E. C. 'Boy' Messenger interviewed by Neil Bennetts [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1176215
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Messenger, Boy (Engelbert Charles), 1921-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research; written permission required for personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
- Description:
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- 1981 Feb. 14
- 2 tape reels (ca. 59 min) : mono. ; 5 in.
- Summary:
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E. C. 'Boy' Messenger about the Messenger ferry services on Sydney Harbour, speaks about his family background as boatmen and shipwrights in England and on Sydney Harbour; the family boatshed and ferry business; his memories of construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge; his uncles, including Dally; use of an adze to shape keels etc.; origin of eighteen footers; sailing in the first Sydney to Hobart Race; the decline of small ferry services; volume of traffic and pollution on Sydney Harbour.
- Notes:
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- Recorded in Paddington, New South Wales on 14 February 1981.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript available (typescript, 23 leaves)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Bennetts, Neil, 1943-2011, interviewer
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2051 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1981
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