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Interview with Margaret McKay, wife of Rev. Fred McKay of the Australian Inland Mission [sound recording] / interviewer, Jenny Gall
Bib ID 1603343
Format AudioAudio
Author McKay, Margaret, 1915-
Access Conditions Access open for research, personal copies and public use. 
Description 1988. 
2 sound tape reels + transcript (40 leaves) 
Summary

Margaret McKay talks about her family background, her parents coming from Scotland to Australia in 1913 to do missionary work with her father's ministry beginning in Rockhampton. She gives her impressions of John Flynn and the Australian Inland Mission. McKay also talks about her nursing studies, 1934-1938, marriage in 1938 to Rev. Fred McKay and sharing his mission work in the Australian Inland. She also talks about combining family life with her husband's increasing responsibilities within the Church.

Notes

User cassette copies made.

Corrected transcript available (typescript, 40 leaves).

Recorded on May 6, 1988 in Canberra.

Subjects McKay, Margaret, - 1915- - Interviews.  |  McKay, Fred, - 1907-2000.  |  Flynn, John, - 1880-1951.  |  Australian Inland Mission.  |  Missionaries - Australia - Interviews.
Occupation Clergy's spouses.
Other Authors Gall, Jennifer, 1959-
Details Collect From
ORAL TRC 2273 Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
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