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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 961 Collections and/or Records:

LEE, Christopher Rex interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box 34
Identifier: H0221
Overview This interview is part of the "Discovering Glengarry’s Community Spirit" project. Christopher details life in the Police for 26 years before going onto training for Ministry at Penrose Baptist College after which he came to Glengarry to work and was mentored by Brian Kenning. He discusses his approach to pastoring and service provided. Christopher talks about Glengarry as a community.
Dates: 2014

LEITCH, Graeme McKenzie interviewed by George Taylor

 Record Group — Box 4
Identifier: H0007
Overview In this interview Graeme recalls a variety of subjects, events and identities around the Wyndham, Mataura, Mokoreta areas. He talks of his father’s hunting of possums, rabbits, wild pigs and his father’s work history at the Titiroa Dairy Factory and the Rabbit Board; as well as his parents’ marriage and his siblings. He goes onto talk of his own employment as a plumber and being responsible for the issuing and renewing of firearm licenses in the Wyndham and Mataura Districts. He was also a...
Dates: 2010

LEITCH, Sarah Susan interviewed by Beth Cairns

 Record Group — Box 38
Identifier: H0372
Overview Sarah Leitch was born at Colac Bay in 1908. In this interview Sarah describes her schooling and living for some time with the Cootes family of Otaki. She recalls returning home to Southland and working at hotels including the Grand Hotel and the Club Hotel and as a housekeeper for Mrs Lillicrap. Sarah talks about the Depression years and muttonbirding from Big South Cape and Puwai. Describes washing day. She recalls visiting her grandfather Henry Davis at Morven. She describes marrying at the...
Dates: 1998

Leslie James Redditt, 2010

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: H00320003
Overview Photograph taken at the time of the interview [14 December 2010].
Dates: 2010

Leslie James Redditt

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH00320003
Dates: 2010

Leslie James Redditt and his wife Brenda, 2010

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: H00320004
Overview Taken at the time of the interview [14 December 2010].
Dates: 2010

Leslie James Redditt and his wife Brenda

 Digital Image
Identifier: DH00320004
Dates: 2010

LEWIS, David interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group — Box 33
Identifier: H0246
Overview In this interview, David talks about his time as the gardener looking after the extensive grounds of the Riverton Hospital in from 1977 into the early 1990s when the hospital was sold to become a private elderly care home. David describes his duties and some of the other staff at the hospital who would help him.
Dates: 2016

LIDDELL, Adrian Rex interviewed by Gordon Duston

 Record Group — Box 35
Identifier: H0319
Overview This interview is part of the Awarua Radio Communications Museum collection. Adrian starts his interview describing his apprenticeship as an electrician before joining the Post office where he worked setting up and maintaining exchanges e.g., in Christchurch, Milford Sound and Stewart Island. He details the Stewart Island exchange.
Dates: 2017