Riverton (N.Z.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 103 Collections and/or Records:
EVANS, Lenard Hugh interviewed by Lloyd Esler
Record Group
Identifier: H0122
Overview
Len was born in Riverton and describes his early life growing up at Pourakino Valley. He looks at his education, the railway and timber milling, and his employment in saw mills and meat works. He goes onto talk about the Chemical Works i.e. construction of, and father’s employment there. Len has a series of family photos and photos of the various aspects of the area that he talks about e.g. Tecofsky Track, Buchanan Mill, chemical works, and his mother with supplies and bullock. He continues on...
Dates:
2008
FREW, David Walker and Robin Allison interviewed by Vanya Bailey
Record Group
Identifier: H0676
Dates:
2024
Grant Postcard and Photograph Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0637
Overview
Processing Note: This collection has been partially arranged and described. A large amount of unprocessed material remains in Accession ICF70. Contact Archives staff for details.Contains 204 digital copies of black and white and colour postcards from around Invercargill and Southland. Includes Estuary, Botanic Gardens, Tay, Dee and Esk Streets, Cathedral, Hospitals, Post Office, Oreti Beach, Town Hall, views from Water Tower, Thomson's Bush, Makarewa Bush,...
Dates:
Majority of material found within c.1910 - 2000
HAMLIN Frank Albert (Albie) interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group
Identifier: H0039
Overview
In this interview Albie tells of his early life and education at Gummies Bush/Wild Bush; his employment history at the Dairy Factory and later on the Pest Board. He gives detailed descriptions of methods used for the eradication of rabbits. Albie went to war and tells of his involvement and experiences. He was a prisoner of war for two years. In 1975 he and his wife joined the Prisoner Of War Association tour through Europe.
Dates:
2006
HART, Eileen Sarah interviewed by Warrick McCallum
Record Group
Identifier: H0310
Overview
In this interview, Eileen talks of her family history, her father’s work history and her father eeling to help supplement the family’s food as well as her mother cooking duck. They were a large family of eight children and Eileen walked 3 miles to school. She goes on to talk about Pahia, attending the school, the local store, hall and dances; her work as a house cleaner and meeting and marrying her husband, Jack. Eileen goes on to discuss gold mining around the area and of the Chinese miners...
Dates:
2002
HILL, Ken and Catherine interviewed by Lynne Grove
Record Group
Identifier: H0103
Overview
This interview is a topic-based interview covering ditch digging and land drainage in Southland. Ken and Catherine talk about the recollections of a common grandfather, Ernie Coster, who was a ditch digger.
Dates:
2006
HINKLEY, Nalda Carolyn interviewed by Richard Savory
Record Group
Identifier: H0075
Overview
In this interview Nalda looks extensively at her family history in Tasmania and their settling Riverton. She details her parent’s hotel, talks of school holidays, entertainment for children at Riverton, her own education and later employment. She reflects on the outbreak of WW2, its effects, joining the army, meeting her husband and his participation in Greece with 23rd battalion. She discusses Gratuities and Rehabilitation Assistance, the building of their first home and family life.
Dates:
2009
HOPGOOD, Rowland James McPhedran (Rolly) interviewed by Warrick McCallum
Record Group
Identifier: H0311
Overview
In this interview Rolly tells of his father’s history of running general stores and bakeries, before shifting to Invercargill to work as a salesman for the Singer Sewing Machine Co. Rolly goes on to tell of his education and his first job at Langes Bakery. He describes preserving eggs and the process of bread making. He was unable to initially go to war as at first he had health issues then was needed by his employer. He talks of his marriage to Phyllis. Eventually he got called up for war in...
Dates:
2000
Invercargill and Southland Photograph and Postcard Collection
Record Group
Identifier: A0291
Overview
This collection consists of small donations of photographs and postcards given to the Archive by a number of different donors. They have been arranged and described together into this collection for ease of use.
Dates:
Majority of material found within c.1865 - c.1950s
JAQUIERY, Doris Mary interviewed by Janice Templeton and Warrick McCallum
Record Group
Identifier: H0312
Overview
In this interview, Doris begins with recollections of family, family farm at Heddon Bush, her education, and on leaving school going to work on a dairy farm at Rotorua for her brother. Doris describes working with the family bees. She went housekeeping at Mossburn and talks about the traction engine and her brothers’ catching rabbits. Doris recalls the arrival of electricity and the water supply used a windmill and bore. On returning from the North Island, she went to housekeep for Fred Hart at...
Dates:
2001
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