Oral history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 929 Collections and/or Records:
Ngarita Dixon with peony
Digital Image
Identifier: DH04050004
Dates:
2019
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
NICOLSON, Ella Vaughan interviewed by Margaret Ann Irving
Record Group — Box 19
Identifier: H0344
Overview
Ella shares her family history, education and religion; as well as her family life growing up in Dipton. She tells of growing up in Dipton and the role her grandparents had. She looks at recreational activities as a child e.g. draughts, rabbiting and family picnics. Ella left school to become her mother’s helper meeting her husband Don in 1939. She was man powered to Sunnyside Mental Hospital 1943-1945. When Don returned home they purchased a farm at Waimatua where they farmed for 37 years....
Dates:
2005
NUTTALL, Louis Norman (Lou) interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box 13
Identifier: H0287
Overview
Louis recalls his family history telling of marriages and occupations of family members and the depression. The family lived in Western Southland. He tells of his dad and the Nuttall Band that played dance music and accompanied the Silent Movies at the theatre. He recalls a trip made by the Governor-General to Riverton. Louis goes on to recall his education and some of the names of the children who travelled to school in Riverton on the bus. He talks about the Christian input in the family and...
Dates:
1999
NZ Basketball Tournament - Timaru 1938
Digital Image
Identifier: DH00090009
Dates:
1938
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
O'BRIEN, Desmond Francis interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box 15
Identifier: H0267
Dates:
2016
O'CONNELL, Rosanne Doreen interviewed by Janine Templeton
Record Group — Box 32
Identifier: H0244
Overview
Rosie trained in Christchurch and after marrying a Southlander came to work at Riverton Hospital. In this interview she tells of the running of Riverton Hospital and staffing e.g. nurses and domestic staff, routines and procedures, various buildings, facilities and equipment, and the process of retaining nursing registration. She does a short comparison between the old hospital and Longwood/Bupa
Dates:
2016
O'CONNOR, Brian Francis (Fred) interviewed by Steve Woller
Record Group
Identifier: H0409
Dates:
2019
O'CONNOR, Judith interveiwed by Jane Craske
Record Group — Box 2
Identifier: H0210
Overview
Judith looks at her early life through school and growing up at Mokotua where the family had a mixed farm of dairy and sheep on 200 acres. Judith was a day pupil at James Hargest High School before leaving school and working at H & J Smiths until her marriage to Murray. They had three children and Judith gives a description of her time in Dee Street Maternity Hospital. Murray and Judith purchased a dairy farm at Kapuka which is now run by their son. She gives a description of her typical...
Dates:
2014
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