AUDIO
Interview with Barbara Marchant
- Date
- 10 December 1996
- By
- Marchant, Barbara Angus, 1915-2011
- Reference
- OHInt-0494-01
- Description
Barbara Marchant born Palmerston North, moved to Feilding at the age of two years. Outlines family background - father, John Stalker was an All Black. Maternal grandmother, Zoe Barber (nee Minifie) - family came on the early ships. Describes Feilding and farming community. Recalls: neighbours; pastimes; boarding school; basketball; gym frocks (uniform) and reasons for failing Matric. Talks about employment situation and gaining position as trainee with YWCA where she remained for 10 years. Describes YWCA's attitude to basketball. Gives details of duties of a trainee. Mentions: Elsie Bennett; Agnes Kennedy and Jean Molesworth. Mentions that YWCA had one of the first fencing clubs in New Zealand. Recalls sitting New Zealand Umpire theory exam in Palmerston North. Refers to Cathy Doyle. Talks about marriage to Leslie Harold Marchant 1944 and move to Wellington. Recalls first National Tournament as an umpire in 1948, followed by Palmerston North in 1952 and then Dunedin. Was an examiner for local and provincial umpires and details aspects of performance judged. Considers netball has progressed a lot over the years.
Access Contact - see oral history librarian
Abstracted by - Joanne Aitken
Interviewer(s) - Charlotte Crichton
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006902-006904; OHLC-002645-002647
Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 2.07 Hours and minutes Duration.
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-1848.
Search dates: 1996
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Listening copies OHLC-002647 - OHLC-002647
- Use/Reproduction
- Public use may require the written permission of the donor Copyright: Netball NZ
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - Unrestricted except for tape 3 which requires the permission of Netball New Zealand
- Part of
- Netball New Zealand Inc oral history project Stage III
- Format
- 3 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 2.07 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories, Equipment used: Sony WM-D6C: ECM144 lapel microphones
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Interview with Barbara Marchant, printed abstract
Date: 10 December 1996
From: Netball New Zealand Inc oral history project Stage III
Reference: OHA-1848
Description: Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Barbara Marchant, tape one
Date: 10 December 1996 - 10 Dec 1996
From: Netball New Zealand Inc oral history project Stage III
Reference: OHC-006902
Description: Interviewer(s) - Charlotte Crichton Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 1 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration.
Interview with Barbara Marchant, tape three
Date: 10 December 1996 - 10 Dec 1996
From: Netball New Zealand Inc oral history project Stage III
Reference: OHC-006904
Description: Interviewer(s) - Charlotte Crichton Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 3 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 7 Minutes Duration.
Interview with Barbara Marchant, tape two
Date: 10 December 1996 - 10 Dec 1996
From: Netball New Zealand Inc oral history project Stage III
Reference: OHC-006903
Description: Interviewer(s) - Charlotte Crichton Arrangement: Tape sequence - tape 2 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 Hours Duration.