Mary Maina interviewed by Dimitri Rontidis in the NSW Bicentennial oral history collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 528014
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Maina, Mary, 1893-1995, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1987 May 30
- 3 sound cassettes (ca. 180 min) : 1 7/8 ips.
- Series:
- NSW Bicentennial oral history collection.
- Summary:
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Born at Hamilton, N.S.W. of Greek parents, Maina speaks of her parents' background in Greece; father's employment; description of family home; fruit and other family shops; meals; family life; leisure and recreation; moving; divorce of parents; mother moving to U.S.; sister and brother, moving to U.S. to study; childhood memories; childhood accident causing bad burns; father as family doctor; local community; her father; punishments; relatives; father winning lottery; teasing during childhood; family reading matter; social life; church and religion; family health; school; meeting husband; wedding; her children; death of her son 1942; childbirth and motherhood; adopted brother raising children; flappers; politics; World War I; memories of immigrants in the community; Greek heritage; travels to U.S.; the Depression; running own shop; icecream; different shops; husband's employment.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Recorded by the N.S.W. Bicentennial Oral History Project, funded by a bicentennial grant to the N.S.W. Council on the Ageing and the Oral History Association of Australia (NSW).
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-216204478
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript available : 3 v. (38 p., 43 p., 39 p.)
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- Until 2057 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1987
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