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Date: 18, 19, 20 May 1987 - 18 May 1987 - 20 May 1987

From: Presbyterian Support Otago Community History Programme oral history collection

By: Short, Rachael Ellen Scott, 1890-1987; Short, Francis Jane Ann, 1885-1988

Reference: OHInt-0952-02

Description: Interview with Fanny (Frances) Short, born in Bannockburn in 1885, and her sister Rachael, born in Bannockburn in 1890. Talk about their parents - their father John Short, a Scottish miner, and their Irish mother Margaret. Recall memories of their childhoods in Bannockburn where they have spent most of their lives, and of their later occupations: Fanny was head waitress at Knox College, Dunedin for a short time, and Rachael was Bannockburn post mistress for 35 years. Comment on continuing to live in the family home, a "pug" (sod) cottage. The abstract is accompanied by a transcript of an earlier interview in September 1983 (no audio tapes). Interviewer(s) - Helen Frizzell Accompanying material - transcript of an interview with Rachael and Fanny Short in September 1983; photocopy of an article about the death of Fanny Short (Otago Daily Times 1.3.1988) Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHA-018670 - OHA-018673 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-6470. Colour photographs of Fanny and Rachael Short (1987), front and side views of the Short family home, and the Bannockburn Post Office. Search dates: 1885 - 1987

Date: 15 Jul -29 Jul 1985 - 15 Jul 1985 - 29 Jul 1985

From: NZOHA Sunlight Centenarians Oral History Project

By: Siddall, Alice, 1884-1987

Reference: OHInt-0004/21

Description: Alice Siddall was born in Wanganui in 1884. Gives details of a working class childhood in Wanganui before World War I. Describes her mother's early death, father's disability and how the family coped. Talks about the early death of a brother and sister and living with her brother Charlie, who worked with the Railways Department, at Bell Road in Lower Hutt in the 1920s and later. Recalls travel on the Wanganui River to Pipiriki by canoe ca. 1892, living in a whare at Upokongaro, Maori women's tattoos and relationships with Maori. Talks about the Keith Street area, living conditions, the family garden, chores, running away from school and not returning, the town of Wanganui and its personalities, the 1891 flood, the Church of Christ and the Salvation Army. Recalls clothing, her dislike of trade unions, phonographs, the lamplighter before electricity, `foreigners' and the 1918 flu epidemic. Venue - Lower Hutt : 1985 Interviewer(s) - Judith Fyfe Venue - Aroha Hospital, Molesworth Street, Lower Hutt Accompanying material - Two newspaper articles - one about Alice Siddall's 100th birthday and one about her 101st birthday Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-001329; OHC-001330; OHC-001331 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 183. Search dates: 1884 - 1985

Date: 15 Jun 1985

From: NZOHA Sunlight Centenarians Oral History Project

By: Bettjeman, Frederick Charles, 1884-1987

Reference: OHInt-0004/09

Description: Describes his German born father's early arrival in the Canterbury settlement about 1850. Talks about his family, relationship with his parents and childhood at Fairdown, just out of Westport, the local goldmining community including some of the `identities'`Shakespeare Jo' and `Champagne Charlie' and attitudes to alcohol. Describes the local native bird population and the sluicing process in gold mining. Talks about his schooling, lifelong interest in poetry and being a seaman from 1904-1909. Recalls working for the Westport Coal Mining Company at Denniston until World War I when he joined the 13th Canterbury Company and fought at Gallipoli. Describes his wartime experience in depth including dysentery, depression, the effects of shell fire, shell shock and the longterm effects of the war. Talks about hospitalisation in Britain and meeting nurse Agnes (Nancy) McNab who came to New Zealand and married him. Describes taking up bush land in Mangapurua, some distance up the Wanganui River from Pipiriki. Talks about the effort in breaking in the land from bush and the Government's decision to close the Mangapurua Settlement. Recalls objecting to Prime Minister William Massey about this decision. Notes their relocation on land at the Mangahoe River. Venue - Te Kuiti : 1985 Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Venue - Hillview Home, Te Kuiti Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-001301; OHC-001302; OHC-001303; OHC-001304 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 170. Search dates: 1884 - 1985

