Oral history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 926 Collections and/or Records:
KELLOCK, Veda May interviewed by Gill Poplur
Record Group — Box 2
Identifier: H0208
Overview
In this interview Veda describes, details and recalls her musical family with her father as a singer and conductor and her mother who taught piano and singing. She goes on to tell of her own musical achievements in singing and piano and as a music teacher. She pursued this interest through Trinity College London and was eventually being awarded with a Fellowship of Trinity School London. Veda went on to become a music teacher and over the years received many awards including becoming a Fellow...
Dates:
2014
KENNEDY Irene Margaret interviewed by Joy Lietze
Record Group — Box 22
Identifier: H0031
Overview
This interview covers Irene's early life in Browns and her time in the Women's War Service Auxiliary working in a flax mill in Tapanui. After the war she remained in Tapanui and worked first in the hospital and then in the Post Office where she worked as the local postie for 18 years. Irene was very keen on fishing, she fished actively for over 50 years and enjoyed meeting interesting people along the riverbank. Irene was Area Representative for Student Travel Schools.
Dates:
2010
KENNEDY Roland Thomas interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box 6
Identifier: H0040
Overview
Roland talks of his family history and settlement at Bayswater on their 1000 acre farm called Studleigh. He looks at the use of draft horses on the farm, the depression years, the growing and processing of linen flax for the war effort. After the war the crops changed to wheat, barley, and oats. He describes the care and contribution of sheep, horses and dogs. Roland mentions bus services and the Thornbury Vintage Museum; and reflects on his life.
Dates:
2007
KENNEDY, William Gibbon (Bill) and Marie Carson interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group — Box 59
Identifier: H0514
KILKELLY, Noleen Valda interviewed by Judith Thomas
Record Group — Box 46
Identifier: H0492
Overview
In this interview, valda talks about her early life in the Nightcaps area and moving from there to Winton during her school years and then Invercargill. She describes her career starting working in nurseries and going on to manage the rose gardens in Invercargill's Queen's Park. She talks about her love of roses and her favourite varieties and also of the apprentices who came to work with her.
Dates:
2022
KILLEEN, James Columbian interviewed by Madeline McGilvray
Record Group — Box 62
Identifier: H0446
Overview
In this interview James gives details of his parents' backgrounds, the village in Galway, Ireland where he was born in 1906 and why he came to New Zealand. James describes leaving Galway in 1929 and his impressions of Invercargill on arriving in 1930. He describes working at the Fortification sawmill before labouring on buildings in Invercargill. He describes working on the Te Anau to Milford highway in very difficult working and living conditions. He notes that three hundred men worked on the...
Dates:
1999
KING, Colin Maxwell interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 52
Identifier: H0558
Overview
As a young teenager, Colin left school to pursue his ambition to become a farmer. Starting out at Lynwood Station as a farmhand, he eventually worked on various large properties throughout the southern South Island; mustering, shearing, ploughing and learning first hand what farm work involved. By his mid-twenties, he was married with a young family and on his own small farm back home in Greenhills. The family moved to Castlerock and eventually to the Lillbum Valley where for more than...
Dates:
2005 - 2006
KING, Edith Maud interviewed by Russell King
Record Group — Box 23
Identifier: H0047
Overview
In this interview Edith talks of her early life and family in Otautau and their move to West Plains where she attended school and later Tech. The topics covered included: employment, marriage children and various family members.
Dates:
1980
KIRBY, Lillian Jean (Lilla) interviewed by Paulette McFarland
Record Group — Box 55
Identifier: H0622
Overview
Lillian Kirby was born in Gore in 1906. Describes her home, schooling, leaving school and being employed at H and J Smith's department store. Describes hours, wages, the various departments in the shop, staff social events, balls in Gore, her ball dress, and reasons for leaving the shop. Gives reasons for stopping work when she married. Talks about the main street in Gore and the shops. Recalls her wedding including the service, clothes and attitudes to engagements. Describes changes brought...
Dates:
1998
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