Boats and boating
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
BARNES, Clifford Henry (Cliff) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 52
Identifier: H0559
Overview
The son of a shearer who worked in the Te Anau Basin during the 1940s, Cliff's first introduction to the district was in 1945. Since then he has developed extensive knowledge of the deer-run hinterland as well as the craggy coastline of the southern fiords where he spent many years both as fisherman and tourism operator. In this interview, Cliff remembers traditional skills such as blade-shearing and oyster-catching as well as forming a small tourism business in Doubtful Sound. He also talks...
Dates:
2006
BARNES, Irene Rosslyn interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 52
Identifier: H0560
Overview
A resident of Manapouri for more than forty years, Irene has played an active role in the community, initially because of her parental involvement in the local schools and later as a local government representative. In addition to bringing up their five children, Irene also worked alongside her husband during the years he operated his own charter boat tour guide business in Doubtful Sound. Latterly, as well as local government issues she was also a representative on the Guardians of the...
Dates:
2006
BROTHERSTON, Peter Alexander interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 50
Identifier: H0544
Overview
Peter's immediate environment, as a young child, was the granite, tree-covered mountains and clear waters of the Hollyford Valley. As a youth and into early adulthood it was the tussock country of the Te Anau Basin that he frequented. He was also among the early contract staff to carry out the initial task of levelling swathes of shrub and bush so that it could become productive agricultural soil. Leaving for a few years to live further south, Peter returned and worked for the Fiordland...
Dates:
2005
BURROWS, Harold Charles (Snow) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 48
Identifier: H0534
Overview
"Snow" Burrows is the eldest child of one the founding members of the Fiordland Travel Company, Lawson Burrows. A book by Lawson entitled "Te Anau Anchorage" gives a personal history of what led to the creation of the company in its early years before it was sold in 1966. In this interview Snow gives his own account of living and working in Te Anau and Fiordland from the 1940s to the present day.
Dates:
2004
Fortrose Boating Club
Record Group
Identifier: A0610
Overview
Processing Note: This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. Please contact Archives staff for details of collection content.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1912 - 2013
Invercargill Yacht Club
Record Group
Identifier: A0061
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1929 - 2010
Jellicoe Sea Scouts
Record Group
Identifier: A0075
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1941 - 1945
LINDSAY, Gloria Margaret interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 49
Identifier: H0538
Overview
Gloria has lived in Manapouri for nearly sixty years. One of only a handful of residents, she left Dunedin to join her husband, George Lindsay, who worked for several years as guide and launchmaster for Les Murrell's small tourism operation on Lake Manapouñ and Doubtful Sound. It was eventually taken over by Les Hutchins and became the starting point for the successful company, Fiordland Travel Ltd. In her interview Gloria tells of her early life in Dunedin and what it was like moving to...
Dates:
2004
Southland Water Ski and Runabout Club
Record Group
Identifier: A0106
Overview
A small amount of unprocessed material remains in Accession ICG01. Contact Archives staff for details.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1960 - 1981
Sylvia Baxter Photograph Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0632
Overview
For more on Sylvia Baxter see her oral history for the Southland Oral History Project, Identifier H0408.
Dates:
Majority of material found within c.1933 - c.1950