Iris Shand interviewed by Mark St Leon in Mark St Leon circus collection (1985-1988) [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 558605
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Shand, Iris, 1912-2000, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research; written permission required for personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1987 July 22
- 1 sound cassette (ca. 82 min.) : 1 7/8 ips.
- Series:
- Mark St Leon circus collection (1985-1988)
- Summary:
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Shand describes her contact with Con Colleano whilst accompanying her parents on the African Trust show circuit in South Africa, 1933; Winnie Colleano; Con's showmanship; his part-Aboriginal background; music; his act on return to Australia, 1937; her Cannon family circus background; grandfather, Paddy Montgomery; parents' return to SA with Sole's; her mother's act; her father Ernie Shand replacing his mother, in drag; FitzGerald's Circus; Vera Bruce; Jim Gerald; her father's death; Tex Bailey.
- Notes:
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- Recorded in North Sydney, N.S.W. on 22 July 1987.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia ;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Uncorrected transcript (typescript, 27 leaves) available.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- St. Leon, Mark, 1952-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Mark St. Leon circus collection (1985-1988).
This collection contains 10 records. - Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- 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- Unpublished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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