Junior See Poy interviewed by Diana Giese for the Post-war Chinese Australians oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2561714
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- See Poy, Herbert, Jr., 1931-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1996
- 1 digital audio tape (ca. 90 min.)
- Series:
- Post-war Chinese Australians oral history project.
- Summary:
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Junior See Poy, a motel proprietor and musician, talks about his early memories of Innisfail and the floods suffered by the town; jobs held; work as a musician; taking up different forms of music such as Rock-n-Roll, Latin and Jazz and the formation of the band "Three Blind Mice" which was disbanded in 1968. See Poy then went into business, built a motel in 1971 and took up different hobbies such as water-skiing and game fishing. He then talks about both sons being professional musicians; musical ability of his wife who joined the band as a singer and dancer; the formation of a motorcycle club in 1949 and his views on the changing nature of teenagers.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on May 18, 1996 in Innisfail, North Qld.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript available (typescript, 53 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Musicians
- Other authors/contributors:
- Giese, Diana, 1947-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Post-war Chinese Australians oral history project.
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1996
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