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Rabbits -- Control

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

LINDSAY, Frank Ritchie interviewed by Richard Savory

 Record Group
Identifier: H0343
Overview Ritchie looks at the history of the family farm in Drummond i.e. the various owners and at his extended family. He describes crops and farming practices and he was educated at Isla bank School and Southland Technical College leaving school at 14 to work on the farm. He remembers Invercargill Show Days, Stock sales at Winton and his war years’ service. He purchased his farm with the support of father’s friend. He discusses the rabbit problem and control of this and general life e.g. kerosene...
Dates: 2009

MACKENZIE, Malcolm David interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group
Identifier: H0108
Overview In this interview, Malcolm talks about his family background and farm life on Heatherlea Farm (East Limehills, Southland), as well as physical details of the farm. He describes roles of family members in farm and household work; rabbit control activities during childhood; owners of neighboring farms; changes in farming practices and in the farming community; attendance at Limehills School and Browns School; father’s illness and early death; background on Otapiri Hall and Otapiri Dance Club;...
Dates: 2013

PALMER, Margaret Robina interviewed by Tessa Smith

 Record Group
Identifier: H0454
Overview This interview covers Robina's early life in Glenham where she was born and raised on a small dairy farm. Robina recounts memories of farming life, her move to Roxburgh when she was eighteen, and her time living in Invercargill as a married woman. Robina details her family's history, living through WWII and her memories of D-Day, and other memories of her childhood.
Dates: 2021

Phillip Shirley and Les McDowell - Southern District

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Identifier: DH02960003
Dates: No Date

REID, Roy Watson interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group
Identifier: H0107
Overview In this interview Roy tells of his family history dating back to 1888, his home, education, childhood activities on the farm e.g., rabbiting, catching eels. He details farming sheep and fescue. He looks at the history of and changes to Mossburn, social activities and how his parents met.
Dates: 2013

SAUNDERS, John Armstrong and Frances Gloria interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group
Identifier: H0153
Overview In this interview John and Francis share a comprehensive and detailed look into their lives from childhood and family history; through to meeting, their marriage, family and their family’s education and achievements; the purchase of their farm and farming life. Among their operations on the farm was their decision to go into growing grain which they cover with some detail. They also tell of their lives during the war years, their involvement in community organisation’s, their interests,...
Dates: 2008

SPEIGHT, William Allan (Bill) interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group
Identifier: H0523
Overview In this interview, Bill talks about his life on Redcliff Station, a vast sheep and cattle station bordering the Waiau River and Fiordland National Park on the west, and the Takitimu Mountains to the east. Bill discusses his early schooling by correspondence, then boarding at schools in Canterbury before going to university at Otago. Bill talks about growing fescue as an extra to sheep and cattle farming on the station and issues with rabbits. He goes on to talk about developments in the area,...
Dates: 2004

TURNER, Ann Clark interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group
Identifier: H0371
Overview This interview was commissioned by Women's Division of Federated Farmers for a project entitled Pioneer Women. In this interview, Ann talks about how her family came to New Zealand from England on the Scimitar. She talks about early life in Lowburn, in Central Otago. Ann went to school in Invercargill and then she worked at Mt Pisa Station. She talks about rabbitting, farm life and her large family.
Dates: 1990