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Abstract of Mary Lilian MATTHEWS, 2016

 Item — Box: 14
Identifier: H02410002

Abstract

Interviewee: Mary Matthews

Interviewer: Gil Poplur

First Interview: 26th November 2015

Track 1

(refer to “My early Life” written pages 1-9, in folder)

00.00 1923 birth in WYNDHAM

04.00 Oral addition: parents meeting via telephone

05.20 Oral addition: THE DUNEDIN EXHIBITION

06.00 Dad’s truck, ice-cream, helping Mum, younger sister

09.25 Our home (Page 2)

12.50 Dad’s radio

14.51 Toys

End of Track 1

Track 2

02.25 School (Page 3)

03.50 Travelling to school

04.48 School writing, reading

06.32 Farm animals and pets (Page 4)

11.23 Outings (Page 5)

End of Track 2

Track 3

04.30 MARY’S driving experiences, reference to her Mum’s driving

07.10 Family’s first car (Page 6)

07.50 WYNDHAM A & P SHOW

09.01 Missed school excursion

10.09 Train journeys

End of Track 3

Track 4

02.55 Timing farm chores via train whistles (Page 8)

03.40 Winter holidays

08.52 Summer holidays (Page 9)

12.27 My life with tractors

End of Track 4

Track 5

10.20 My life with tractors continued (pages 10 – 12 0

10.21 WIRTH’S CIRCUS

End of Track 5

Track 6

00.35 WIRTH’S CIRCUS continued (Page 13)

00.36 Our wireless (Page 14)

[COALPIT (Pages 15 & 16) written material only (available in file). Where MARY lived for 90 years]

[Walking, a lifetime interest (Pages 17 – 19) Written material only (available in file).]

Second Interview: 7th January 2016

Track 1

Introduction, Preliminaries

Track 2

00.0 Reasons MARY joined the SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH. (Written material also)

01.12 How the LOBB REUNION eventuated in 1986 (Written material also)

09.33 End of Track 2

Track 3

00.00 How MARY met her husband

13.00 Experiencing an earthquake

15.00 End of Track 3

Track 4

00.0 KIRI (Granddaughter) and interviewer persuading MARY to talk about her travels

04.45 End of Track 4

Track 5

00.0 Travelling in NEW ZEALAND

07.11 Trip to ISRAEL

12.31 EGYPT. VALLEY OF THE KINGS, mummified head, TEMPLES.

15.00 End of Track 5

Track 6

00.0 EGYPT. ASWAN DAM, NORTH STAR.

04.58 End of Track 6

Track 7

00.0 RURAL WOMEN’S CONFERENCE IN NORTH ISLAND

02.42 End of Track 7

Track 8

00.0 Looking after a CHILD WELFARE child

07.22 End of Track 8

Track 9

00.0 Allowed to smack a child

00.35 End of Track 9

Dates

  • 2016

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Extent

From the Record Group: 1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Southland Oral History Project Repository