Riverton (N.Z.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:
The Cove, Rocks Township [Riverton], c.1920
Item — Digital-archive JPEG File: Series S2778; Series S2779
Identifier: S27780002
Scope and Contents
Photo postcard showing the Riverton Rocks area. A young girl is on the porch of one of the houses and two cars are on the hill in the background.
Dates:
c.1920
The Rocks, Riverton
Digital Image
Identifier: D27780003
Dates:
c. 1910
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
The Rocks, Riverton
Digital Image
Identifier: D27780001
Dates:
1921
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
The Rocks, Riverton, 1921
Item — Digital-archive JPEG File: Series S2778; Series S2779
Identifier: S27780001
Scope and Contents
Photograph depicting the visit of the Governor General, Lord Jellicoe, to The Rocks, on 28 July 1921. Photographer unknown.
Dates:
1921
The Rocks, Riverton, c.1920
Item — Box 1: Series S2619; Series S0504; Series S0602; Series S2754; Series S2776; Series S2777; Series S2778
Identifier: S27780003
Scope and Contents
Photo postcard showing the Riverton Rocks area. The road is gravel and numerous houses [cribs/baches] can be seen in the background. Two women are sitting on a bench near the beach.
Dates:
c.1920
THOMSON, Rosemary Ellen (Rosie) interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box 32
Identifier: H0243
Overview
In this interview Rosie tells of life as a nurse at Riverton Hospital discussing: hours of work, uniforms, working conditions, training and routines. She tells of the Matrons role, social life, meeting her husband, returning to nursing after having her children and retiring in 1990.
Dates:
2016
WALKER, Ronald Lancelot interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box 23
Identifier: H0012
Overview
This interview cover’s Ronald’s early life in Riverton and account of parents and siblings interests and achievements. Ronald talks of training to be a school teacher, and his contribution to education in Southland i.e. teacher, University Extension, WEA and Enrich Centre. He also talks of his own strengths, interests and philosophy in relation to education delivery; as well as his Imperial Relations Bursary.
Dates:
2010
WALLACE, Marion Frances interviewed by Lynne Grove
Record Group — Box 46
Identifier: H0491
Overview
In this interview Marion describes her early life on the Isle of Wight, then her travels to Australia during the Melbourne Olympic Games of 1954. She talks about her various jobs: secretarial work at Somerset House in London, teaching English in Morocco, then working and travelling in the US. She worked for UNESCO in Paris during the late 1950s and then travelled overland from Paris to Singapore. She lived in Darwin, married and then moved to Dunedin, settling near Riverton to raise a family....
Dates:
2021
Western Southland, bulk: c.1920 - 1921
Series
Identifier: S2778
Dates:
Majority of material found within c.1920 - 1921
WHITE, Thomas Samuel Kitchener interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box 18
Identifier: H0207
Overview
In this interview Thomas talks of his early years growing up on a farm at Ermedale. His father was a contractor building roads around Ermedale. He talks of marrying during the war years and his return after the war when he purchased a home at Gummies Bush. Thomas goes on to talk about the mechanisation of the contracting business and working for Wallace County as well as for farmers. He shares stories of road constructed and anecdotes of things that happened to him during this time. He goes on...
Dates:
2006
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