Abstract of Murray O'CONNOR, 2014
Item — Box: 2
Identifier: H02090002
Abstract
TRACK 1
00:00 Interview identification
01:24 Born in Invercargill in 1945 Educated at Waituna School Siblings, two sisters and a brother.
02:20 Travelled to school on horse back and then a horse and dray and finally by push bike on a gravel road. Head master Graham Elder for all his time at that school. He played the hand saw-description.
03:22 Marist High School, Invercargill for 18 months. Had to leave school at 15 to run farm as father was ill.
03:50 Animals on farm at Waituna. Dairy factory, pig’s antics. 04:55 David Brown tractor, 1945, Sly grogging, Jock Munro.
06:00 Marriage to Judith, Father dies, Farm sold, £35 for the Ayrshire cows. 06:50 1966, Lionel Lobb, birds, Living at Gorge Road The flood story.
08:00 Russell Nichol, Floods every year, Lambing, Scrubbing up logs when ploughing. 3 years there.
09:15 Moved to Mokutua. 90 acres, Jud ran farm. I worked for the rabbit board.
09:35 4 years, Andy Barker, Gorge road side of Mokutua shop, Laying Tile - description, Early 1970s
12:00 Children born -details
12:30 Moved to Kapuka. Eldest son still runs the place. 200 acres now.
13:00 Other son returns from Australia, start of contracting business. Equipment, Tractors, balers, silage Chopper.
13:51 Time to enjoy life.
13:54 Rabbit Board-Description of area, dogs, for 18 months, 1960s.
TRACK 2
00:27 Gorge Road. Bottle store, 1966/7, butcher shop, hall, garage, community centre, Driver license-story Traffic cop, Lake’s corner. 15 years old
02:50 Gravel roads. 03:25 Break Feeding out-description, barb wire, electric fence.
4.59 Early dairy farming, detailed description. 6 bales way through, cream
TRACK 3
00:00 O’Connor contracting, Start up equipment, Baler, Sledge-description, small round bales, small square bales of hay-description. Garth Stewart accumulator, impaler. 10,000 bales, Round baler, Andy Baker- Story.
04:18 2013-45,000 big round bales,
04:35 Daughter, son-in-law, wrapping the bales, family affair. Distance travelled 20kms.
05:05 Kapuka and the new people from all over the world.
05:50 1976 bought the Kapuka farm-Story. Laying tiles, Cow sheds- Description.
08:00 Cow shed now, Once a day milking at 07:00 for 7 years.
08:22 House in Alexandra, Motor home. Motor Home Association.
09:57 Still help out with the contracting. Health issues.
10:28 Finish
00:00 Interview identification
01:24 Born in Invercargill in 1945 Educated at Waituna School Siblings, two sisters and a brother.
02:20 Travelled to school on horse back and then a horse and dray and finally by push bike on a gravel road. Head master Graham Elder for all his time at that school. He played the hand saw-description.
03:22 Marist High School, Invercargill for 18 months. Had to leave school at 15 to run farm as father was ill.
03:50 Animals on farm at Waituna. Dairy factory, pig’s antics. 04:55 David Brown tractor, 1945, Sly grogging, Jock Munro.
06:00 Marriage to Judith, Father dies, Farm sold, £35 for the Ayrshire cows. 06:50 1966, Lionel Lobb, birds, Living at Gorge Road The flood story.
08:00 Russell Nichol, Floods every year, Lambing, Scrubbing up logs when ploughing. 3 years there.
09:15 Moved to Mokutua. 90 acres, Jud ran farm. I worked for the rabbit board.
09:35 4 years, Andy Barker, Gorge road side of Mokutua shop, Laying Tile - description, Early 1970s
12:00 Children born -details
12:30 Moved to Kapuka. Eldest son still runs the place. 200 acres now.
13:00 Other son returns from Australia, start of contracting business. Equipment, Tractors, balers, silage Chopper.
13:51 Time to enjoy life.
13:54 Rabbit Board-Description of area, dogs, for 18 months, 1960s.
TRACK 2
00:27 Gorge Road. Bottle store, 1966/7, butcher shop, hall, garage, community centre, Driver license-story Traffic cop, Lake’s corner. 15 years old
02:50 Gravel roads. 03:25 Break Feeding out-description, barb wire, electric fence.
4.59 Early dairy farming, detailed description. 6 bales way through, cream
TRACK 3
00:00 O’Connor contracting, Start up equipment, Baler, Sledge-description, small round bales, small square bales of hay-description. Garth Stewart accumulator, impaler. 10,000 bales, Round baler, Andy Baker- Story.
04:18 2013-45,000 big round bales,
04:35 Daughter, son-in-law, wrapping the bales, family affair. Distance travelled 20kms.
05:05 Kapuka and the new people from all over the world.
05:50 1976 bought the Kapuka farm-Story. Laying tiles, Cow sheds- Description.
08:00 Cow shed now, Once a day milking at 07:00 for 7 years.
08:22 House in Alexandra, Motor home. Motor Home Association.
09:57 Still help out with the contracting. Health issues.
10:28 Finish
Dates
- 2014
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Extent
From the Record Group: 1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Creator
- From the Record Group: Craske, Jane (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
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