Valentine McGinness interviewed by Ann McGrath in the Australia 1938 oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1115715
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- McGinness, Valentine Bynoe, 1910-1988, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1982 Dec. 14
- 2 audio cassettes (ca. 103 min.) : 1 7/8 ips.
- Series:
- Australia 1938 oral history project ; ORAL TRC 2404 Int. no. 5905
- Summary:
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McGuinness speaks of his family background; family experiences; his parentage: his father an Irish immigrant, his mother an Aboriginal woman; family homes in the bush; his father's prospecting; the death of father and consequences for family; having to live in an Aboriginal reserve; employment experiences; apprenticeships; wives and family; meeting Xavier Herbert and Herbert's work for Aboriginal people; his homes; treatment of Aboriginal people in 1930s; his education; Aboriginal trust fund; religion; his lifestyle in 1930s; Darwin in the 1930s ; boxing ; memories of the 1930s.
- Notes:
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this recording may contain names and voices of deceased persons.
- Recorded by the Australia 1938 Oral History Project as research for the book Australians 1938 from the series Australians, a historical library.
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-200052262
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript available (15 p.) and timed summary and time coded transcript available.
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This belongs to the Australia 1938 oral history project.
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- Until 2052 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1982
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