Date: 15 Jun 1985

From: NZOHA Sunlight Centenarians Oral History Project

By: Mackley, Garnet Hercules, 1883-1986

Reference: OHInt-0004/04

Description: Talks about being born in Port Chalmers and moving to Invercargill where his father owned a butcher's shop before becoming General Manager of the Southland Freezing Company (Southland Frozen Meat Company). Describes the family home at Makarewa. Notes that his father was responsible for sending off the first cargo of frozen meat in 1884. Describes his parents and schooling as strict and proper. Mentions that he was one of 13 children. Describes wagging school to spend time at the blacksmith's shop. Talks about family politics and political connections. Notes that he was not allowed to be a jockey but became a nurseryman and then a railway cadet in Otautau in 1900. Talks about meeting his wife-to-be, Isabel Robertson, while station master at Heriot and marrying her in 1914. Venue - Te Kuiti : 1985 Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Venue - Te Kuiti Accompanying material - three newspaper articles about Garnet Mackley Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 178. Portrait photograph of Garnet Mackley in 1914 ; portrait photograph of Garnet Mackley about the time of the interview Search dates: 1883 - 1985

Date: 3 Jul 1985-29 Jul 1985 - 03 Jul 1985 - 29 Jul 1985

From: NZOHA Sunlight Centenarians Oral History Project

By: Anderson, Cecelia, 1883-1986

Reference: OHInt-0004/07

Description: Describes her grandparent's arrival on the first immigrant ship to Petone, the `Aurora', in 1840. Mentions that her father, George Pitone Carter, born 22 Nov.1840, was one of the first white children born in Petone according to the family. Notes that she was the eleventh of twelve children. Talks about members of the George and Carter families, visits to her grandmother's house and who her brothers and sisters married. Recalls the family's childhood home in Newtown where her father was a builder. Gives details of sewing, laundry, mealtimes, daily routines and play. Notes that the family was Anglican and her parents were kindly but strict. Describes schooling at Newtown. Talks about the family's move to land at Reikorangi, where she met August Anderson (son of Johannes Andersen), and their move to Palmerston North. Describes her marriage to August Anderson in 1904, living in Ashurst, August's work as a farm labourer, Helen's birth in 1905 and living in Carterton and Otaki. Accompanying material - Newspaper article ; Carter family tree ; book `A pioneer family' compiled by Olive Mulinder Venue - Lower Hutt : 1985 Interviewer(s) - Judith Fyfe Venue - Woburn Home, Wait-iti Crescent, Lower Hutt Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-001295; OHC-001296; OHC-001297 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 168. Search dates: 1883 - 1985

Date: 12 Jan 1985 - 2 May 1985 - 12 Jan 1985 - 02 May 1985

From: NZOHA Sunlight Centenarians Oral History Project

By: Mountjoy, William Joseph, 1884-1985

Reference: OHInt-0004/06

Description: Describes his parent's background, marriage in England and emigration to New Zealand in 1878. Talks about the Mountjoy relatives. Notes that both his parents lived and worked at the Timaru Hospital until the birth of their first child, after which his father took on odd jobs, including the construction of the Timaru breakwater. Describes their move to Napier with the firm Palliser Jones, where his father was employed constructing the Napier breakwater. Talks about the home delivery of produce (bread, meat and milk), going to school at the age of three with his older brother, getting the cane in Standard 1 in preference to doing his homework, going to Sunday School and Bible Class and being in the church choir. Describes the family as Baptist. Talks about shipping going in to Napier, loss of life in the 1897 floods and transport, including the description of a landau. Describes local Maori and the Native Schools. Mentions moving to Palmerston North at the age of nineteen and working at the Sash and Door Factory. Venue - Porirua : 1985 Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Venue - Kenepuru Hospital, Porirua Accompanying material - Newspaper article Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 181. Search dates: 1884 - 1985

Date: 9 Aug 1985 - 09 Aug 1985

From: NZOHA Sunlight Centenarians Oral History Project

By: Bentley, William Henry, 1885-1991

Reference: OHInt-0004/02

Description: Talks about his family background in Auckland, where he was born. Describes his parents's emigration from Great Britain, their relationship, his father's employment and his brothers and sisters. Briefly talks about Sunday School, holidays, early transport and the troops going to the Boer War. Describes marrying in 1912. Briefly recalls his education and punishments at school. Talks about doing deliveries for T.S. Morin, moving to Wellington and working for John Duthie, hardware merchant, for 58 years. Describes his job as town traveller for Duthies, John Duthie's Naenae home, John Duthie as a businessman and work parties. Venue - Lower Hutt : 1985 Other - Incomplete life history on account of severe hearing loss Interviewer(s) - Judith Fyfe Venue - 17 Cressey Street, Lower Hutt Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1.15 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 169. Search dates: 1885 - 1985

