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Folkloric recording : interview with Cyril Duncan [sound recording] / iInterviewer, Chris Sullivan with Russel McKay and Danny Holmes
Bib ID 186019
Format AudioAudio
Author Duncan, Cyril, 1909-1987
Access Conditions Open access for research use; written permission required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee. 
Description 1987. 
1 tape reel (ca. 31 min) : 7 1/2 ips, mono ; 7 in. 
Series Chris Sullivan folklore collection ; 390 
Summary

Duncan speaks briefly of axes he owns including some owned by grandfather ; his family history and background ; music ; Aboriginal community and their lifestyle, family's relations with Aboriginals ; his grandfather. Duncan sings two songs during interview.

Notes

Preservation, working duplicate and cassette copies made.

Conversation is fragmented due to Duncan's illness.

Duncan is aided in conversation by his wife Merle.

Recorded at Hawthorn, Brisbane, Queensland on February 27, 1987.

Subjects Duncan, Cyril, - 1909-1987 - Interviews.  |  Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs.
Other Authors Sullivan, Chris (Christopher Daniel), 1953-  |  McKay, Russel  |  Holmes, Danny
Details Collect From
ORAL TRC 2750/390 Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
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