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Oral history

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 961 Collections and/or Records:

GORTON, Freda interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box 1
Identifier: H0154
Overview In this interview Freda looks at family history, early life, education, childhood chores, the fire that destroyed their home, her first job and the work environment at Strang’s. She recalls social life, meeting her husband and wartime. Freda tells of her marriage to Bryan, the building of their home and life at Gore Road where they lived for 30 years. They went to Australia for 2 years before returning home. Freda lived in Glengarry and she mentions the community and businesses in Glengarry....
Dates: 2012

GRABER, Kari interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box 36
Identifier: H0338
Overview This interview was recorded as part of a project to celebrate of 125 years of Women's Suffrage in New Zealand.
Dates: 2018

GRAHAM, Rose interviewed by Joan Harvey

 Record Group — Box 55
Identifier: H0620
Overview Rose Graham was born in 1916. Describes the family home, washday, children's chores, relatives, visitors and clothing including `liberty bodices'. Talks about Baldwin's shop (Premet), her mother's occupation as a tailoress, the Baldwin sisters, the workroom for tailoring and other shops and buildings in Gore. Describes the occupations of her three brothers and sisters. Mentions the water cart and the night cart. Discusses education at Gore Main School including a fire in 1921, being kept in,...
Dates: 1997

GRANT, Jeffrey James (Jeff) interviewed by Valmai Redhead

 Record Group — Box 9
Identifier: H0064
Overview This interview was recorded as part of the About Us Voices of Southland collection. This interview looks at the Grant family first settling in Balfour in 1876, the opening of a store and purchase of farm land. He looks at his own connection with the farm: growing up there, the diversity of farming practices, and effects of climate. In the 1980s he became interested in politics being elected to parliament in 1987 and serving 2 terms. He talks of his life after this, his involvement on various...
Dates: 2011

GRAY, Arthur Allan interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau

 Record Group — Box 45
Identifier: H0306
Overview In this short interview, Leading Aircraftman Arthur Gray (nunmber 4213457), talks about his time at the Farewell Spit radar Station during World War II. He was stationed there from 1943 to 1944 and also spent time at other radar stations in the north island.
Dates: 2007

GRAY, Colin Alexander interviewed by Nancy Burnett

 Record Group — Box 23
Identifier: H0049
Overview This interview is a topic based interview about the 1984 flood and was recorded following the 25th anniversary of the flood. In this interview Colin talks about and describes his family, education and employment first training as a Drafts Person before applying for a Survey Cadetship through the Lands and Survey Department. He was appointment as Staff Surveyor Invercargill and later as Town Planning Officer. He also trained for flooding problems through Civil Defence. Colin goes on to recall...
Dates: 2011