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Riverton (N.Z.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:

SOLOMON, Maurice Ian interviewed by Nancy Burnett

 Record Group — Box 26
Identifier: H0157
Overview In this extensive interview Maurice covers the many and varied aspects of his life which include his family history, the ways he earnt money as a child, his education, joining the navy at 15 and life in the Navy, followed by his fishing career on leaving the Navy and his art and craft career using wood, leather and bone craving. He also discusses his hobbies e.g. boxing, swimming, and the making of his own games as a child.
Dates: 2009

Southland

 Series
Identifier: S2815
Dates: Majority of material found within c.1910 - 2000

St Columba's Riverton School

 Record Group
Identifier: A0442
Dates: Majority of material found within 1913 - 1954

St Mary's Anglican Church (Riverton)

 Record Group
Identifier: A0568
Scope and Contents The marriage registers include marriages for St Faith's Church (Orepuki), St Leonard's Church (Thornbury), St George's Church (Tuatapere), and Holy Trinity Church (Winton), from around the 1890s to 1930s. There are also a number of marriages in private residences.
Dates: Majority of material found within 1860 - 1935

STUART, Alice May interviewed by Valerie Miller

 Record Group — Box 13
Identifier: H0285
Overview In this interview Alice covers subjects such as her family arriving from the UK in 1864 and how they established their lives in Southland. She describes life on the farm in the early part of the 20th century. She goes on to recall her memories of attending Gummies Bush School and special activities she attended in holiday time e.g., 1924 Exhibition in Dunedin, Riverton Regatta each year and the Riverton Carnival. She discusses activities in her teenage years which included: sports, debating,...
Dates: 1999

STUART, William Ross interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group — Box 33
Identifier: H0260
Overview In this interview Ross describes his experiences as a patient at Riverton Hospital in 1949 aged 13. As a result of his hip being out he spent 3 months in hospital for treatment and recovery. He describes the equipment used, the daily routines, meals and eventually leaving the hospital and the minor side effects on his life as a result of this condition.
Dates: 2016

TEMPLETON, Desmond Walter (Des) interviewed by Marianne Widmer

 Record Group — Box 18
Identifier: H0166
Overview In this interview Des explains the history of and family connection to flax milling in Southland; and the various places they have milled. Des tells of his siblings' careers and his choice to work in the flax mill industry. He discusses the outside pressures on running a mill successfully and what lead to the demise of this industry e.g., competition, economic and political factors. He goes on to talk about their mill being reopened as a working museum and it’s place in local tourism.
Dates: 2006

The Cove, Rocks Township [Riverton]

 Digital Image
Identifier: D27780002