More Info →Cliff Simpson, stock agent, part 3 - Manawatū Conversations

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.