Jeane Upjohn interviewed by Rob Willis for the Voices of the bush oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2043841
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Upjohn, Jeane, 1921-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research and personal copies; written permission required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
- Description:
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- 2001
- 2 digital audio tapes (ca. 115 min.)
- Series:
- Voices of the bush oral history project.
- Summary:
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Jeane Upjohn, a journalist, recalls her parent's background; father's storytelling, banjo playing and singing; going for a joyflight with Charles Kingsford-Smith; games played at school; the first wave of women's liberation; the outbreak of World War II; joining the WAAAF in 1941( Womens Australian Auxillary Air Force ) reaching the rank of sergeant; being transferred to Laverton Base working in Air Force stores; that her husband flew the Chiefs of Staff around Australia; joining East West Airlines after the war, becoming their first hostess; stories about 'special' flights with dignitaries; becoming a widow when she was 35 years of age.
Upjohn recalls her job as a company secretary; opoening a coffee shop in Tamworth, N.S.W.; studying journalism at university through distance education; her job in Coffs Harbour as a journalist; moving to Texas, Qld. She speaks about her life as an author; researching & publishing her first book Thunderbolt Country; writing children's stories; her writing methods; her interest in local history.
- Notes:
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- Recorded with John Harpley
- Recorded on June 20, 2001 at Texas, Qld.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (2 p.)
- Subject:
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- Upjohn, Jeane, 1921- -- Interviews
- Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
- East-West Airlines -- History
- Journalists -- Queensland -- Texas -- Interviews
- Flight attendants -- New South Wales -- History -- 20th century
- Authors, Australian -- 20th century -- Interviews
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- Until 2071 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2001
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