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Farm life

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:

KIRKWOOD, Thomas Steadman (Tom) interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box 52
Identifier: H0561
Overview Forty years ago the Te Anau Basin underwent dramatic change as a result of some large government projects. The country's biggest farm development scheme had begun in the Te Anau Basin the previous decade, but its real effects on the landscape and community was not apparent until the 1960s and 1970s. As a farm manager and field officer for the Department of Lands & Survey during that time, Tom recalls what was involved in the development of the area he was appointed to oversee - the...
Dates: 2006

LAKE, Sadie Margaret interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group — Box 17
Identifier: H0084
Overview This interview of a Waipango/Riverton native covers her family, her home at Birch Bush farm in Waipango, Southland, her grandmother’s home in Riverton, domestic life, her schools, her family’s farm and its workers. Also covers her early employment, start in nursing, illness with tuberculosis, and experience as both a patient and nurse at Orangapai Sanatorium in Waipiata; her marriage to Charles Lake; and their life as a hired farming couple on several different farms in the Southland and...
Dates: 2011

LAMB, Agnes Jean interviewed by Jane Craske

 Record Group — Box 31
Identifier: H0225
Overview Agnes recalls family history, moving to Balclutha, education and employment there. She became a nurse working at Balclutha hospital where she met her husband who was a farmer. She gave up nursing to work on the farm and talks of their home, birth of their children, farm work, the children’s education and employment.
Dates: 2014

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

LIETZE, Sadie May interviewed by Joy Lietze

 Record Group — Box 19
Identifier: H0058
Overview In the first interview Sadie talks of her early life, education, health and family on a dairy farm on the Otago Peninsula. After leaving school Sadie attended Dunedin Tech and studied art, English, and maths for 2 years. Her family moved to Burke where Sadie found employment. During the war years Sadie joined the NZ Women’s Land Service where she worked in Omarama and Kelso. When in Kelso she met her husband. She goes onto to talk about her family and involvement in the women’s section of...
Dates: 2011

LINDSAY, Beryl Eileen Madge interviewed by Janice Templeton

 Record Group — Box 8
Identifier: H0132
Overview In this interview Beryl shares her family history and stories from her life. These start with her early life in Roxburgh and Lumsden. Beryl discusses her family's purchase of their farm at Gropher’s Bush, her education, childhood games, employment and marriage to Graham. When they married, they had hens and a cow and Beryl made her own butter. During WW2 Graham was in the Home Guard and Beryl was involved with the local Patriotic Society and knitted for the soldiers, sent food parcels overseas...
Dates: 2007

LINDSAY, Edna Jane Smith interviewed by Madeline McGilvray

 Record Group — Box 62
Identifier: H0448
Overview In this interview, Edna, who was born in Myross Bush in 1923, gives details about her parents and their occupations. She discusses school, punishment, going to town (Invercargill), first Pakeha settlers, the Fergusons, Reverend Bethune, sports days at John Kerr's, the Post Office at Mrs Baird's, church and Sunday School, the bus service and food supplies. She talks about draft horses, ploughing matches, harvesting, rabbits, card evenings, the community ball, building the Memorial Hall, the...
Dates: 1998

MACKENZIE, Malcolm David interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box 1
Identifier: H0108
Overview In this interview, Malcolm talks about his family background and farm life on Heatherlea Farm (East Limehills, Southland), as well as physical details of the farm. He describes roles of family members in farm and household work; rabbit control activities during childhood; owners of neighboring farms; changes in farming practices and in the farming community; attendance at Limehills School and Browns School; father’s illness and early death; background on Otapiri Hall and Otapiri Dance Club;...
Dates: 2013

MATTHEWS, Judith Dorothy (Judy) interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box 55
Identifier: H0583
Overview Brought up on a farm in Canterbury in the 1950s and 60s, Judy was well-versed in the changing seasons of a rural lifestyle. So it was with some equanimity that not long after she married her farmer husband she was ready to leave the rolling midCanterbury plains for the more rigorous climate and terrain of Northern Southland followed by the remote, uncultivated soils of the Te Anau Basin. As new settlers of the Long Valley Block — part of the government's farm settlement scheme in the Basin — in...
Dates: 2008

MATTHEWS, Mary Lilian interviewed by Gill Poplur

 Record Group — Box 14
Identifier: H0241
Overview In this interview Mary recalls memories of growing up including: home, toys, her father’s radio. She talks about school, farming chores, and holidays. Mary has travelled both throughout NZ and the Far East.
Dates: 2015 - 2016