Fiordland (N.Z.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 102 Collections and/or Records:
CARRAN, Christopher (Chris) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 54
Identifier: H0574
Overview
Fifty years ago, while the politicians and planners made board table decisions about the future development of what was one of New Zealand's remotest regions, Chris Carran and his brothers were working on those changes from the ground up. As agricultural contractors, in the mid-1950s they were hired to clear the land and plough paddocks that would permanently alter the topography of former run country in the Te Anau Basin. From those inauspicious beginnings as a teenager, Chris returned to Te...
Dates:
2009
CARTER, William Jeffrey (Jeff) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 54
Identifier: H0572
Overview
From an early age, Jeff Carter's driving ambition was to spend his time hunting deer, rabbits and possums that roamed the hills and mountain passes of southern New Zealand. Despite being cajoled into taking up a more stable occupation in motor mechanics, it was hunting that proved the enduring option especially as it developed into a financially lucrative one in the early 1970s.
Bounty was to be had in the venison recovery industry in Fiordland and the reserves and basins adjacent to the...
Dates:
2007
Castlemount Survey District
Digital Image
Identifier: D00100002_ba
Dates:
1922
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
Castlemount Survey District, 1922
Component — Map-box 7: Series S0010
Identifier: S00100002_ba
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
This item contains 85 individual maps.
Dates:
1922
CHARTRES, Sheila Mary Jean interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 47
Identifier: H0525
Overview
In this interview Jean describes her early life in Waipukurau, meeting her husband Harold and moving to Manapouri Station. She talks about home life on the farm and raising a family. Jean was involved in setting up the first school at Mararoa. She goes on to describe life in the district, the people and social activities, the arrival of electric power, and farming. Harold and Jean moved to Te Anau in 1974 and she concludes the interview talking about the changes she has witnessed and the...
Dates:
2004
CHARTRES, Susan interviewed by Lynley Soper
Record Group — Box 33
Identifier: H0250
Overview
In this interview Susan talks about family history, the purchase of their farm and her schools in detail. She covers subjects such as social occasions in the woolshed the food served and the music that was played. Susan recalls local history around The Key, Te Anau and Manapouri including: live deer recovery by helicopter and fishing.
Dates:
2016
Cleughearn and Monowai
Digital Image
Identifier: D00100002_bd
Dates:
Sept. 1925; Publication: 1926
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
Cleughearn and Monowai, Sept. 1925, 1926
Component — Map-box 7: Series S0010
Identifier: S00100002_bd
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
This item contains 85 individual maps.
Dates:
Sept. 1925; Publication: 1926
Collected Historical Maps, 1793 - 1986, 1793, bulk: c.1824 - 1986
Series
Identifier: S0010
Dates:
1793 - 1986; 1793; Majority of material found within c.1824 - 1986
COX, Andrew (Andy) interviewed by Chrissy Wickes
Record Group — Box 22
Identifier: H0394
Overview
This interview looks at Any Cox's involvement in the early days of kakapo recovery programme in Stewart Island and Fiordland and elsewhere.
Dates:
2019
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