"You don稚 need to be rich and famous,
you just need to have a story that is interesting for others to
read."
Make a Public Donation to Honour our Senior Citizens
How could you resist not making a donation so that future generations
may learn from the lives of these
unsung heroes and pioneers?
Recording the living memories of the elderly and placing them on the
Timaru Directory website for all the world to see is one of the greatest
gifts we could ever give to honour our Senior Citizens. Most elderly
people love to talk about their past because that is all they have left.
I have interviewed a number of elderly people who have been delighted
to share their life story with me and show me their photos of when they
were young.
There are many hours of work that goes into gathering the information
about these wonderful pioneers and unsung heroes and we believe if
everyone gave a little we could build a library of interesting stories
as told by our Senior Citizens. Many of the elderly no longer have
control of their own finances and are not in a position to pay to have
their story written which is why we are calling for public donations.
You can see businesses and individuals who are already proud
sponsors of our senior citizens here.
Read some of the extracts from the stories they have shared with us.
OUR JOURNEY THUS FAR |
My name is Doris Gibson and I was
born in our family home on Swamp
Road Temuka. This is me with my
mother Carolyn Prattley 102 years
ago and I知 still alive today. I
believe that what keeps me alive is
my good sense of humour.
I知 Bert Prattley and at age 92 I知
a younger brother of Doris Gibson. I
was born in a gig on the way to the
Geraldine hospital. My two loves in
life have been my draft horses and
my wife Molly who I have been
married to for 66 years.
Hi I知 Dave Annett the good
looking one on the left. My friend
with me is the late Les Darling. We
were mates at school and later both
joined the Navy. We served our
engineering apprenticeships together
before starting our own engineering
business Annett and Darling in
Timaru. We became the biggest
supplier of wool scour machinery in
the world. I have retired now but our
company is still successfully trading
as Andar. Make a donation and you
will be able to read about my life
story and our business on this
Timaru Directory website
|
I知 Alexander Brown but everyone
calls me Sandy. My job in the war
was not to kill people but to patch up
the wounded soldiers in the hospital
to try and keep them alive. I never
got a medal in the war but my wife
Ivy and I won several prizes for the
best garden in Timaru. I知 now 91
and still enjoying life.
I知 Doris Smith a farmers wife from
Cannington. I知 91 now but my
fondest memories as a child was
riding in Dads new Hutmobile
Tourer motorcar from Timaru to
Milton. We would always put the
hood down when we went through a
town. I have more photos and stories
to share with you about my life.
I知 Maude O狸eefe from Temuka.
I知 now 92 but I once cared for the
elderly and I was also a caregiver for
women while they had their babies.
I hope my story will inspire young
people.
Record History
This is a life time opportunity for you to continue telling
your story as you remember it. Your life is far more important
than any material possessions. Leave the world a legacy, a gift
of your journey through life and we will record it as part of
State Highway One history. Start writing your story today because
it is far more important than your will.
Your story will firstly be placed here on the internet and it
will join many other stories about the people who have lived,
worked and played in Timaru, Ashburton, Oamaru, Temuka and along
SH1 over the past 150 years.
|
My name is Isabella Workman and I
was one of 15 Children The reason
for our big family is that the train
from Mt Somers to Ashburton would
always toot its horn at 2 am in the
morning outside our house. It would
wake my parents up and they could
not get back to sleep. For 10 years I
chain smoked 60 menthol cigarettes
a day and today I知 98 years of age.
I知 Ethel Harrison and I知 a
descendant of Joseph Crocome the
first South Island Doctor. I知 now
97 but I once played hockey for
Otago for 11 years.
Hi I知 Murray Prattley from
Temuka and this was my first trailer.
When I grew up I made sheep and
cattle yards that folded up and
became their own trailer. Prattley
stock yards are now being sold all
around the world. You
can read about my life痴 journey and my
inventions online.
|
I知 Helen Davies second from the back and these are my 10 children with our
pet dog Goldie. I知 a daughter of Cecil and Margaret Holgate who were the
joint owners of Priest and Holgate who had the hardware store in the Royal
Arcade in Timaru for many years. If you make a donation towards the stories
from us senior citizens then I知 sure that the descendants of my large family
tree will be pleased you did. |
Terms & Conditions
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Make a Donation towards the cost of promoting any of these Senior
Citizens and receive a copy of their life story on a pdf by email.
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Minimum
donation is $25 per life story includes photos that are made available.
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Once
the cost of preparing each life story has been reached their story
will be displayed on the Timaru Directory website for free.
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You have
the choice of having your name displayed as a sponsor of the story
you have donated towards.
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It is planned that a hard copy history
book will be published at a later date
Order your copy today to help with this worthy cause.
Post to:
Senior Citizens Fund
c/ Timaru Tourist Promotions Ltd
P. O. Box 313
Timaru
Online banking:
National Bank Timaru
Timaru Tourist Promotions Limited
Account No 060 - 0889 - 0257897 – 00
Want to tell your story?
If you or a member of your family has a
story to be told, call Ron on (03) 688 4485 or
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