Oral history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 961 Collections and/or Records:
NZ Basketball Tournament - Timaru 1938
Digital Image
Identifier: DH00090009
Dates:
1938
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
O'BRIEN, Desmond Francis interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box 15
Identifier: H0267
Overview
In this interview Desmond talks of his family history and his parent’s employment and health issues as well as his aunt’s career as a policewoman. He talks in detail of his own education and Gore through the prohibition period. He details bootlegging at this time. Desmond goes onto recall attending and enjoying Military Camp and joining the Christian Brothers in Australia as a lay brother; training as a teacher. Once trained he returned to New Zealand to teacher in various schools mainly in the...
Dates:
2016
O'CONNELL, Rosanne Doreen interviewed by Janine Templeton
Record Group — Box 32
Identifier: H0244
Overview
Rosie trained in Christchurch and after marrying a Southlander came to work at Riverton Hospital. In this interview she tells of the running of Riverton Hospital and staffing e.g. nurses and domestic staff, routines and procedures, various buildings, facilities and equipment, and the process of retaining nursing registration. She does a short comparison between the old hospital and Longwood/Bupa
Dates:
2016
O'CONNOR, Brian Francis (Fred) interviewed by Steve Woller
Record Group
Identifier: H0409
Dates:
2019
O'CONNOR, Judith Anne interviewed by Jane Craske
Record Group — Box 2
Identifier: H0210
Overview
Judith looks at her early life through school and growing up at Mokotua where the family had a mixed farm of dairy and sheep on 200 acres. Judith was a day pupil at James Hargest High School before leaving school and working at H & J Smiths until her marriage to Murray. They had three children and Judith gives a description of her time in Dee Street Maternity Hospital. Murray and Judith purchased a dairy farm at Kapuka which is now run by their son. She gives a description of her typical...
Dates:
2014
O'CONNOR, Murray Andrew interviewed by Jane Craske
Record Group — Box 2
Identifier: H0209
Overview
Murray reflects on his education at Waituna and Marist Schools, the need to run the family farm at the age of 15 when his father became ill, his marriage and employment on the sale of the family farm. He also looks at living and working around Kapuka/Gorge Road; Mentioning some of the local identities e.g. Andy Barker and Lionel Lobb as well as looking at some of the local history. Murray tells of setting up O’Connor Contracting giving a description of the sort equipment required and being...
Dates:
2014
Old Gorge Road Store
Digital Image
Identifier: DH02400011
Dates:
2015
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Olive Daniel
Digital Image
Identifier: DH00020003
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Olive Daniel , 2008
Item — Box 3
Identifier: H00020003
Overview
Photograph of Olive Daniel at the time of her interview.
Dates:
2008
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