Farm life
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:
Harvesting - using the sweep
Digital Image
Identifier: DH02400003
Dates:
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Southland Oral History Project
HILL, Jean Lusitania interviewed by Janice Templeton
Record Group
Identifier: H0018
Overview
This interview covers Jeans family history and her memories of growing up and living in Merrivale Road, Scotts Gap, home on the farm, food, clothing, chores and education. She describes her working conditions as a cook. Jean talks of DT King moving their house up onto the hill. There is a commentary on the war years – conscientious objectors-, her marriage and family and living at Otahu Flat, her twins and their time at Karitane, and her religious life.
Dates:
2007
The Life of Jean Penman-Irwin (1925 - 2000). Narrated by Arthur Irwin
Record Group
Identifier: H0657
Dates:
2013
JAQUIERY, Doris Mary interviewed by Janice Templeton and Warrick McCallum
Record Group
Identifier: H0312
Overview
In this interview, Doris begins with recollections of family, family farm at Heddon Bush, her education, and on leaving school going to work on a dairy farm at Rotorua for her brother. Doris describes working with the family bees. She went housekeeping at Mossburn and talks about the traction engine and her brothers’ catching rabbits. Doris recalls the arrival of electricity and the water supply used a windmill and bore. On returning from the North Island, she went to housekeep for Fred Hart at...
Dates:
2001
JEFCOATE, Pearl Margaret interviewed by Nancy Burnett
Record Group
Identifier: H0379
Overview
This interview was recorded as part of the Gorge Road Project. In this interview Pearl describes growing up on the family farm at Mokotua. She details her mother’s chores which included washing using the copper, growing a vegetable garden, general cleaning and making butter. Pearl was educated at Oteramika School and Southland Technical College before becoming a housekeeper. She married Jim and they lived on the Jefcoate farm, which was dairy and sheep. Pearl describes how old phones worked and...
Dates:
2018
Jim and May Bruce with Robina Bruce (Front) at Milking Time
Digital Image
Identifier: DH04540007
Dates:
c. 1940s
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
Jim and May BRUCE with Robina BRUCE (Front) at Milking Time, c.1940s
Item
Identifier: H04540007
Dates:
c.1940s
JOHNSTON, Hazel Winifred interviewed by Stephanie Herring
Record Group
Identifier: H0048
Overview
Hazel talks about the formation and early activities of Gore Historical Society, the acquisition of museum artifacts, the formation of Hokonui Pioneer Park, and the major role played by Win Hamilton and Norman Hamilton. She also talks about early life during the Second World War, her school days, the loss of her mother at an early age and its impact on her life, her father’s work in the electricity industry, and her employment as an office girl at solicitors Smith & Dolamore.
Dates:
2011
JONES, Catherine Allison Phyllis interviewed by Judith Thomas
Record Group
Identifier: H0672
Dates:
2024
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