-
You must be logged in to Tag Records
Ruby Collins interviewed by Alex Hood and Annette Hood in the Alex Hood folklore collection [sound recording]
Bib ID 3073255
Format AudioAudio
Author
Collins, Ruby, 1945-
 
Access Conditions Access open for research use; written permission required for personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee. 
Description 2004. 
3 digital audio tapes (ca. 195 min.) 
Series

Alex Hood folklore collection

Summary

Folkloric recording. Ruby Collins became a well known dancer and performing artist in Australia and overseas. Collins talks about her cabinet-making apprenticeship; moving from the Gold Coast in Queensland to her newly acquired property at Mullumbimby, N.S.W.; restoring old homes; cattle breeding; her involvement in local community affairs; her home becoming a focal point for many young people; her involvement in Bicentenary work, helping to make sculptures and to restore the bullock-dray which featured in the procession over Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Notes

Recorded on Feb. 17, 2004 at Murwillumbah, N.S.W.

Subjects Collins, Ruby, - 1945- - Interviews.  |  Entertainers - Australia - Interviews.
Occupation Entertainers.
Other authors/contributors Hood, Alex, 1935-  |  Hood, Annette, 1948-

Online

    In the Library

    Request this item to view in the Library's reading rooms using your library card.

    Details Collect From
    ORAL TRC 4864/48-49
    Copy: Recording
    Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
    ORAL TRC 4864/48-49
    Copy: Summary
    Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)

    Order a copy

    -

    Copyright or permission restrictions may apply. We will contact you if necessary.


    Members of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori communities are advised that this catalogue contains names and images of deceased people. All users of the catalogue should also be aware that certain words, terms or descriptions may be culturally sensitive and may be considered inappropriate today, but may have reflected the author's/creator's attitude or that of the period in which they were written.