Oral history
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 928 Collections and/or Records:
STILES, Raewyn Dorothy interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box 34
Identifier: H0273
Overview
This interview is part of the Grand Hotel Project. In this interview Raewyn talks in detail about her Grandfather, Willaim Holding, who came to New Zealand from England in 1923. William was a joiner and a sign writer as well as a talented painter and amateur photographer. He served in WWI and WW2. He did strongman acts and was a wrester. In 1954 he did a painting for the Queen's visit to Invercargill and Raewyn recounts the story of how he held up the painting from the veranda of a shop across...
Dates:
2016
STIRLING, John Alexander (Jack) interviewed by Jane Craske
Record Group — Box 31
Identifier: H0229
Overview
This interview looks at Jack’s family history around Wyndham-Waimahaka-Fortrose. The family farm was called ‘Alameda’. Jack details and describes his early memories of his education, the polio epidemic and its affects, jobs he did on the farm and farming types and practices e.g. sheep sharing, transporting of stock. He looks at the changes to farming and the district after WW2 and social life of the time e.g. football, dances, floundering, whitebaiting, eeling and car types.
Dates:
2015
STODDART, Edith Anne interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box 9
Identifier: H0030
Overview
Mrs Stoddart recalls in-depth her involvement in Civil Defence through training as a qualified instructor and the various situations she was involved with including the 1978 Mataura Floods, Mt Erebus disaster and the 1984 floods. She discusses the aftermath of the flooding practically as in the cleanup process, finding accommodation/clothing etc. and the importance of psychological help after such disasters.
Dates:
2010
STODDART, Edith Anne interviewed by Judith Thomas
Record Group — Box 42
Identifier: H0437
Dates:
2021
STODDART, Edith Anne: Checking of houses for re-habitation (audio clip)
Digital Record
Identifier: DH00300001_ex3
Dates:
2010
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
STODDART, Edith Anne: Help with Clothing and Accommodation during 1984 Flood (audio clip)
Digital Record
Identifier: DH00300001_ex2
Dates:
2010
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
STODDART, Edith Anne: Little boys teddy bear in 1984 Flood (audio clip)
Digital Record
Identifier: DH00300001_ex4
Dates:
2010
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
STODDART, Edith Anne: Preparing for 1984 Flood (audio clip)
Digital Record
Identifier: DH00300001_ex1
Dates:
2010
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
STRACHAN, June Marie Elizabeth interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box 8
Identifier: H0042
Overview
June talks of her education in Dunedin; training and employment as a Dental Nurse; her first clinic in Orepuki and the surrounding areas; there is a description of the dental equipment and her uniform. During the war June drove transporters for soldiers and was seconded to work in the hospital. After marriage June and her family lived in many areas around NZ in relation to her husband’s occupation; June gives an account of each of these areas and life in them. She shares her use of IT to keep...
Dates:
2007
STRINGER, Isobel Mary interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box 11
Identifier: H0163
Overview
In this interview Isobel tells of her life growing up and living in the Mossburn area on a farm. She recalls getting electricity, the coal range and oil lamps. She learnt to play the piano and played the organ every second Sunday at Church. Isobel talks of meeting and marrying her husband and their 6 children and her interest in gardening and family recreational times. She recalls the community fundraising activities for the new Community Centre. In 1980 they moved to Queenstown.
Dates:
2007
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