Abstract of Warren Gilbert WARBURTON, 1998
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Identifier: H04700002
Abstract
H0470 WARREN GILBERT WARBURTON
Recorded: 10 and 24 August 1998
Interviewer: Beth Cairns
Abstracter: Unnamed (Retyped by Jean Hawkes)
NOTES: Born 1921
[FATHER]: JOHN SAMUEL CUTHBERT 'CUTH' WARBURTON – 1873-1956
[MOTHER]: MARY ELIZABETH WELLS – 1882-1965
[Own SIBLINGS]: LEONARD (LEN – drowned) – EDNA – RIHA – BERYL – GLADYS – WALTER (Wally) – RALPH – CUTHBERT – LLOYD – ALLAN
[EMPLOYMENT]: Watchmaker – Jeweller
[RESIDENCES]:... Corner Wilfred and Metzger Streets – Martin Street – Catherine Street
[SPOUSE]: FREDA AGNES SIMPSON – Worked at HERBERT HAYNES LTD, INVERCARGILL – MOSSBANK COAL OFFICE – C WARBURTON LTD
Father (Cuth) started business in 1913 – Sons also operated business – Self ran business as C WARBURTON LTD until retirement
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABSTRACT USES THE ORIGINAL TAPE TIMINGS
TAPE Side A
00:44 HEIDELBERG area – Described
00:81 [EDUCATION]: St George Primary School – Southland Technical College
00:98 Mr GIBBS' farm
01:01 RABBITING – FERRETS
01:12 CHINESE gardeners – MARK LOUEY
01:23 Pig farm – Mr MORRIS
01:37 HOME DELIVERIES – Bread – Fish – Milk
01:57 [SPORTS]: GEORGETOWN CRICKET CLUB Self Junior Representative in Cricket
01:75 School Holidays – DUNEDIN EXHIBITION
02:04 [ENTERTAINEMT]: GLADYS (sister) – Music teacher
02:10 LEN (brother) – drowned when rowing on Estuary – 1925 Horse drawn carriage – 11th BATTERY SQUAD – 18 pound (about 8 kilograms) Artillery piece
02:34 FERRETS
02:59 GORE business
02:67 TERRITORIALS – all involved in SERVICES
02:75 [MOTHER]: Foundation member GEORGETOWN CROQUET CLUB – Also daughter RIHA (Mrs KITSON)
02:85 LLOYD (brother) – Mountaineer – Expedition to PERU in 1960 – Wrote a book
02:96 Nostalgia trip in 1992 to SERPENTINE (STYX) – Grandparents had lived in SOD HUT – 3000 feet up (about 914.5 metres) – Damp, sodden, swamp
03:27 End of Tape
TAPE Side B
00:07 Father started business – Retired aged 72 in 1944
00:13 LEN joined business in 1921 – Died 1925
00:24 WALLY – Joined in 1927 – Musterer at LAKE WAKATIPU
00:35 RALPH – Joined in 1929 – Made a drill
00:44 LLOYD – Joined in 1934 – Died in 1962
00:50 WARREN – Joined in 1938
00:54 ALLAN
00:57 Bought CAMPBELL'S JEWELLERS
00:62 DON SEMMENS optometrist – COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE
00:67 Members of family in business
00:92 CAMPBELL'S JEWELLERY – Managed by BILL HOFFMAN – Apprentice TREVOR McLEAY
01:12 JEWELLERY SHOPS in INVERCARGILL at the same time
01:86 REPAIRING watches and clocks – Records kept of Repairs – Charges – etc
02:63 End of tape See more
Recorded: 10 and 24 August 1998
Interviewer: Beth Cairns
Abstracter: Unnamed (Retyped by Jean Hawkes)
NOTES: Born 1921
[FATHER]: JOHN SAMUEL CUTHBERT 'CUTH' WARBURTON – 1873-1956
[MOTHER]: MARY ELIZABETH WELLS – 1882-1965
[Own SIBLINGS]: LEONARD (LEN – drowned) – EDNA – RIHA – BERYL – GLADYS – WALTER (Wally) – RALPH – CUTHBERT – LLOYD – ALLAN
[EMPLOYMENT]: Watchmaker – Jeweller
[RESIDENCES]:... Corner Wilfred and Metzger Streets – Martin Street – Catherine Street
[SPOUSE]: FREDA AGNES SIMPSON – Worked at HERBERT HAYNES LTD, INVERCARGILL – MOSSBANK COAL OFFICE – C WARBURTON LTD
Father (Cuth) started business in 1913 – Sons also operated business – Self ran business as C WARBURTON LTD until retirement
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABSTRACT USES THE ORIGINAL TAPE TIMINGS
TAPE Side A
00:44 HEIDELBERG area – Described
00:81 [EDUCATION]: St George Primary School – Southland Technical College
00:98 Mr GIBBS' farm
01:01 RABBITING – FERRETS
01:12 CHINESE gardeners – MARK LOUEY
01:23 Pig farm – Mr MORRIS
01:37 HOME DELIVERIES – Bread – Fish – Milk
01:57 [SPORTS]: GEORGETOWN CRICKET CLUB Self Junior Representative in Cricket
01:75 School Holidays – DUNEDIN EXHIBITION
02:04 [ENTERTAINEMT]: GLADYS (sister) – Music teacher
02:10 LEN (brother) – drowned when rowing on Estuary – 1925 Horse drawn carriage – 11th BATTERY SQUAD – 18 pound (about 8 kilograms) Artillery piece
02:34 FERRETS
02:59 GORE business
02:67 TERRITORIALS – all involved in SERVICES
02:75 [MOTHER]: Foundation member GEORGETOWN CROQUET CLUB – Also daughter RIHA (Mrs KITSON)
02:85 LLOYD (brother) – Mountaineer – Expedition to PERU in 1960 – Wrote a book
02:96 Nostalgia trip in 1992 to SERPENTINE (STYX) – Grandparents had lived in SOD HUT – 3000 feet up (about 914.5 metres) – Damp, sodden, swamp
03:27 End of Tape
TAPE Side B
00:07 Father started business – Retired aged 72 in 1944
00:13 LEN joined business in 1921 – Died 1925
00:24 WALLY – Joined in 1927 – Musterer at LAKE WAKATIPU
00:35 RALPH – Joined in 1929 – Made a drill
00:44 LLOYD – Joined in 1934 – Died in 1962
00:50 WARREN – Joined in 1938
00:54 ALLAN
00:57 Bought CAMPBELL'S JEWELLERS
00:62 DON SEMMENS optometrist – COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE
00:67 Members of family in business
00:92 CAMPBELL'S JEWELLERY – Managed by BILL HOFFMAN – Apprentice TREVOR McLEAY
01:12 JEWELLERY SHOPS in INVERCARGILL at the same time
01:86 REPAIRING watches and clocks – Records kept of Repairs – Charges – etc
02:63 End of tape See more
Dates
- 1998
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From the Record Group: 1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
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Creator
- From the Record Group: Cairns, Beth (Interviewer, Person)
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