Overview This interview covers Olive’s early life in Northern Southland, her attendances at Lumsden School and subsequent School Jubilees. She gives a description of rabbiting and talks of her work history, marriage, children and shop ownership with husband Jim. Has an explanation of RSA WELFARE in relation to life after husband’s death. Talks about life in small communities.

Abstract Olive DANIELInterviewer: Jenny Campbell 03 February 2008. Abstracter: Jean Hawkes.TRACK 1 (First 60)00:00 Interview identification00:40 Born at BALFOUR 1916. Educated at LUMSDEN. Left school at 14, worked for five shillings per week. Cleaner at LUMSDEN MANSE.01:39 Parents – OWEN and ELIZABETH ('BESS') TAYLOR. OLIVE second child. Eldest sister – GRACE, ELIZABETH BERYL ('BERYL' or 'BOBBY'), OWEN, DOUGLAS, DAPHNE,...

Overview Photograph of Olive Daniel at the time of her interview.

Overview In this interview Betty talks of her early life and education at Glenham and Wyndham, of learning to play the piano and later becoming a piano teacher in the district. In 1950 Betty joined a women’s choir and she talks of her involvement with this group and their achievements for 25 years.