Otautau (N.Z.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
McALISTER, John Francis interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box 20
Identifier: H0137
Overview
This interview is a topic based interview about the 1984 flood and was recorded following the 25th anniversary of the flood. In this interview John talks of his work with Southland District Council as a water operator and prior to that as an electrical contractor. The subject of the interview is a flood and its effects on Otautau, Western Southland and his own work efforts during this time. John was working for the Wallace County Council at the time and looks at how they got the Water System...
Dates:
2009
MILLAR, William Glover interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box 26
Identifier: H0144
Overview
In this interview William recounts his family history, his education and love of sports. He played in the 1st 15 at Southland Boys High school and Western District later going on to become a referee of senior rugby. He mostly discusses his employment where he worked a season at the Linen Factory before becoming a stock agent. He describes the processing of the linen flax and gives a detailed account of his responsibilities as a stock agent. He was based in Otautau and worked around Southland....
Dates:
2007
Otautau Co-operative Dairy Factory Co Ltd
Record Group
Identifier: A0093
Overview
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Dates:
Majority of material found within 1913 - 1930
Otautau Flood photographs from Peter Gutsell's album
Digital Image
Identifier: DH01260006
Dates:
1984
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Otautau Flood photographs from Peter Gutsell's album, 1984
Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H01260006
Overview
Photographs of the 1984 Otautau floods from Peter's Gutsell's personal album.
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Dates:
1984
Otautau Presbyterian Church
Record Group
Identifier: A0528
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1922 - 1935
Otautau School
Record Group
Identifier: A0253
Dates:
1883 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1954; 1980
PEARSON, Charles Brian interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box 18
Identifier: H0147
Overview
This interview is a topic based interview about the 1984 flood and was recorded following the 25th anniversary of the flood. Charles tells of the 1984 flood in Otautau. At the time he was the Deputy Chairman of the Otautau Community Board. He recalls and describes the lead up to the flood, e.g. warnings etc., and the need to balance the assistance of the Chairman and looking after his own family and home, which ended up being flooded. He talks about the after effects of the flood on homes and...
Dates:
2009
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