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Date: 2001

By: Henshaw, David, 1939-2014

Reference: J-052-001/010

Description: Cartoons of rural life. Quantity: 10 colour pages from calendar. Physical Description: Reproductions of watercolour and pen. Image sizes 280 x 390 mm.

Date: 2 Apr 1998 - 28 Jan 2001 - 02 Apr 1998

From: Past champions oral history project - The Shear History Trust Golden Shears Open Champions

By: Donaldson, Alan George, 1958-

Reference: OHInt-0509/18

Description: Alan Donaldson was born in Taumaranui in 1958. Discusses his family's history in the area and the family farm at Kaitieke. Talks about his education, decision to go shearing, shearing class at Benneydale and a Massey course. Discusses shearing gear, clothing, shed routines, shearing gang jobs such as `sheepo' and `rousie', atmosphere in the sheds, wages and shearing in Central Otago. Mentions Murray McSkimming. Talks about differences between crossbred and merino shearing. Explains his 1980 season's tally of over 70,000 sheep. Discusses shearing in Australia, England and Norway and being in competitions in England and Scotland. Talks about records and competitions in New Zealand and controversy over a particular record which was wiped. Discusses the development of his own contract run including hiring staff, hierarchies, accommodation, food, the contract, ACC, wage rates, the trade union, workplace hazards, shearers employed and relationships between farmers, contractors and shearers. Discusses evening entertainment, `getting along', race relations, group tolerance, substance abuse and sexual behaviour. Mentions bad conditions encountered and the Employment Contracts Act. Discusses the Australian Union, the wide comb debate of the early 1980s and the test match at Euroa. Mentions team members. Discusses New Zealand shearers in Australia. Talks about wool handling, wool classing and competition shearing. Discusses the development of his own shearing technique. Mentions Roger Cox and the Te Whara (Te Whata) family. Discusses the financial viability of shearing and his own goals. Mentions the Tarrant family. Talks about the impact of shearing on his family and their move to a farm near Kikikau. Mentions wife Cathy Donaldson and children Samuel, Thomas and Jessica. Describes farm management, employees, opinions on the future of the wool and shearing industries and influences on his own life. Interviewer(s) - Nikki Dalziell Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 3.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2514. Photographs of Alan Donaldson, 1983 Golden Shears champion

Date: 15 Jan 2001

From: Upper Hutt Uniting Parish Millennium Project

By: Macnab, Ailsa Jean, 1952-

Reference: OHInt-0593/34

Description: Jean Macnab was born in Lower Hutt in 1952. Describes the linking of the Upper Hutt Parish in 1976, attending Sunday School at home and church while father was Session Clerk. Recalls services in King Street before Iona Centre was built. Relates her inabilty to attend church due to farm work. Details the services on the radio and television, mentioning Hour of Power. Describes healing of her illnesses and accidents. Talks about her mother and positions she held in the Association of Presbyterian Women, describing their activities and those of a housegroup. Talks of charismatic services. Discusses her monetary offerings to church, Christian World Service and the housegroup. Talks of competitions and purchases from Readers' Digest, Outlook magazine's Knots and Puzzles, mentions Crosslink. Mentions George Nunny, Peter Lang. Describes driving to church with her brother, his involvement with the Domestic Affairs Committee. Mentions walking to her sit dancing exercises. Discusses changes in the farming communities of Mangaroa and Totara Park. Talks of Bible stories. Interviewer(s) - Elaine Bolitho Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHA-009286 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s) - printed. 1 Electronic document(s) - transcript. 1 interview(s). 1 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-2999, OHDL-000953.

Date: 2001

From: Henshaw, David, 1939-2014 :[Ten cartoons from Jock's Country Life calendar published in 2001.]

Reference: J-052-010

Description: Cartoon of rural life. A farmer's wife informs him and their son about his postal votes over the morning cup of tea in the kitchen. Exhibited in 'Harpies & Heroines: A cartoon history of the changing roles of women in New Zealand' Exhibition curated by Rachel Macfarlane and Cerridwyn Young of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited at the National Library Gallery, 11 July - 26 October 2003. Published in 'Harpies & Heroines' book published by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive in 2003. Quantity: 1 colour page from calendar. Physical Description: Reproduction of watercolour and pen. Image size 280 x 390 mm.

Date: 2001

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DX-002-061

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).