Olinda Poulton interviewed by Katie Holmes in the Australian generations oral history project
- Bib ID:
- 6252053
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Poulton, Olinda, 1958-, interviewee
- Online Access:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2012
- 4 sound files (approximately 281 min.)
- Series:
- Australian generations oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Olinda Poulton speaks about her family's background; her Dutch heritage; her parents' migration from the Netherlands to Australia; Bonegilla migrant camp; her parents' marriage; her brothers; her parents' jobs in Geelong; her childhood; the Dutch community in Geelong; religion; her schooling; the family home; social mobility; finances; family life; her first job at Coles; travelling within Australia; her first car; meeting her husband Brian; moving to Hopetoun; her parents' divorce; her wedding; her husband's family; her children; the community in Hopetoun; sports; social life in rural Victoria; her husband's and son's involvement with football; her netball coaching and umpiring; her career; her current job, coordinating aged and disability services for the Yarriambiack Shire; parenting; work life balance; further education and training; health care and women's health; family holidays; family values; her brother Ronnie; disability care; rural Australia; the effects of declining population of rural Victoria; her children's education and career; technological changes; communication through social media in rural communities; the landscape around Hopetoun; the drought and its impact on the farming communities; quilt making and the arts and craft group in Hopetoun; her interests; friendships; visiting her extended family in Netherlands with her husband; her family's standard of living and way of life; her daughter's move to Shepparton; morals and values of the younger generation; her daughter's career and family life balance; being a grandparent; rekindled childhood friendship; her achievements.
- Notes:
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- Catalogue record generated as part of a batch load.
- Recorded on 4 and 5 June 2012 in Hopetoun, Vic.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (19 pages)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Health services administrators
- Other authors/contributors:
- Holmes, Katie, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Australian generations oral history project.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2082 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2012
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