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Julia Bajzek, assistant arts administrator [sound recording] / interviewer, Rob Willis; recorded with Olya Willis
Bib ID 1015763
Format AudioAudio
Author Bajzek, Julia, 1938-
Access Conditions Access open for research use & personal copy; written permission required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee. 
Description 2003. 
1 digital audio tape (ca. 43 min.) 
Series Rob Willis folklore collection 
Summary

Folkloric recording.

Julia Bajzek speaks about her family background in Austria, the family living with her grandmother in a little valley; her mother working at a variety of jobs; her schooling, singing being part of the curriculum; of remembering having to hide in bunkers during the bomb raids (WWII); Austrian Christmas traditions & decorations; St Nicholas Day celebrated on the 6th December; grandmother's folk songs; Austrian Christmas & Easter traditions continued in Australia; Austrian language; convent school education; leaving school, learning to cook & working in a kitchen; completing a hotel management course in Austria; marriage & starting a family; family migrating to Australia, arriving by Qantas in 1969; early days in Australia; Bonegilla Migrant Camp (Vic.); Fishermen's Bend Camp(Vic.); relocation to Heidelburg, Vic.; working in the Austrian Club (Heidelburg); how her children learnt folk dancing & singing.

Julia talks about singing for 23 years & the Austrian Choir's organization. Dieter Bajzek talks about folk revival, the change in focus on writing music/lyrics in dialects; folk music with contemporary influence using dialects & not high German.

Notes

Recorded on July 9, 2003 at Heidelberg, Vic.

User access copy made.

Index/Finding Aid Note Timed summary (2 p.) 
Subjects Bajzek, Julia, - 1938- - Interviews.  |  Austrian Choir (Melbourne, Vic.)  |  Arts administrators - Victoria - Heidelburg - Interviews.  |  Rites & ceremonies - Austria.  |  Immigrants - Victoria - Anecdotes - 1965-  |  Folk songs, Austrian - Victoria - Heidelburg.  |  Folk dancing, Austrian - Victoria - Heidelburg.  |  Austria - Social life & customs.
Occupation Arts administrators.
Other Authors Willis, Rob, 1944-  |  Willis, Olya
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ORAL TRC 4778/199 Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
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