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Date: 4, 11, 18, 28 August 1993; 1, 4, 9 September 1993 - 04 Aug 1993 - 09 Sep 1993

From: Otago Women and Work - Paid and Unpaid Oral History Project

By: Clouston, Denise, active 1994; Stevenson, Janet Elsie, 1907-1995

Reference: OHInt-0148/27

Description: Elsie Stevenson, born and grew up in a close knit rural community in Omakau, Central Otago. Her parents were farmers. Elsie left school with Proficiency, not wanting to go to High School. She worked on the farm for a number of years but didn't want to be a farmer. In 1929 she married a railway worker and moved to Southland. However as a result of her husband's accident on the railway they eventually returned to Omakau and took up farming. Both Elsie and her husband (and later second husband) ran the farm. They had two children Shirley and Don. After retiring from farming Elsie looked after her parents for a number of years until the passed away - she then moved to Omakau. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Omakau Interviewer(s) - Denise Clouston Venue - Omakau Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-018523-018529; OHLC-009962-009968 Quantity: 7 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s). 7 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-6421 and OHDL-000760. Photographs of Elsie hanging out washing; in springcart; Elsie in 1989.

Date: 25 April 1994; 3, 9, 25 May 1994 - 25 Apr 1994 - 25 May 1994

From: Otago Women and Work - Paid and Unpaid Oral History Project

By: Clouston, Denise, active 1994; Sinnamon, Gladys Margaret, 1913-2013

Reference: OHInt-0148/26

Description: Gladys Sinnamon (nee Mee) was born and grew up in the close knit rural community of Becks, Central Otago. Her parents were publicans - they owned the Becks Hotel - and farmers. All the family assisted with running the hotel. After one year at secondary school in Dunedin, Gladys returned home. Although she wanted to train as a nurse she was needed at home to assist with running the hotel which she did until she married local farmer William Sinnamon in 1936. Once married Gladys shifted with her husband to Poolburn where they farmed for many years and raised two children. Music had been one of Gladys' great interests - she played the piano for many years in a band and the church organ which she still plays on occasion. She also had a long association with the Women's Division and is a Life Member. Though they have retired from farming Gladys and her husband continue to live in the house they moved to when married. Gladys contines to be involved in the local community and has in recent years taken up bowls. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Oturehua Interviewer(s) - Denise Clouston Venue - Oturehua Accompanying material - Newspaper article "Historical society hard at work on old Becks Hotel". Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-018595-018598; OHLC-010034-010037 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s). 4 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-6437 and OHDL-00759. Photographs of Gladys aged nine with sisters; Gladys and son playing for a dance; Gladys in 1993.