SARAH SUSAN LEITCH

Recorded: 17-27 July 1998

Interviewer: Beth Cairns

Abstracter: Unnamed (Retyped by Jean Hawkes)

NOTES:

SARAH SUSAN LEITCH born in 1908 at COLAC BAY, SOUTHLAND

Called 'DOLLY” by father's people – “BUB” by mother's people

[FATHER]: – CHARLIE BATES of FLAX POINT – 1862-1935

[MOTHER]: – EMILY TE MAIRE DAVIS of MOERAKI - 1882-1937

[SIBLINGS]: – EDWARD 'SONNY' 1906-1981 – ARTHUR ERNEST RANGIAWA 'MANNY' 1910-1933 – SARAH SUSAN – MARY ANN NGAIHIRE 1912-1914 – CHARLES ALEXANDER 'TONY' 1913-1994 – HURO 1915 – ROBERT STEWART 'BOBBY' 1917-1932 – PETER GORDON 1922-1989

[HUSBAND]: STANLEY WILLIAM 'BILL' LEITCH 1900-1983

[CHILDREN of SARAH and STANLEY]: CHARLES GRAHAM LEITCH – VANDA MAADI CAROLINE (Adopted)

PLEASE NOTE THAT TIMINGs RELATE TO THE ORIGINAL TAPE VERSION OF THE ORAL HISTORY

TAPE 1/Side A

00:79 [EDUCATION]: COLAC BAY and OTAKI (North Island) SCHOOLS to Standard 4

01:50 Return to SOUTHLAND

01:64 Admitted to PALMERSTON NORTH HOSPITAL

02:00 School holidays

02:15 Land leased to CHINESE gardener

02:64 [SPORT]

02:70 [EDUCATION]:

02:86 Kerosene lamps – Camp oven

03:08 Lodge Ball – Master ARTHUR DANDY of OREPUKI

03:54 Shoes bought from ABRAHAM WACHNER

03:61 GRAND HOTEL, INVERCARGILL...

04:03 End of Side A

TAPE 1/Side B

00:16 … GRAND HOTEL – Difficult customer

00:43 CLUB HOTEL, INVERCARGILL

00:48 Politician JOEY WARD and wife stayed at GRAND HOTEL

00:68 Depression years

01:18 Mutton birding – PUWAI BAY on BIG SOUTH CAPE

02:59 Eiderdown filled with mutton bird feathers – BROAD SMALL LTD

02:87 Visiting AMERICA – DISNEYLAND

03:62 Washing Day

03:79 Cream kept cool in creek

04:40 End of Side B

TAPE 1/Side A

00:04 Housekeeper for Mrs LILLICRAP of INVERCARGILL

01:73 Visit to grandfather HENRY DAVIS at MORVEN, SOUTH CANTERBURY

02:18 First POWER STATION – WAITAKI RIVER at KUROW – Worked in Hotel

02:57 Christmas shopping at WAIMATE

03:17 [NURSING]: LYTTELTON HOSPITAL

03:70 Young women from ENGLAND to work at FLOCK HOUSE, BULLS (in MANAWATU)

03:89 Babies born

03:91 End of Side A

TAPE 2/Side B

00:11 Post Mortem on baby girl

01:25 [MARRIAGE]: To STANLEY WILLIAM 'BILL' LEITCH – 1932 – Court House in INVERCARGILL

01:37 BELL'S TEAROOMS, INVERCARGILL

01:41 DESCHLER'S HOTEL, ESK STREET, INVERCARGILL

01:43 Bedroom suit from MOIR'S, INVERCARGILL

01:44 MORRIS SUITE (wooden two-seater and armchair) – built by brother HURO

01:89 Baby born at TUATAPERE – Registered at OTAUTAU

02:49 [SON]: CHARLES GRAHAM named for CHARLES GRAHAM killed World War One

02:67 Grandfather clipping horses

02:75 {SON]: CHARLES married JUNE BOIVIN – Moved to AMERICA

02:79 Photographs in SARAH'S room (at TAKITIMU HOME)

02:86 School friend aged 93 years attended SARAH'S 90th birthday

02:92 End of Side B

NOTE: Sarah died in 2001