JONES, Joseph Philip Roy interviewed by Janice Templeton

Record Group

Identifier: H0364

Staff Only

Overview

Joseph tells of family history, his education and life at Cambrian in Central Otago which was a gold mining settlement where his father mined. He describes trapping rabbits, and his involvement in rugby and cricket. He talks about the history of Cambrian, where there were some rich gold diggings when his family arrived. Joseph goes on to talk about his employment first in an orchard, then as a rabbitter at Blackstone Hill Station and then... as a shearer. He trained in the Air Force but did not go overseas and after the war he went back to shearing and eeling. He returned to rabbiting, working for the Rabbit Board and then worked in farm drainage around the region. Joseph married his wife in 1952 after meeting her at a dance. He finishes his interview talking about his children. See more

Dates

2013

Creator

Templeton, Janice (Interviewer, Person)

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