Overview In this short interview, Leading Aircraftman Arthur Gray (nunmber 4213457), talks about his time at the Farewell Spit radar Station during World War II. He was stationed there from 1943 to 1944 and also spent time at other radar stations in the north island.

Overview This interview was commissioned by Women's Division of Federated Farmers for a project entitled Pioneer Women. Susan Smith describes her family background and their emigration to New Zealand. She recalls early Otara, living in a 'bungi' (tree fern house) at Otara. She recalls the use of peat for fuel; her grandmother's cooking - sad cake, carrageen pudding made from seaweed and collecting carrageen during World War II for Greggs Ltd, Dunedin. She describes other farm tasks, including rabbiting,...

Overview This collection consists of two short interviews. In the first, recorded in 2004, Eric recalls life on the Ruddenklau farm near Fortrose, describing mixed cropping, harvesting, and the transition from horse-powered farming to tractors. It highlights the ingenuity and camaraderie of farm workers, early farm technology, local personalities, rural transport, schooling, and community life in Southland. In the second, recorded in 2006, Eric describes his time in the home guard in Tokonui at the...