Interview with Olive Boyd and Elizabeth Pendleton

Olive Boyd recalls first impression of Rotowaro; the building of Rotowaro School; number of houses in town. Elizabeth Pendleton and Olive Boyd describe facilities in houses; facilities in town; deliveries (by horse and cart); medical and dental help; food growing and preserving; Maori in area; getting fathers, brothers, husbands to work; housework; evening activities; holidays, picnics, dances, movies, entertainers; contact with local farmers; new arrivals in town, immigrants; courting.

They discuss the depression (1930s) and 1951 strike; the unemployed during the depression; the local midwife, Aunty Jean; transport in 1920s; the early gramophone; cramped living conditions; the men working extra hours during World War II; little need for police; use of home brew; the carbonisation works; Country Womens Institute; contact with neighbouring communities; developing the school; different nationalities; life before electricity and radio; sewing and buying clothes; mail; muddy roads; the local church; opportunities for women; description of Huntly train; father's work.

Venue - Huntly

Interviewer(s) - Jamie Mackay

Venue - 24 Kimihia Road, Huntly

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-004389

Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 1.30 Hours and minutes Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 723 - also contains excerpts from tape transcripts.

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

Alternative form available: Listening copies OHLC-000959, OHLCD-1453

Digital copies of the recording and abstract are also available in the Library's Reading Room