Agriculture
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
KNIGHT, Cyril David John interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box 32
Identifier: H0240
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of the Gorge Road Project. Cyril starts his interview recalling family history, his parents and how they met and travelled to New Zealand in 1919. They first lived around Winton before shifting to Gorge Road when Cyril was 5 years old. Cyril describes the layout of Gorge Road township. He goes on to talk about the preparation of the land for crops after they have been used for dairying. He tells of milking by hand and storing the milk cans in the creek...
Dates:
2015
LAMB, Jeffery William (Jeff) interviewed by Virginia Henderson
Record Group — Box 20
Identifier: H0116
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of the Wendon Valley Research Project. Jeffrey is the son of Jim Lamb (refer Oral History ref. H0115) and in his interview he describes and discusses his memories of the family. He gives a description of their home, water supply, milking cows; time spent with Grandmother Agnes nee Henderson and his school years. He goes on to talk about his employment, hobbies e.g. fishing and rodeo, and trip to Scotland to visit the original Larg Farm where he learned about...
Dates:
2012
LIETZE, Sadie May interviewed by Joy Lietze
Record Group — Box 19
Identifier: H0058
Overview
In the first interview Sadie talks of her early life, education, health and family on a dairy farm on the Otago Peninsula. After leaving school Sadie attended Dunedin Tech and studied art, English, and maths for 2 years. Her family moved to Burke where Sadie found employment. During the war years Sadie joined the NZ Women’s Land Service where she worked in Omarama and Kelso. When in Kelso she met her husband. She goes onto to talk about her family and involvement in the women’s section of...
Dates:
2011
MACKENZIE, Martha Cooper (Mattie) interviewed by Richard Savory
Record Group — Box 2
Identifier: H0128
Overview
Mattie’s family lived at Hakataramea until getting a balloted farm at Beaumont around 1915. Beaumont was a thriving community until the railway closed. Grocery, butchery and bakery deliveries were once a week. Mattie describes the effects of her mother breaking her leg, her father’s ill health and her brother Alister’s war service which lead to his death in the Solomon Islands. Mattie took charge of the Post Office and Telephone Exchange. After her marriage they moved to her husband’s family...
Dates:
2009
McARA, Eileen Ellen and Donald Keith Interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box 23
Identifier: H0321
Overview
This interview is part of the Gorge Road Collection.In this interview Eileen and Donald discuss their early life and families growing up in Gorge Road District. Eileen recalls domestic life on the farm and resources needed with there being no electricity; farming practices, her education and sporting interests. Donald tells of the Gorge Road Village detailing the various shops. They also tell of the events/activities at the hall. Donald goes on to recall his employment first of all in sawmills...
Dates:
2017
McLEOD, Andrew Bain interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group — Box 8
Identifier: H0141
Overview
In this interview Andrew describes and details his education, joining the Woodlands Rabbit Board, and later working at the Fortification saw mill; describing the workings of the mill and the living conditions. After the war he became a contractor which led him and Jack Scarlet to design an elevator to load fertilizer as well as a winch and crane to shift gear on the back of the truck. In 1952 he brought the family farm, farming dairy and sheep until 1977, when he sold up and went to work at the...
Dates:
2007
Photograph album of Glenaray Station
Digital Image
Identifier: DH00430006_001
Dates:
Majority of material found within c.1945 - c.1949
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Photograph album of Glenaray Station, bulk: c.1945 - c.1949
Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H00430006
Overview
Photograph album of Glenaray Station buildings, people, animals, farmland, and high country.
To view full album see Digital Material link below.
To view full album see Digital Material link below.
Dates:
Majority of material found within c.1945 - c.1949
Photographs of Glenaray Station
Digital Image
Identifier: DH00430007
Dates:
Majority of material found within c.1945 - c.1949
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Photographs of Glenaray Station [8], bulk: c.1945 - c.1949
Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H00430007
Overview
Photographs of Glenaray Station, people, animals, farmland and high country. Loose photos, most likely from the larger photograph album [item H00430006].
Click on Digital Materials link below to see all photographs.
Click on Digital Materials link below to see all photographs.
Dates:
Majority of material found within c.1945 - c.1949
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