Date: 23 Aug 1985

From: NZOHA Sunlight Centenarians Oral History Project

By: Foster, Elizabeth Grace, 1883-1985

Reference: OHInt-0004/10

Description: Talks about the Gibson family relatives, her childhood and details of her home life. Describes her mother's death when she was 14, her funeral and how the family coped. Talks about local identities, contact with Māori and the flooding of the Wairau River. Notes the location of a school at Gipsontown [Gibsontown?], near Kaituna, in the 1890s and describes her education. Recalls Blenheim dances and social and civic life. Describes her enjoyment of politics, politics in the 1930s and the importance of religion. Name of family, and town, recorded on interview documentation as "Gipson" and "Gipsontown". But it seems likely that the correct spelling is "Gibson" and "Gibsontown". Venue - Blenheim : 1985 Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Venue - Isabel Bursill Home, Blenheim Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-001307; OHC-001308 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 172. Search dates: 1883 - 1985 Processing information: Spelling of name and town ammedned in June 2020 following advice from a researcher.

Date: 1 Aug 1985-2 Aug 1985 - 01 Aug 1985 - 02 Aug 1985

From: NZOHA Sunlight Centenarians Oral History Project

By: McKinlay, Margaret, 1882-1988

Reference: OHInt-0004/16

Description: Recalls the earlier part of her life in Scotland. Talks about her father's work as a coalman, family deaths, education, doing the laundry and other domestic chores, politics, attitudes to drink in the home and her signing of the Temperance pledge. Describes her parent's separation. Recalls the death of Queen Victoria. Describes her work at the woollen mill and carpet factory at Kilmarnock and Darvel. Talks about enjoying the circus, social life and etiquette, `walking out', sex education and marriage and the fact that she and her sisters Mary and Lizzie did not marry. Describes their decision to emigrate and her emigration to New Zealand with her mother on the Athenic in 1920. Recalls employment at the Kaiapoi Woollen Mills from 1920-1949 and notes that she worked for six mills over a period of 55 years. Talks about the deaths of Lizzie and Mary and happy and unhappy experiences. Describes a recent helicopter ride and being a centenarian. Venue - Christchurch : 1985 Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Venue - Nurse Maude Hospital, Christchurch Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-001314; OHC-001315; OHC-001316; OHC-001317 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 4 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 177. Search dates: 1882 - 1985

Date: 3 Aug 1985 - 03 Aug 1985

From: NZOHA Sunlight Centenarians Oral History Project

By: McElligott, Sarah Isabella, 1883-1986

Reference: OHInt-0004/03

Description: Talks about her birth in the Kawarau Gorge near Cromwell to a Danish seafaring father and a mother who emigrated from England. Describes her father's lack of success at goldmining, subsequent work as a cook, her mother's work taking in washing and the family's frequent hunger. Notes her mother's powers at healing and curing. Describes their house made of tin. Recalls her work as a waitress and cook in various hotels in Queenstown Cromwell, Invercargill and Lumsden. Mentions a World War 1 engagement. Describes marrying Jerry McElligott at the age of 49 in 1933 and his death in an accident. Talks about setting up and running a fruit stall after his death. Talks about her Labour Party politics which included ten years as secretary of the Cromwell Labour Party. Describes her life membership of the Labour Party presented to her by Norman Kirk. Comments on a number of politicians. Describes looking after a family with flu in the 1918 flu epidemic, caring for an unmarried mother and looking after both parents till they died. Briefly describes the Kawarau community, being a centenarian, childhood games, social life and dances. Venue - Christchurch : 1985 Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Venue - 22 Esperance Street, Christchurch Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-001312; HC-001313 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-0176. Search dates: 1883 - 1985

Date: 03 Nov 1964

From: National Film Library. Oral history recordings

By: Tarr, George Herrmann, 1881-1968

Reference: OHInt-0091-03

Description: George Tarr describes his first interest in film in Australia in 1893, work as a projectionist in Australia, the Lumiere Machine, other projection machines, anecdote about the first picture show in Broken Hill Australia, his birth and early life as a vaudeville artist, anecdote about early slide shows in Australia, the film 'Just as the sun went down' with Frank Davenport, the original film about Hinemoa, 'The Trawling Industry and Charlie Newham, the idea for Hinemoa, the finance, making the film, the costs, the results, Sarah Tawhai, Barry Martell and 'Kid from Timaru', 'Ten Thousand miles to cannibal land', the making of the film, the advertising, release, running a show with P R Dicks in 1904, making money from the early films. Recalls Henry Hayward, problems with sound, RCA, De Forrest sound. Venue - Auckland Interviewer(s) - Ray Hayes Interviewer(s) - Rudall Hayward Venue - At George Tarr's home at Prospect Terrace, Milford, Auckland Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005321 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available AB 1004. Search dates: 1881 - 1964

