Sawmills
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
DONNELLY, Stanley Butler (Stan) interviewed by Warwick McCallum and Lloyd Blakie
Record Group
Identifier: H0309
Overview
In this interview Stan recalls his family living at Gorge Road where is father was balloted an 88 acre bush section and felled it. After his father died in 1938, they lived in Gorge Road before shifting to Invercargill and Nelson Street. After WW2 his older brother and a friend purchased a sawmill through the Rehab Scheme called Kiwi. Stan went to work at the sawmill and describes the workings and processes used by the mill to fell and mill the trees. Initially the mill was powered by steam and...
Dates:
2004
DUNCAN, James Bernard (Jimmy, Jag) interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group
Identifier: H0279
Overview
In this interview James tells in detail his family history before talking of his employment in various areas of Australia and his return to Rotorua and Auckland. When he moved to Christchurch, he became a long-distance truck driver until he had an accident and decided to return come to Southland where he worked in the coal mines for 23 years before being made redundant. Safety issues in the mines were a concern of his. After leaving the mines he was employed by Brightwood Sawmill in Otautau,...
Dates:
2016
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
HANCOX, Harold Godfrey interviewed by Gloria Elaine McHutchon
Record Group
Identifier: H0654
Overview
In this interview, Harold talks about how his family came to Tapanui. He describes his childhood, education, and his work at the local garage. He describes the setting up of the Blue Mountain Search and Rescue in 1965, is role as a convenor, working with the police, and his work in the community as a councillor, Justice of the Peace member of Presbyterian Support Otago. Harold details the changes in the area brought about by "Rogernomics": closing of two saw mills and loss of people and...
Dates:
2024
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
HUGHES, Milton (Minty) interviewed by Madeline McGilvray
Record Group
Identifier: H0449
Overview
Minty Hughes was born in Otautau in 1911. In this interview Minty discusses his father and his work in the flax mill at Pukemaori and his mother's home near Monkey Island, Orepuki. He describes travelling by steamer to Port Craig in 1923 and attending school there. Minty talks about the sawmills at Port Craig, transporting the logs, the Percy Burn viaduct, loading the boats with timber, a brief history of the Craig family and how the settlement got its name. He mentions his job as whistle boy...
Dates:
1998
KILLEEN, James Columbian interviewed by Madeline McGilvray
Record Group
Identifier: H0446
Overview
In this interview James gives details of his parents' backgrounds, the village in Galway, Ireland where he was born in 1906 and why he came to New Zealand. James describes leaving Galway in 1929 and his impressions of Invercargill on arriving in 1930. He describes working at the Fortification sawmill before labouring on buildings in Invercargill. He describes working on the Te Anau to Milford highway in very difficult working and living conditions. He notes that three hundred men worked on the...
Dates:
1999
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