Invercargill (N.Z.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1026 Collections and/or Records:
WARBURTON, Warren Gilbert interviewed by Maree Wilkes
Record Group — Box 27
Identifier: H0400
Dates:
2019
WARBURTON, Warren Gilbert interviewed by Beth Cairns
Record Group — Box 62
Identifier: H0470
Overview
In this interview, Warren, who was born in Invercargill in 1921, recalls his childhood in the suburb of Heidelberg and his schooling. He mentions local small farms, Chinese gardeners, rabbiting and ferrets. Warren discusses home deliveries of bread, fish and milk. He talks about playing cricket and being a junior representative. He describes going to the Dunedin Exhibition in 1926. Warren talks about the drowning of his brother Len in 1925 while rowing on the estuary. He also mentions that his...
Dates:
1998
WARDEN, Gregory Francis interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box 22
Identifier: H0195
Overview
This interview covers Gregory's early life in London and his time working and travelling in Europe and his move to New Zealand and then discusses living in Glengarry from the 1980s.
Dates:
2014
WARREN, Dorothy May interviewed by Gill Poplur
Record Group — Box 14
Identifier: H0280
Overview
In this interview Dorothy covers many and varied topics including: historical buildings around Invercargill, the Gap Road Flax Mill, her education and the school frame work of the time, the Depression, preparations for war and hearing news of the war via the radio and cinema. As well as her social interests, marriage, life in the Winton Community and hobbies, which include antiques and genealogy. Dorothy established and managed the school Canteen at Central Southland College.
Dates:
2017
Water Tower, 1929
Item — Box 7: Series S0078; Series S0094
Identifier: S00940054
Water Tower, 1981
Item — Box 13: Series S2726
Identifier: S27260014
Water Tower
Digital Image
Identifier: D27760001_c
Dates:
c.1940
Found in:
Invercargill City Libraries and Archives
Water Tower, Invercargill, c.1940
Item — Box 1: Series S2619; Series S0504; Series S0602; Series S2754; Series S2776; Series S2777; Series S2778
Identifier: S27760001_c
Scope and Contents
Image of the Water Tower (without its cupola) and neighbouring buildings. Taken from Queens Drive side. Photographer unknown.
Dates:
c.1940
WATSON, Joan Louisa interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box 16
Identifier: H0171
Overview
In this interview Joan explains how she and her husband Rex knew Dr. Geoffrey Orbell and their discovery of Takahē in Fiordland. She also talks of their subsequent expeditions’ with Dr. Fowler and Jack Sorenson to study the birds; And the publishing of articles about the discovery in papers and magazines throughout the world e.g. National Geographic and Time Magazine.
Dates:
2007
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