02712cid a2200385 a 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025019001200066033001300078035001200091040002500103042000900128100003600137245011600173260001400289300005100303440004500354500002000399500017600419506003600595520104400631530010401675555004501779600004401824650007001868650004501938650004601983651005102029700002202080710003402102710005902136710004302195773006102238984002702299216878320071113095610.0890405s1988 xx nnn tn eng 1 a622680700a198801-- a2168783 aANLbengcANLdANL:O aanuc1 aTorrens, Elizabeth,d1918-4ive10aElizabeth Torrens interviewed by Inge Riebe in the NSW Bicentennial oral history collectionh[sound recording]. c1988 Jan. a2 sound cassettes (ca. 120 min.) :b1 7/8 ips. 0aNSW Bicentennial oral history collection aIncludes index. aRecorded by the NSW Bicentennial Oral History Project, funded by a bicentennial grant to the NSW Council on the Ageing and the Oral History Association of Australia (NSW). aAccess conditions under review. aTorrens, an Aboriginal, was born on Tabulam, Old Reserve, NSW, and speaks of her family background ; being raised by her grandmother and aunts ; childhood memories ; riding horses ; fishing and lifestyle on the reserve ; her grandmother's employment as cleaner/housemaid ; working as a cleaner, corn pulling ; living conditions ; corroborees and stories from relatives ; living on the river bank ; family values ; honesty ; her father's employment ; alcohol and Aboriginals ; recreation and games ; school memories ; description of the Old Reserve ; Aboriginals and employment today compared to when she was young ; white and black relations in district ; her husband's employment ; Aboriginals working in the local asbestos mine ; friendships with whites ; learning the Aboriginal culture ; hunting, bush food ; memories of her grandfather ; social life and recreation ; dances, celebrations ; her marriage ; her husband's health ; lifestyle during marriage ; employment ; rations ; religion ; local families ; floods ; Aboriginal's camp. aDCM record;bNational Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore collection;dnla.oh-2301-01900 aTranscript available 2 v. (33 p., 39 p.)10aTorrens, Elizabeth,d1918-vInterviews. 0aWomen, Aboriginal AustralianzNew South WalesxSocial conditions. 0aWomen, Aboriginal AustralianvBiography. 0aOlder peoplezNew South WalesvBiography. 0aTabulum (N.S.W)xSocial conditionsy1901-1945.1 aRiebe, Inge.4ivr2 aN.S.W. Council on the Ageing.2 aOral History Association of Australia.bN.S.W. Branch.2 aNSW Bicentennial Oral History Project.0 tNSW Bicentennial oral history collectionw(AuCNL)1361367 aANLcORAL TRC 2301/190