Nicholls, Leslie Britain

Production date
1993
Description
Oral history. Born 1912 Shewsbury, England. He talks of schooling. Trained as a chemist. Came to New Zealand on the Tamaroa as part of the Church of England Scheme. He married and farmed sheep at Mangamingi. Moved to another farm near Eltham and later to Matemateonga. Talks of sheep farming and shearing etc. Moved to Bulls and talks about various members of his family.
Recorded: 24 September 1993 Interviewer: Joy Peckham
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Object detail

Production date

1993

Subject person

Leslie Britain Nicholls

Classification

oral history/(for Archives)

Collection

Oral histories-Emigration

Item list

Part 1

Research tapes (3 sides)

Recorded: 24 September 1993

Interviewer: Joy Peckham

Abstraction: Joy Peckham

Restriction: none

Part 2

Master tapes

Part 3

Abstract.

Digital file

WAV

Accession number

ARC2007-06

Collection type

My shortlist

Subject place

Mangamingi Taranaki New Zealand Polynesia Oceania North Island Marton Matemateāonga Stratford

Subject

Immigration Sheep farming Farming Agriculture, fishing and forestry

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