Abstract of Muriel Jane HENDERSON, 2020
Item — Box: 38
Identifier: H03690002
Abstract
Interviewee: Muriel Jane Henderson
Interviewer: Beth Cairns
Abstracter: Beth Cairns
PLEASE NOTE: THE TIMINGS IN THIS ABSTRACT RELATE TO THE ORIGINAL TAPE VERSION OF THE RECORDING AND NOT TO THE DIGITIZED VERSION
Interview Dates: 20 May and 12 June 1998
MURIEL speaks of her brothers GORDON, ALEX, and JOHN and their upbringing in a musical family in Invercargill.
Tape 1 Side A
00.37 Schooling Clothes worn to school
01.19 Foot injury DR. MCGIBBON – CAIRNSMOOR PRIVATE HOSPITAL
02.01 Sports Motorbike Racing
02.16 Brothers Drowned at OMAUI
02.44 Boxing BILL PASCOE, RAY NICOLL, GEORGE MCEWAN
02.74 RIVERTON ROCKS J.C. THOMPSON – PROPRIETOR OF WALLACE COUNTY NEWSPAPER
03.04 THOMPSONS BUSH DEVILS POOL
03.36 JOE BLACK – NGAPOHATU POST OFFICE (means evening breezes)
03.88 School picnics
End of Side A
Tape 1 Side B
00.06 Broadcasting BILL CHERRY – 4YZ RADIO STATION
00.44 GORDON LINDSAY, ARCHIE SMILEY, ARTHUR HIND, DICK FERRIS
00.69 Car lost in sea at ORETI BEACH
01.03 DE CLIFFORD’S – WALLACE COUNTY HOTEL
01.33 Duck Shooting – Swan shooting
01.68 LINDSAY & CO
01.84 KARITANE HOSPITAL
01.98 Depression Soup for neighbours, Chinese Gardeners
02.25 Fishing Hut at AWARUA – Seagull eggs
02.39 KAURI TREES planted at STEWART ISLAND
02.48 Rabbits Ferrets
02.66 Boxing GEORGE MCCHESNEY
02.83 Breweries Prohibition – WHITE HOUSE
03.03 Hitch Hiking R S BLACK – MAYOR OF DUNEDIN
03.45 MRS MULHOLLAND – wife of CHIEF CONSTABLE AT NORTH INVERCARGILL
03.64 Career Nursing, Sales rep.
End of Side B
Tape 2 Side A
00.04 Jobs as children
00.43 HUIA CLUB
00.56 GAS LIGHTS
00.77 MAYFAIRS
00.95 GONDOLA’S on OTEPUNI RIVER
01.25 RIVERTON Bridal party drowned
01.44 THE ARCADE
01.60 KINGSLAND BISCUIT FACTORY
01.72 Cooking classes. Fencing with daughter JANE
02.35 Whooping Cough
End of Side A
Tape 2 Side B
On this side MURIEL speaks of the life she and her brothers led in a musical family
00.04 Childhood with brothers
00.17 NELLIE BLACK – MRS JIM PRENTICE
00.24 Music Lessons ALEX LINDSAY and his career
00.51 THOMAS ANTHONY
00.59 O’BRYNE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
00.68 BILLY FERGUSON and his wife taught ALEX violin and MURIEL Cello
00.81 Tram conductors
01.18 TEACHERS: CHARLES MARTIN, REV. LOMAS, MR LE PETIT, VICTOR LE PETIT, BILLY & MRS MILLER, KENNEDY BLACK, PERCY MCNAMARA
01.39 ALEX LINDSAY MUSIC SUITE SOUTHLAND BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
01.46 MARGARET WOODS – NEE CASEY, MARY GILBERT married PHIL POOLE
01.53 ORPHANS CLUB, MALE CHOIR
01.60 CONVENT NUNS
01.82 ALEX LINDSAY won SCHOLARSHIP TO ROYAL ACADEMY, LONDON LEADER OF ORCHESTRA – MBE
02.09 MARGERY BARTY, MISS JOPP, SANDY SUTHERLAND, MADGE FLAUS, ISOBEL BAILEY, GLADYS MONCRIEF, CHARLES GRAY, MABEL TRING-CROFTS, JANETTE MCSTAY, MAY HARRINGTON, MARY AND MARGERY FITZGERALD, BUDDY WILLS, JACK TOURELLE, KEVIN DELL, JENNY LINDSAY, SANDY SUTHERLAND, LINDSAY TAYLOR.
