Overview This interview covers Joyce’s early life and family history farming at Dipton, her education and employment history. Gives an overview of the war years after which she married and shifted to Gummies Bush. She talks of this time, her husband, children and extended family. Joyce was very involved in the community e.g. Plunket, Anglican Church Thornbury, Southland Regional Council, Rural Women NZ (WDFF) etc. In 1993 she was awarded the National Bank Women’s Suffrage Award.

Scope and Contents This resource details the activities and history of the Isla Bank Women's Division of Federated Farmers for the period 1939 to 1996.

A collection of minute books, attendance rolls, financial records of both the Isla Bank WDFF and the Western District WDFF (Waimatuku, Otahuti, Thornbury and Isla Bank group, correspondence and the Constitution Booklet. Also records concerning Provincial and Dominion meetings. Some records contain photographs.

Overview A collection of notebooks, account books, and correspondence for the years 1953 to 1986. Some stubs of cheque, deposit and receipt books are included with documents contained within envelopes. The receipt-book stubs (for subscriptions) are valuable in that names of members are recorded.

Overview Agnes discusses life on ‘Glenaray Station’ sheep station where her father was Head Shepherd. She goes on to talk about her education through to Gore High School before going onto teacher training in Dunedin. Agnes taught at Balfour School before her marriage. Her husband had a farm. She returned to teaching after children and retired in 1997. She tells of her involvement in Rural Women. Tells of her children and their careers.