Oral history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 961 Collections and/or Records:
LINDSAY, Gloria Margaret interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 49
Identifier: H0538
Overview
Gloria has lived in Manapouri for nearly sixty years. One of only a handful of residents, she left Dunedin to join her husband, George Lindsay, who worked for several years as guide and launchmaster for Les Murrell's small tourism operation on Lake Manapouñ and Doubtful Sound. It was eventually taken over by Les Hutchins and became the starting point for the successful company, Fiordland Travel Ltd. In her interview Gloria tells of her early life in Dunedin and what it was like moving to...
Dates:
2004
LINDSAY, Margaret Ann (Meta) interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group — Box 6
Identifier: H0074
Overview
Meta tells of her family history and early childhood memories e.g. school, home, foods, dressmaker coming, childhood games, chores and interests. She looks at the outbreak of war; her marriage and preparation for this and their extensive honeymoon around the North Island. She gives a description of home and life on their farm and her involvement with Country Girls Club. In 1971 moved to Riverton. She gives a description catering fundraisers to build a new church. They raised about $250,000.
Dates:
2007
LINDSAY, Tara interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box 36
Identifier: H0333
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of a project to celebrate of 125 years of Women's Suffrage in New Zealand.
Dates:
2018
Linen Flax Mill at Tapanui (Blue Mountains in the background)
Digital Image
Identifier: DH00310010
Dates:
c.1943
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Linen Flax Mill at Tapanui (Blue Mountains in the background), 1940s
Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H00310010
Dates:
1940s
LOCK, Stanley Gordon interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box 40
Identifier: H0381
Dates:
2018
LOVETT, Bailey Ann interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box 6
Identifier: H0055
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of the About Us Voices of Southland collection. In this interview Bailey gives a description of Bluff life and activities e.g. Oyster Festival. She discusses her family’s connection with fishing, her early education and studying to become a Marine Biologist and what this entailed. Bailey describes experiences such as studying shell fish, shark tagging and research on whales, dolphins, sharks and seals.
Dates:
2011
LOW, John Davidson interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box 11
Identifier: H0134
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 John looks at the 1978 Otautau Floods and how these affected him and his family who were farming at Bayswater on the banks of the Aparima River. He recalls what he had to do keep family, stock and feed safe. Compares this flood with the 1984 and 1987 floods and looks back on floods in 1913 and 1916 and how mechanisms were put in place after these to try...
Dates:
2009
LOWREY, Janice Claire interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group — Box 11
Identifier: H0135
Overview
Janice describes her experiences, feelings and evacuation in Otautau during the 1984 flood and the aftermath of this event to family, home, business and community.
Dates:
2009
LUTTRELL, Jack De Wilton interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 51
Identifier: H0552
Overview
One of the New Zealand team members seconded to Colonel Howard for the 1949 expedition was former government deer culler, Jack Luttrell. He had worked a couple of years earlier for the Wildlife Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs culling red deer in the Haast district of the West Coast. He also took part in a reconnaissance survey of Fiordland in 1948 in preparation for the Howard expedition. Now in his 70s, Mr Luttrell, has a clear memory of those earlier years hunting in much of what...
Dates:
2005
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