Paddy Molloy interviewed by Rob Willis in the Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection
- Bib ID:
- 6253172
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Molloy, Paddy, 1926-, interviewee
- Online Access:
- National Library of Australia digital collection item.
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2013
- 2 sound files (approximately 137 min.)
- Series:
- Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection.
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording. Paddy Molloy speaks about his family history; childhood and family life in Forbes; schooling; the miners at Cobar; his love of horses; working at Booberoi Station; his music interests and learning to yodel; singing competitions; horse breaking; living in Sydney and working in an ammunition factory during WWII; stable work at Harold Park in Sydney; working in the slaughter yards in Forbes; butchers in Forbes; learning horse breaking skills from Dan Cotty; working dogs; the Aboriginal people working at Booberoi Station; the bushranger Ben Hall; how Fitzgerald Bridge became known as Murder Bridge; working at Parkes Airport; droving; the sulky club in Forbes; meeting and his marriage to Una Milton and daughter Lynda; house building; attending and participating in rodeos; his great grandfather's riding skills and stories of bushrangers.
- Notes:
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- Recorded with Olya Willis.
- Summary includes photographs, an excerpt from number 86 of the Lachlan Valley gold about butchers in Forbes and poetry about Paddy Molloy's life.
- Recorded on 19 February 2013 in Forbes New South Wales.
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- Timed summary (7 pages)
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This belongs to the Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection.
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- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2013
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