Stewart Island/Rakiura (N.Z.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:
Oreti Beach, Invercargill N.Z.
Digital Collection
Identifier: D27880043
Dates:
c.1940
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
PULLEN, Ann Elizabeth interviewed by Lee Wadds
Record Group — Box 22
Identifier: H0357
Overview
This interview covers Anne's early life in England during the WWII. She emigrated to New Zealand in 1964. Anne describes the voyage and her arrival in Auckland. She worked in Wellington/Levin before moving to Stewart Island and she talks about life on the island.
Dates:
2011
ROBINSON, Judith Emily interviewed by Lee Wadds
Record Group — Box 26
Identifier: H0176
Overview
In this interview recalls memories and shares extracts from letters of her parent’s full lives and interests in Natural History, Book Collections, and involvement with the Dominion Museum in Wellington. She talks of their marriage and honeymoon on Stewart Island; the war years and her own interest in painting.
Dates:
2012
ROUT, David McDonald interviewed by Lee Wadds
Record Group — Box 27
Identifier: H0097
Overview
This interview is a record of the history of Myrtle Cottage, Stewart Island and the Rout family.
Dates:
2011
SAMPSON, Charles William (Sam) interviewed by Lee Wadds
Record Group — Box 18
Identifier: H0152
Overview
Sam moved to Stewart Island with his wife Linda. There is mention of Sam and ‘Billy the Bus’ on the Island. Predominantly Sam tells/describes his involvement in journalism e.g. started Stewart Island News in 1986-87. He talks of the plans for the first copy and explains the interest and involvement of others e.g. Allison Broad, Margaret Hopkins, and Mike Te Au; as well as the collecting and collating of articles and various topics covered e.g. transfer of Kakapo, Power and Sewage Scheme and the...
Dates:
2006
SCHOFIELD, Clarence Murray interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 49
Identifier: H0541
Overview
Murray, now in his eighties, was selected as a participant in this oral history project because of his work with the Fiordland National Park in its earlier stages as well as his experience as a fisherman on the Fiordland coast. There are several other topics lightly touched upon in the interview, some of them highlighting the many changes that occurred in New Zealand society through the second half of the 20th century.
Dates:
2004
Series of small scenic Stewart Island photographs [34 photographs], No date, c.1940
Item — Box 1: Series S2619; Series S0504; Series S0602; Series S2754; Series S2776; Series S2777; Series S2778
Identifier: S27540002
Dates:
No date, c.1940
SKIPPER, Lillian May (Lil) interviewed by Lee Wadds
Record Group — Box 65
Identifier: H0395
Dates:
2007
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