Oral history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1013 Collections and/or Records:
FOSBENDER, Selwyn Philip interviewed by Cathy Macfie
Record Group
Identifier: H0627
Overview
In this interview, Selwyn talks about his family and his connection to the land in Otatara where he has lived all his life. He talks about his grandparents moving to Invercargill and then to New River Ferry on the Oreti River from Germany. Selwyn's father leased land at Sandy Point to fatten cattle and travelled extensively around Southland. Selwyn talks about his mother and growing up, schooling and work life. He joined the Territorial Army, worked in roading and at the freezing works. He...
Dates:
2023
FOWLER, Carl James interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group
Identifier: H0070
Overview
Carl tells of his family history and life growing up in a large family on a dairy farm around Rotorua. Deer Culling for skins brought him south to Glenorchy, after which he returned to milling at the Tapanui Mill. He goes on to describe and explain his employment in forestry and in the sawmilling industry where he started and owned a mill in Lumsden. He discusses the various contracts and growth of this business.
Dates:
2008
FOWLER, Carl James: The Depression/Slump (audio clip)
Digital Record
Identifier: DH00700001_ex1
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
FRASER, Lovat Hugh interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group
Identifier: H0563
Overview
A retired farmer, Lovat has experienced life on very different rural properties in the Te Anau Basin. As a child he and his brothers grew up amid the tussocks and sheep of a small pastoral run, The Gorge. During his early married life, he experienced farming in eastern Southland and at Mossburn until 1970 when he was one of the successful applicants of the ballot system for the government's new farm settlements in the Te Anau Basin. During this interview Lovat gives a personal account of the...
Dates:
2006
FRASER, Margaret Interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group
Identifier: H0452
Overview
In this interview Margaret talks about her family origins and her nursing career. She worked at Kew Hospital, Victoria Hospital, then in Waimate before becoming a district nurse in Otautau.
Dates:
1993
FREW, David Walker and Robin Allison interviewed by Vanya Bailey
Record Group
Identifier: H0676
Dates:
2024
FREW, Dorothy Catherine (Dolly) interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group
Identifier: H0445
Dates:
1990
FREWEN, Lindsay Thomas interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group
Identifier: H0228
Abstract
This interview is part of the "Discovering Glengarry’s Community Spirit" project. Lindsay recalls family history, shifting from Oamaru to Invercargill. His memories included: living and growing up in Glengarry, going to the Round Table Coffee Lounge, Woolworths, the building of the Southland Savings Bank in Glengarry and general history of the area.
Dates:
2015
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