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Interview with Lindsay Simpson

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Date

30 Mar-5 Nov 1992 - 30 Mar 1992 - 05 Nov 1992

By

Simpson, William James Lindsay, 1922-2013

Reference

OHInt-0081/07

Description

Lindsay Simpson was born at Tokarahi on 31 January 1922. Outlines his career with National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (NMA) in positions ranging from office boy to managing director. Talks about career moves to Dunedin, Auckland and Wellington. Describes the merger of Wrightson and NMA in 1972 and becoming General Manager for the New Zealand Stock and Station Agents Association. Talks about his wartime service in the New Zealand Navy and being chosen in 1953 as a member of the New Zealand Returned Services Contingent to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.

Talks about wool buyers and the New Zealand Wool Brokers Association. Gives a brief history of NMA which was established by George Grey Russell and John McFarlane Ritchie. Comments on W.G. Spite who managed the firm in the 1940s. Lists and describes stock and station firms in Oamaru in the 1950s. Talks about auctioneers and other staff. Summarises local stock and station firm takeovers and amalgamations.

Venue - Kakanui : 1992

Interviewer(s) - Joy Green

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005501; OHC-005502; OHC-005503; OHC-005504

Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 4 Hours Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1099.

Photocopy of photograph of Lindsay Simpson in 1983; photocopy of photograph of Lindsay Simpson with Navy colleagues in 1953

Additional description

Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.

Use/Reproduction

Restriction on public performance. Other public use requires the written permission of the copyright holder Copyright: held by Joy Green and in the event of her death, by the Alexander Turnbull Library

Access restrictions

Partly restricted material

Part of

The Changing Role of Stock and Station Firms in North Otago

Format

4 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 4 Hours Duration, Oral histories, Illustration: Photocopy of photograph of Lindsay Simpson in 1983; photocopy of photograph of Lindsay Simpson with Navy colleagues in 1953

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