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Daphne McDonald, retired teacher, discusses her life, recites poetry and sings folksongs of a bygone era [sound recording] / interviewer, Rob Willis; recorded with Bruce Cameron
Bib ID 1119256
Format AudioAudio [sound recording]
Author
McDonald, Daphne, 1914-, Interviewee
 
Access Conditions Access open for research, personal copies and public use. 
Description 2003 
2 digital audio tapes (ca. 94 min.) 
Series

Rob Willis folklore collection

Summary

Folkloric recording.

Daphne McDonald, born at The Oaks, near Camden, N.S.W. recalls her father, Thomas Seymour, a carpenter from the Burragorang Valley, N.S.W. and first lieutenant in WW I; her mother Ruth Mary Healey, born in Ballarat, N.S.W. who established a midwifery Hospital at Weerona, N.S.W.; her mother's music and the songs she learnt from her; circumstances which led to her and her sister living in an orphanage and convent for a number of years; her childhood in Wollongong, N.S.W.; her training as a Domestic Science teacher, at Sydney Teacher's College (1930); first posting as an infant teacher, bonded for 3 years to Boronia Park, Sydney; posting to Baradine, N.S.W. at 21 years of age to teach a combined kindergarten, 1st & 2nd class totaling 60 children (1935); teaching post at Balgowrie, N.S.W. (1940); memories of air raid sirens; a great number of children's games and rhymes learnt during her time a teacher; teaching in the Illawarra region, N.S.W. on 35 shillings per week (1934)

McDonald recalls the Undesirable Climate Allowance payable for working at Baradine; social activities at Baradine, such as walking, golf, Bachelor & Spinster Balls; types of dances performed at balls; fires in Baradine; general stores and community life in Baradine (1930s onwards); Baradine School; return to work as a Librarian (1960s)

Partial contents
  • TAPE 1 Singing: The banks of Allan Water (fragment)
  • Recitation: The banks of Allan Water (song)
  • Singing: This is the end of a perfect day (fragment)
  • We don't want to loose you- Boer War (fragment)
  • repeated
  • Just before the battle mother (fragment)
  • Do not trust him, gentle maiden (fragment)
  • Recitation: The passion flower (song fragment)
  • Singing: The passion flower
  • The wearing of the green (fragment)
 
Notes

Recorded on Sept. 3, 2003 at Baradine, N.S.W.

Index/Finding Aid Note Timed summary (5 p.) 
Subjects McDonald, Daphne, - .1914- - Interviews.  |  Folk singers - New South Wales - Baradine - Interviews.  |  Folk songs, English - New South Wales - History - 1901-1945.  |  Games - New South Wales - History - 1901-1945  |  Teachers - New South Wales - Social conditions - 1901-1945 - Anecdotes.  |  Nursery rhymes, English - New South Wales - History - 1901-1945.
Occupation Teachers  |  Folk singers
Other authors/contributors Willis, Rob, 1944-, Interviewer  |  Cameron, Bruce, 1953-, Interviewer
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505 2 |aTAPE 2 Singing: The wearing of the green -- Little bluebell -- Yellow daffodilly -- In the heart of a seed (action song) -- Down came the raindrops -- A frog he would a wooing go -- Hey ho said Rowley -- fragment from Don Giovanni (song in translation) -- unidentified Teacher's College song (fragment) -- I'm glad to meet you -- Once a jolly student (fragment) -- Swatting in the Library (W. Matilda parody)
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518 |aRecorded on Sept. 3, 2003 at Baradine, N.S.W.
520 |aFolkloric recording.
520 |aDaphne McDonald, born at The Oaks, near Camden, N.S.W. recalls her father, Thomas Seymour, a carpenter from the Burragorang Valley, N.S.W. and first lieutenant in WW I; her mother Ruth Mary Healey, born in Ballarat, N.S.W. who established a midwifery Hospital at Weerona, N.S.W.; her mother's music and the songs she learnt from her; circumstances which led to her and her sister living in an orphanage and convent for a number of years; her childhood in Wollongong, N.S.W.; her training as a Domestic Science teacher, at Sydney Teacher's College (1930); first posting as an infant teacher, bonded for 3 years to Boronia Park, Sydney; posting to Baradine, N.S.W. at 21 years of age to teach a combined kindergarten, 1st & 2nd class totaling 60 children (1935); teaching post at Balgowrie, N.S.W. (1940); memories of air raid sirens; a great number of children's games and rhymes learnt during her time a teacher; teaching in the Illawarra region, N.S.W. on 35 shillings per week (1934)
520 |aMcDonald recalls the Undesirable Climate Allowance payable for working at Baradine; social activities at Baradine, such as walking, golf, Bachelor & Spinster Balls; types of dances performed at balls; fires in Baradine; general stores and community life in Baradine (1930s onwards); Baradine School; return to work as a Librarian (1960s)
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