Margaret McLaren interviewed by Helen O'Shea for the Helen O'Shea collection of Australian folklore in its social context, 1989-1990 [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1347325
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- McLaren, Margaret H, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research use and personal copies; written permission required for public use during the lifetime of Helen O'Shea.
- Description:
-
- 1989 Nov. 4
- 3 tape reels (ca. 101 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono. ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Helen O'Shea collection of Australian folklore in its social context, 1980-1990.
- Summary:
-
Folkloric recording. Margaret McLaren (nee Edge) speaks about growing up in Ecklin in 1940s and 1950s and life as a dairy farmer's wife; local dances; Presbyterian Fellowship Association; celebrating birthdays and Christmas; bushfires; cracker night; domestic chores; children's games; sporting activities; social activities; agricultural shows; funerary traditions; her husband; her kitchen tea; her wedding; managing both a family and farm work; her children; her involvement with community organisations; their farm; the weather; local properties and families.
- Notes:
-
- Part of a collection of recordings made by Helen O'Shea in the township of Ecklin South, Victoria in 1989 and 1990. The recordings aim to reveal the social fabric of life in a small rural community between 1900 and 1988.
- Recorded at Cooriemungle, Vic. on 4 November 1989.
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-213308305
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Uncorrected transcript (typescript, 35 leaves) available.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- O'Shea, Helen, interviewer
- Related Records:
-
This belongs to the Helen O'Shea collection of Australian folklore in its social context.
This collection contains 87 records. - Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2059 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1989
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- John McKinnon interviewed by Helen O'Shea for the Helen O'Shea collection of Australian folklore in its social context, 1989-1990 [sound recording]
- Helen O'Shea collection of Australian folklore in its social context [sound recording] 1989-1990
- Margaret Howarth interviewed by Helen O'Shea for the Helen O'Shea collection of Australian folklore in its social context, 1989-1990 [sound recording]
- Damien McKinnon interviewed by Helen O'Shea for the Helen O'Shea collection of Australian folklore in its social context, 1989-1990 [sound recording]
- Jim Howarth interviewed by Helen O'Shea for the Helen O'Shea collection of Australian folklore in its social context, 1989-1990 [sound recording]