Oral history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 961 Collections and/or Records:
SOPER, Alistair (Ack) interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box 11
Identifier: H0158
Overview
In the first interview Ack covers his family history, his education, marriage and life in Athol including in this weather conditions, railway services, the industry that goes around farming and social life e.g. dances, movies etc. He tells of various farming types used e.g. sheep and fescue as a cash crop. He also mentions goldmining at Nokomai. In the second interview Ack discusses, describes and reflects on his long association with the game of rugby through playing from grass roots up to...
Dates:
2007
SOPER, Maureen Elizabeth Interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box 59
Identifier: H0488
Dates:
2021
SOPER, Nancy interviewed by Jenny Campbell
Record Group — Box 12
Identifier: H0159
Overview
In this interview Nancy shares stories from her early life in Athol, through to marriage, family, life as a farmer’s wife and the 1984 floods.
Dates:
2007
Southland Technical College Certificate [Dorothy Officer 1947]
Digital Image
Identifier: DH02800012
Dates:
1947
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Southland Technical College Certificate [Dorothy Officer 1947], 1947
Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H02800012
Dates:
1947
Southland Technical College Class Photograph
Digital Image
Identifier: DH02800011
Dates:
c.1947
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Southland Technical College Class Photograph, c.1947
Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H02800011
Dates:
c.1947
SPEIGHT, William Allan (Bill) interviewed by Morag Forrester
Record Group — Box 47
Identifier: H0523
Overview
In this interview, Bill talks about his life on Redcliff Station, a vast sheep and cattle station bordering the Waiau River and Fiordland National Park on the west, and the Takitimu Mountains to the east. Bill discusses his early schooling by correspondence, then boarding at schools in Canterbury before going to university at Otago. Bill talks about growing fescue as an extra to sheep and cattle farming on the station and issues with rabbits. He goes on to talk about developments in the area,...
Dates:
2004
SQUIRES, Clare interviewed by Lee Wadds
Record Group — Box 3
Identifier: H0079
Overview
In this interview Claire discusses her families association with Stewart Island, their careers and interests. She includes a description of traveling from Wellington to Stewart via ferry and train. She also covers her career choices training first as a nurse then as a kindergarten teacher, her marriage and children and her husband’s career in medicine, his life works and death.
Dates:
2010
STANCOMBE, Clara Faulds interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen
Record Group — Box 28
Identifier: H0185
Overview
In this interview Clara recalls her early life, family, education, growing up around Tuatapere, employment, being a member of the Volunteer Aids Group during the war and marriage.
Dates:
2013
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