End of side B
Interviewer: Beth Cairns
Abstracter: Beth Cairns
PLEASE NOTE: THE TIMINGS IN THIS ABSTRACT RELATE TO THE ORIGINAL TAPE VERSION OF THE RECORDING AND NOT TO THE DIGITIZED VERSION
Interview Dates: 20 May and 12 June 1998
MURIEL speaks of her brothers GORDON, ALEX, and JOHN and their upbringing in a musical family in Invercargill.
Tape 1 Side A
00.37 Schooling Clothes worn to school
01.19 Foot injury DR. MCGIBBON – CAIRNSMOOR PRIVATE HOSPITAL
02.01 Sports Motorbike Racing
02.16 Brothers Drowned at OMAUI
02.44 Boxing BILL PASCOE, RAY NICOLL, GEORGE MCEWAN
02.74 RIVERTON ROCKS J.C. THOMPSON – PROPRIETOR OF WALLACE COUNTY NEWSPAPER
03.04 THOMPSONS BUSH DEVILS POOL
03.36 JOE BLACK – NGAPOHATU POST OFFICE (means evening breezes)
03.88 School picnics
End of Side A
Tape 1 Side B
00.06 Broadcasting BILL CHERRY – 4YZ RADIO STATION
00.44 GORDON LINDSAY, ARCHIE SMILEY, ARTHUR HIND, DICK FERRIS
00.69 Car lost in sea at ORETI BEACH
01.03 DE CLIFFORD’S – WALLACE COUNTY HOTEL
01.33 Duck Shooting – Swan shooting
01.68 LINDSAY & CO
01.84 KARITANE HOSPITAL
01.98 Depression Soup for neighbours, Chinese Gardeners
02.25 Fishing Hut at AWARUA – Seagull eggs
02.39 KAURI TREES planted at STEWART ISLAND
02.48 Rabbits Ferrets
02.66 Boxing GEORGE MCCHESNEY
02.83 Breweries Prohibition – WHITE HOUSE
03.03 Hitch Hiking R S BLACK – MAYOR OF DUNEDIN
03.45 MRS MULHOLLAND – wife of CHIEF CONSTABLE AT NORTH INVERCARGILL
03.64 Career Nursing, Sales rep.
End of Side B
Tape 2 Side A
00.04 Jobs as children
00.43 HUIA CLUB
00.56 GAS LIGHTS
00.77 MAYFAIRS
00.95 GONDOLA’S on OTEPUNI RIVER
01.25 RIVERTON Bridal party drowned
01.44 THE ARCADE
01.60 KINGSLAND BISCUIT FACTORY
01.72 Cooking classes. Fencing with daughter JANE
02.35 Whooping Cough
End of Side A
Tape 2 Side B
On this side MURIEL speaks of the life she and her brothers led in a musical family
00.04 Childhood with brothers
00.17 NELLIE BLACK – MRS JIM PRENTICE
00.24 Music Lessons ALEX LINDSAY and his career
00.51 THOMAS ANTHONY
00.59 O’BRYNE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
00.68 BILLY FERGUSON and his wife taught ALEX violin and MURIEL Cello
00.81 Tram conductors
01.18 TEACHERS: CHARLES MARTIN, REV. LOMAS, MR LE PETIT, VICTOR LE PETIT, BILLY & MRS MILLER, KENNEDY BLACK, PERCY MCNAMARA
01.39 ALEX LINDSAY MUSIC SUITE SOUTHLAND BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
01.46 MARGARET WOODS – NEE CASEY, MARY GILBERT married PHIL POOLE
01.53 ORPHANS CLUB, MALE CHOIR
01.60 CONVENT NUNS
01.82 ALEX LINDSAY won SCHOLARSHIP TO ROYAL ACADEMY, LONDON LEADER OF ORCHESTRA – MBE
02.09 MARGERY BARTY, MISS JOPP, SANDY SUTHERLAND, MADGE FLAUS, ISOBEL BAILEY, GLADYS MONCRIEF, CHARLES GRAY, MABEL TRING-CROFTS, JANETTE MCSTAY, MAY HARRINGTON, MARY AND MARGERY FITZGERALD, BUDDY WILLS, JACK TOURELLE, KEVIN DELL, JENNY LINDSAY, SANDY SUTHERLAND, LINDSAY TAYLOR.
End of side B
Dates
- 2020
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Extent
From the Record Group: 1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Record Group: Cairns, Beth (Interviewer, Person)
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