Phil Shirley interviewed by Stephen Murray-Smith in Alan Scott folklore collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 711650
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Shirley, Phil, 1873-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access to be determined.
- Description:
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- 1959
- 1 tape reel (ca. 31 min.) : half track, mono ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Alan Scott folklore collection.
- Summary:
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Singing: Stringybark Creek; repeated 3 times, plus narrative on Kelly gang and verse of Kate Kelly song. Conversation: recollections of pulling up of railway line and details of Kelly Jerilderie robbery; his early life; work on Mount William goldfileds; story of discovery of Little Wonder nugget.
Folkloric recording. Phil Shirley sings and tells stories about the Kelly gang of bushrangers
- Biography/History:
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Born in Ballarat in 1873, Shirley was a butcher in Glenrowan for over seventy years and worked for a short time on the Victorian goldfields, and was quite elderly at the time of the interview.
- Notes:
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- Mrs Shirley and daughter are also present at the interview.
- Recorded at Ararat, Vic. in approximately 1959.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Murray-Smith, Stephen, 1922-1988
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Alan Scott folklore collection.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2029 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1959
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