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Interview with Muriel Henderson

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Date

20 May 1998

By

Cairns, Beth, active 1991; Henderson, Muriel Jane, 1917-2011

Reference

OHInt-0464/08

Description

Muriel Henderson was born in 1917. Describes her schooling. Talks about her brothers Gordon and John who were drowned at Omaui. Mentions the Riverton Rocks area and Thomson's Bush. Discusses motorbike racing, boxing, school picnics and opera. Discusses broadcasting at 4YZ radio station. Mentions Bill Cherry. Describes her interest in duck shooting, the fishing hut at Awarua and rabbits and ferrets. Mentions kauri trees planted at Stewart Island for the brothers. Talks about the De Cliffords at the Wallace County Hotel, prohibition and the breweries. Discusses her career nursing and as a sales representative. Recalls the Huia Club and gondolas on the Otepuni River. Mentions fencing with her daughter Jane.

Describes the family's musical involvement and the music lessons of brother Alex Lindsay, first violinist with the Symphony Orchestra. Mentions Thomas Anthony, the O'Byrne School of Music, May Jones and Billy Ferguson. Talks about learning cello. Discusses the Alex Lindsay Music Suite at Southland Boys High School. Discusses Alex Lindsay's scholarship to the Royal Academy in London and his MBE for being leader of the orchestra.

Interviewer(s) - Beth Cairns

Accompanying material - Article on Muriel Henderson `Gran with a gun'; obituary of Alex Lindsay by Douglas Lilburn

Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other brief abstract, OHA-2685.

Photo of Muriel Henderson duck shooting, photo of Muriel Henderon in 1936 and more recent photo; photo of Alex Lindsay playing the violin

Additional description

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

Alternative form available: Listening copies OHLCD-1113 - OHLCD-1114

A digital copy of the recording is available

Use/Reproduction

Public use may require the written permission of the copyright holder Copyright: Invercargill Public Library

Access restrictions

Partly restricted material

Part of

Southland oral history project

Format

2 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 1 interview(s), 2 Hours Duration, Oral histories, Illustration: Photo of Muriel Henderson duck shooting, photo of Muriel Henderon in 1936 and more recent photo; photo of Alex Lindsay playing the violin

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