGRAPH. Details
08.50 TOM MORE PHOTOGRAPH. Mentions
09.02 MORE’S RESERVE, RIVERTON. MORE had SAWMILL in RIVERTON before going into the LONGWOODs. Describes.
09.29 A lot of ACCIDENTS in the BUSH. Recalls
09.37 Mr SPENCER killed at the “CALIFOR”? Mentions.
09.39 Grandfather was killed by falling tree at TRAILS MILL about 1927. Recalls
10.18 BAND entertains on SS ODENA while going up POURAKINO RIVER PHOTOGRAPH shown. Mentions.
10.37 People sat on a JIGGER with chaff sack over their heads and sit backwards to the weather. Recalls
11.08 LOCO came out pushing and pulling loads of timber daily. Explains
11.54 LES BONE sawed at MORE’S. Mentions
11.59 Brother sawed at MORE’s. Settlement there. Describes.
12.07 ROBBERY of PAY PACKET Bag in TIN. Read in Western Star. Details given by Interviewer
13.00 TRAILS had 2 SAWMILLS – one burnt down. Self remembers chimney. GRACE FAIRWEATHER nee HUGHES lived in mill. Describes
14.08 Mrs VIOLET WELLS nee DANIELS lived at MORE’S TOP MILL. Mentions 14.49 EFFECTS of WAR YEARS on LOCAL COMMUNITY. To go to RIVERTON approximately 8 miles away. Mentions.
15.00 End of Track 3
TRACK 4
00.00 EFFECTS of WAR YEARS on LOCAL COMMUNITY. To go to RIVERTON approximately 8 miles away took horse and cart. TYRES could not be brought and PETROL rationed. Explains.
00.19 BRYCE ran the SCHOOL BUS and used to go to self’s family home to borrow SUGAR. Recalls.
00.41 SHORTAGE of items eg CLOTHES. Recalls
00.52 Wife ‘When you got home (from the trip) you were asked ”how many punctures did you have?” Recalls.
01.09 No Telephone, No Power. Details
01.39 SCHOOL “wasn’t very good”, “weren’t happy days, wife “pressure cooker teachers.” Explains
02.14 First Job self earnt “10 pounds something a fortnight”. Comparison of cost of PETROL made. Explains.
03.13 Wife’s family started “THIN LIZZ” CAR on PETROL and then used KEROSENE. Recalls
03.47 Father would leave car at the SWING FOOT BRIDGE and walked home to save PETROL. Recalls
04.00 PETROL STOLEN from father’s car. Recalls.
04.15 One of father’s TRAILS workmates was having MARRIAGE PROBLEMS with wife. The wife’s father told her to go home to husband as she had married him. Recalls
05.42 CHEMICAL WORKS BUSINESS RECORDS. Mr MORE was a SHAREHOLDER and Mr PATRICK was also involved. Mentions
06.46 END of Track 4
Dates
- 2020
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- From the Record Group: Esler, Lloyd (Interviewer, Person)
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