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Te Anau (N.Z.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

POPE, Christina Munro (Chrissy) interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box 18
Identifier: H0342
Overview At the beginning of this interview Chrissie tells of her grandparents settling in NZ. Her Grandfather, John Robert Lamb, initially at Inch Clutha before getting ballot land at Tokanui. She goes onto describe life both domestic and farming practices on their farm at Quarry Hills. Chrissie recalls her education, leisure activities, marriage, family, moving to and farming at Dipton. When her husband Bill passed away Chrissie worked at H&J Smiths in Invercargill for 20 years in the material...
Dates: 2009

WATSON, Joan Louisa interviewed by Jenny Campbell

 Record Group — Box 16
Identifier: H0171
Overview In this interview Joan explains how she and her husband Rex knew Dr. Geoffrey Orbell and their discovery of Takahē in Fiordland. She also talks of their subsequent expeditions’ with Dr. Fowler and Jack Sorenson to study the birds; And the publishing of articles about the discovery in papers and magazines throughout the world e.g. National Geographic and Time Magazine.
Dates: 2007