Broadcast on Manawatū People's Radio 16 April 2019. Cliff Simpson, part 3 of 3. Grandfather coming to New Zealand, coal miner from Australia. Great-great-grandfather a convict on the second fleet. Social life with children. Lost 3 children, effect on wife. Siblings in the South Island, maintained contact. Other social life. Pubs and clubs declining and closing – effect of drink-driving restrictions. Affected social life. Now Probus Clubs for older people, and Lions. Sheep breeds, changes. “Ram alley”. Farmers and farming experts. Twin lambing. Growth of dairying.


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Cliff Simpson, stock agent, part 3 - Manawatū Conversations
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- Object type
- Audio
- Digitisation ID
- COMM1559202900
- Title
- Cliff Simpson, stock agent, part 3 - Manawatū Conversations
- Format
- Born Digital
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
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- Stuart Birks
- Place
- Palmerston North
- Date
- April 16, 2019
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