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HENDERSON, Muriel Jane interviewed by Beth Cairns

 Record Group — Box: 38
Identifier: H0369

Overview

Muriel Henderson was born in 1917. In this interview she describes her schooling. She talks about her brothers Gordon and John who were drowned at Omaui. She mentions the Riverton Rocks area and Thomson's Bush, motorbike racing, boxing, school picnics and opera. She discusses broadcasting at 4YZ radio station and mentions Bill Cherry. She describes her interest in duck shooting, the fishing hut at Awarua and rabbits and ferrets. Kauri trees were planted at Stewart Island for the brothers. Muriel talks about the De Cliffords at the Wallace County Hotel, prohibition and the breweries. She discusses her career nursing and as a sales representative. She recalls the Huia Club and gondolas on the Otepuni River and mentions fencing with her daughter Jane. Muriel describes the family's musical involvement and the music lessons of brother Alex Lindsay, first violinist with the Symphony Orchestra. She mentions Thomas Anthony, the O'Byrne School of Music, May Jones and Billy Ferguson. She talks about learning the cello. She discusses the Alex Lindsay Music Suite at Southland Boys High School and the Alex Lindsay's scholarship to the Royal Academy in London and his MBE for being leader of the orchestra.

Dates

  • 1998

Creator

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Extent

1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Title
HENDERSON, Muriel Jane
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Southland Oral History Project Repository