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Stewart Island/Rakiura (N.Z.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:

SAMPSON, Charles William (Sam) interviewed by Lee Wadds

 Record Group — Box 18
Identifier: H0152
Overview Sam moved to Stewart Island with his wife Linda. There is mention of Sam and ‘Billy the Bus’ on the Island. Predominantly Sam tells/describes his involvement in journalism e.g. started Stewart Island News in 1986-87. He talks of the plans for the first copy and explains the interest and involvement of others e.g. Allison Broad, Margaret Hopkins, and Mike Te Au; as well as the collecting and collating of articles and various topics covered e.g. transfer of Kakapo, Power and Sewage Scheme and the...
Dates: 2006

SCHOFIELD, Clarence Murray interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box 49
Identifier: H0541
Overview Murray, now in his eighties, was selected as a participant in this oral history project because of his work with the Fiordland National Park in its earlier stages as well as his experience as a fisherman on the Fiordland coast. There are several other topics lightly touched upon in the interview, some of them highlighting the many changes that occurred in New Zealand society through the second half of the 20th century.
Dates: 2004

Series of small scenic Stewart Island photographs [34 photographs], No date, c.1940

 Item — Box 1: Series S2619; Series S0504; Series S0602; Series S2754; Series S2776; Series S2777; Series S2778
Identifier: S27540002

Southland District

 Digital Image
Identifier: D00800021

Southland District, 1882

 Item — Map-box 5: Series S0080
Identifier: S00800021

SQUIRES, Clare Torrance interviewed by Lee Wadds

 Record Group — Box 3
Identifier: H0079
Overview In this interview Claire discusses her families association with Stewart Island, their careers and interests. She includes a description of traveling from Wellington to Stewart via ferry and train. She also covers her career choices training first as a nurse then as a kindergarten teacher, her marriage and children and her husband’s career in medicine, his life works and death.
Dates: 2010

Stewart Island , 1898

 Item — Frame Wall 2: Series S0080; Series S0089
Identifier: S00800019