Date: 22 Aug 1986 - 27 Aug to 9 Dec 1986 - 16 Aug 1987 - 16 Apr 1987

From: Presbyterian Support Otago Community History Programme oral history collection

By: Turnbull, Bessie, 1885-1988; Korner, Aggie, active 1980-1988

Reference: OHInt-0952-01

Description: Interviews with Bessie Turnbull, born in Mosgiel in 1885, the youngest of eleven children. Talks about her parents emigrating from Scotland in 1863 or 1864, and owning bakeries at Mosgiel Junction and Mosgiel township. Comments on the family living between the town and Mosgiel Junction, and the children helping in the shop. Refers to her mother having a hard life and her father being "the Laird" of the family. Discusses bread making, their living conditions, the domestic routine and having help in the home. Comments on birthdays, holidays, Christmas, leisure, weddings, funerals, shopping, Sundays and attending East Tairei Presbyterian Church. Mentions religious tensions in the community, and compares English, Scottish, Irish and Dutch settlers. Talks about social classes in Mosgiel. Refers to horse and cart transport, the family's cows and family pets. Comments on health and home remedies, epidemics including the 1918 flu epidemic, cleanliness and poor sanitation. Comments on low wages and poverty in Mosgiel, and her mother taking in sewing during hard times. Mentions swaggers including "The Shiner". Discusses attending East Taieri School from age six until she was 14. Talks about the school day, lessons, using slates and discipline. Refers to wanting to be a school teacher but not being able to because of family circumstances and working as a domestic for a year for 3/- per week. Discusses getting work in the Mosgiel Woollen Mill where she was paid 24/- a fortnight. Describes at length working conditions and the working day at the mill, staff picnics and other entertainments. Talks about living with her mother until she died, and going together by train to Dunedin on Saturdays for shopping. Comments on changing living conditions and the impact of electricity. Mentions leisure activities including going to the pictures. Discusses shopping, clothing, relationships, and feeling it was her duty to care for her mother though she did not mind being unmarried. Mentions the impact of her mother's death and moving to a house she had had built, which had electricity but no washing machine or telephone (by choice). Recalls the Boer War and longer hours being worked at the mill to make socks and clothing. Remembers shops being draped in black when Queen Victoria died. Comments that she has never been to see any of the royal family and gives her opinion of them. Mentions that none of her brothers fought in World War I but they sent letters and food parcels to local men serving overseas. Refers to women being employed in men's jobs during the war, and the mill working overtime. Talks about food rationing. Discusses men returning from the war finding jobs hard to get, and not talking about their experiences. Reflects on the 1930s Depression, it's impact in Mosgiel, and only working half time. Recalls World War II, hearing about it on the radio, attitudes to Hitler, and longer hours and more jobs for women at the mill. Mentions hearing Vera Lynn sing at the Dunedin Town Hall. Refers to war as "a hell's disease". Talks about adjusting readily to retirement after working for 57 years at the mill. Comments on a flight in an aeroplane, never having had television, and keeping chooks and a garden until she was 100. Reflects on her life and the position of women today (1980s). A preliminary interview (OHC-018655) and a joint interview with Aggie Korner on 16 Apr 1987 (OHC-018656) are not abstracted Interviewer(s) - Helen Frizzell Accompanying material - card from the exhibition "Bessie Turnbull - her story" Accompanying material - folder OHA-6469-2: information about the Bessie Turnbull Exhibition and interviewing Bessie; photocopy of a paper about the exhibition delivered to the 1988 Oral History Seminar by Helen Frizzell; a partial transcript (some handwritten); research notes for the interviews (some handwritten) Accompanying material - folder OHA-6469-3: text from the exhibition "Bessie Turnbull - her story" Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHA-018657 - OHA-018669 - tapes 1-13 Tape numbers - OHA-018655 - preliminary interview Tape numbers - OHA-018656 - joint interview with Aggie Korner Quantity: 15 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2 folder(s). 14 interview(s). 14 Hours Duration. 1 C20 cassette(s). 1 5" reel(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-6469. B&W photographs of Bessie Turnbull with Aggie Korner at the opening of the exhibition, and of Helen Frizzell in front of a display of photographs of the young and old Bessie Turnbull.. B&W photograph clipped from newspaper of Bessie Turnbull on her 103rd birthday.. Colour photograph of Aggie Korner aged 96 years Search dates: 1885 - 1986