Oral history
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 928 Collections and/or Records:
DENNY, Philip John (Phil) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 52
Identifier: H0557
Overview
Farm development was a major government policy in the 1950s and 1960s and the Te Anau Basin underwent the largest South Island scheme across four decades. Although a new kid on the Long Valley Block in 1968, Phil had previously gained stock management experience on a stud farm in Mid-Canterbury. Before that, he had worked on farms across Southland and in Canterbury as a shearer as well as a general hand. In this profile, Phil talks about some of that work experience and focuses on the...
Dates:
2005 - 2006
DEVON, Lavinia Te Rua Huihui interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box 33
Identifier: H0270
Overview
This interview is part of the Grand Hotel Project. Lavinia worked at the Grand Hotel from 1959 to 1962. She became the second cook under Mrs Dickson.
Dates:
2016
DICKIE, Ronald Stevenson interviewed by Richard Savory
Record Group — Box 39
Identifier: H0378
Dates:
2018
DICKSON, Andrew James interviewed by Wendy Williamson
Record Group — Box 45
Identifier: H0479
Dates:
2009
DICKSON, Ivy May interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group — Box 38
Identifier: H0376
Overview
Ivy talks about her family and childhood. She recalls looking after the family cows as a child. She worked at the Underwood Sugar of Milk factory after leaving school. After a housefire at their property in Makarewa, Ivy and her husband William John and their four children moved to Edendale. She recalls the biggest change in her life was the instillation of electricity.
Dates:
1991
DIXON, Ngarita Helen interviewed by Chrissy Lampitt
Record Group — Box 56
Identifier: H0604
Dates:
2022
DIXON, Ngarita Helen Interviewed by Pamela Smith
Record Group — Box 60
Identifier: H0498
Overview
This interview is one of eight undertaken by Pamela Smith and Tuatapere residents conducted as part of a thesis on social change in a rural community. The completed thesis is titled "Whatever happened to Tuatapere. Are we doing very nicely thank you?". In the interviews the participants discuss their early life, aspects of life in Tuatapere and their thoughts on the community at the time of the interview and into the future.
Dates:
2008
DIXON, Ngarita Helen interviewed by Maree Frewen-Wilkes
Record Group — Box 25
Identifier: H0405
Dates:
2019
DODDS, Andrew James (Jim) interviewed by Paulette McFarland
Record Group — Box 57
Identifier: H0616
Overview
Jim Dodds was born in Charlton in 1917. Describes the house in which he grew up and schooling at Charlton School from 1922 to 1930. Comments on the effect of the Depression and World War II on neighbourliness. Recalls the children's farm jobs and his work driving a team of horses after leaving school. Recalls family holidays to Owaka, Otawa and Riverton. Describes music at the dances, meeting his wife, his engagement and wedding. Talks about conscription for World War II and being released to...
Dates:
1998
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