AUDIO
Interview with Noel Martin
- Date
- 17 November 2003
- By
- Martin, Noel Harold, 1936-
- Reference
- OHInt-0759-07
- Description
Oral history interview with Noel Martin, born December 27th 1936, in Eltham. Recalls his early life in Mangatoke - discusses moving to the family farm in 1944. Details daily life on the farm. Talks about the farm stock - describes the milking sheds and equipment. Details the hay cutting process - describes what a horse-drawn mower looked like. Talks about the beginning of World War II - mentions father being in the Homeguard. Recalls attending Mangatoki School, Pukingahu School, and Ohura District High School. Talks about leaving school at the age of sixteen to go shepherding. Discusses the 'wool boom' of 1951. Mentions working at Duncan's Station, Otairi. Talks about fire-branding cattle. Mentions working at Akitio Station. Discusses moving to Ohakune to help out on brother's block of land. Talks about buying own farm in Woodville.
Talks about how he began droving - mentions Linc Campbell. Mentions droving through Gisborne, Motuhoura, Rangiwahia, and the lower Manawatu. Describes a regular drove. Discusses the different roles of the working dogs - details different whistle commands. Explains the terms tonguing and stone buising. Talks about droving with Linc Campbell. Mentions Gisborne drover Frank Lambert. Mentions other drovers Jack Henry, Sonny Baker, and Robert Brison. Details the types of work he picked up between droves. Discusses sole droving. Talks about the decline of droving - mentions public pressure.
Access Contact - See Oral History Librarian
Interviewer(s) - Ruth Low
Accompanying material - 1 colour photograph, 15 x 10 cm [date unknown]; biographical information relating to Noel Martin.
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-014339, OHC-014340
Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1.33 Hours and minutes Duration.
Physical Description: Textual file - Microsoft Word
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-5015, OHDL-000425.
1 colour photograph, 15 x 10 cm, [date unknown] of Noel Martin and his dogs.
Search dates: 17/11/2003
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
Alternative form available: Both printed and digital versions of the abstract are available
- Use/Reproduction
- Public use of the interview requires the written permission of the interviewee and the donor Copyright: Copyright is held by Ruth Low
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Part of
- Drovers Project
- Format
- 2 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract, 1.33 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories, Electronic records (Digital records), Electronic documents, Textual file - Microsoft Word, Illustration: 1 colour photograph, 15 x 10 cm, [date unknown] of Noel Martin and his dogs.
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Interview with Noel Martin, printed abstract
Date: 17 November 2003
From: Drovers Project
Reference: OHA-5015
Description: Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). Search dates: 17/11/2003
Interview with Noel Martin, tape one
Date: 17 November 2003
From: Drovers Project
Reference: OHC-014339
Description: Arrangement: Tape sequence - 1 of 2 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). Search dates: 2003-11-17
Interview with Noel Martin, tape two
Date: 17 November 2003
From: Drovers Project
Reference: OHC-014340
Description: Arrangement: Tape sequence - 2 of 2 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). Search dates: 2003-11-17
Interview with Noel Martin, biographical information form
From: Drovers Project
Reference: OHDL-002879
Description: Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Processing information: Originally received as a single document with interviewee information for eleven interviews. Individual documents for each interviewee created by Library.
Interview with Noel Martin, digital abstract
Date: 17 November 2003
From: Drovers Project
Reference: OHDL-000425
Description: Interviewer(s) - Ruth Low Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Search dates: 17/11/2003