In this interview, Warren, who was born in Invercargill in 1921, recalls his childhood in the suburb of Heidelberg and his schooling. He mentions local small farms, Chinese gardeners, rabbiting and ferrets. Warren discusses home deliveries of bread, fish and milk. He talks about playing cricket and being a junior representative. He describes going to the Dunedin Exhibition in 1926. Warren talks about the drowning of his brother Len in 1925 while rowing on the estuary. He also mentions that his mother was a foundation member of the croquet club and his brother Lloyd was a mountaineer. He talks about his other brothers Wally, Ralph and Allan. He goes on to discuss the establishment by his father, Cuth Warburton, of the family jewellery business in 1913 and his retirement in 1944. Talks about the Gore branch of the firm. Mentions buying Campbell's Jewellers, other jewellery shops trading in Invercargill, repairing watches and clocks, records kept and family members in the business.