Angeliki Puckey interviewed by Nicole Curby in the Australian generations oral history project
- Bib ID:
- 6252061
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Puckey, Angeliki, 1940-, 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
- 3 sound files (approximately 319 min.)
- Series:
- Australian generations oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Angeliki Puckey, born in Paknow, Cyprus, talks about her childhood; her parents and siblings; the village she grew up in; her extended family and their backgrounds; her schooling and education; village life; Greek Orthodox and Turkish Islamic people; British Colonial rule; politics; the Suez Crisis; domestic tasks in the family home; musical influences; Cyprus independence; intercommunal violence; 1974 Turkish invasion; continuing her education in England, 1958; travelling in Europe; her career as a police officer in Cyprus; United Nations forces; meeting her Australian husband, George, in Cyprus; their engagement; migrating to Australia; their wedding; religion; East Melbourne; her career in Australia; QANTAS; their children; health; moving to Bendigo; life in rural Victoria; social and political life in the St Arnaud community; volunteer work; visiting Cyprus; the death of her husband; his official funeral in Inglewood, rural Victoria; grief; single parenting as a widow; Victoria Police Legacy; Greek Australian Choir; the Australian Cypriot community; friendships and relationships; returning to Cyprus to care for her mother and father; healthcare; class and social mobility; Australian culture; public health; socialising; her daughters; her values; her faith and beliefs; her identity; national identity and assimilation; travelling overseas; U3A [University of the Third Age]; her hobbies; retirement and aging; life review.
- Notes:
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- Catalogue record generated as part of a batch load.
- Recorded on 8 and 15 June 2012 in Melbourne, Vic.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (21 pages)
- Subject:
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Curby, Nicole, 1983-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Australian generations oral history project.
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- 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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