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Zelda Matheson - interview for the Dunedin Dance Halls project
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InterviewerKay MercerIntervieweeZelda MathesonRecorderJill BowieGeo location[1]
Zelda Matheson recalls the Dunedin Dance Hall days, including attending the Joe Brown dances at the Dunedin Town Hall, the St Kilda and South Dunedin dances, and the many country balls and social gatherings she performed at, playing piano in the Maungatua Ramblers with her husband Athol, her father, and their family friend Allan. A transcript of the interview can be found by clicking the manuscript link on the left of this page.
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SubjectBallroom dancing - Social aspects - DunedinImageHarry Strang Dance BandHarry Strang Dance BandHarry Strang Dance BandHarry Strang Dance BandHarry Strang Dance BandHarry Strang Dance BandZelda Matheson - dressing up for the dances and country ballsZelda Matheson - dressing up for the dances and country ballsZelda Matheson - dressing up for the dances and country ballsZelda Matheson - dressing up for the dances and country ballsZelda Matheson - dressing up for the dances and country ballsManuscriptTranscript of interview with Zelda Matheson for the Dunedin Dance Halls projectOrganisationThe Embassy SixPeopleJoe BrownHarry StrangRoly WrightPlaceDunedinDunedin Town HallSt Kilda Town HallMaungatua, Taieri plainsMomona, OtagoBerwick (formerly Waipori Lakes) OtagoProjectDunedin dance hall daysStoriesMemories of Dunedin Dance Halls: Su (Ikin/Penno family)
ImageHarry Strang Dance BandHarry Strang Dance BandHarry Strang Dance BandHarry Strang Dance BandHarry Strang Dance BandHarry Strang Dance BandZelda Matheson - dressing up for the dances and country ballsZelda Matheson - dressing up for the dances and country ballsZelda Matheson - dressing up for the dances and country ballsZelda Matheson - dressing up for the dances and country ballsZelda Matheson - dressing up for the dances and country ballsManuscriptTranscript of interview with Zelda Matheson for the Dunedin Dance Halls projectOrganisationThe Embassy SixPeopleJoe BrownHarry StrangRoly WrightPlaceDunedinDunedin Town HallSt Kilda Town HallMaungatua, Taieri plainsMomona, OtagoBerwick (formerly Waipori Lakes) OtagoProjectDunedin dance hall daysStoriesMemories of Dunedin Dance Halls: Su (Ikin/Penno family)Contributors
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Zelda Matheson - interview for the Dunedin Dance Halls project (6th September, 2022). Dunedin Public Libraries, accessed 22/07/2026, https://dunedin.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/216314