Bill Hayes interviewed by Bruce Simpson and Bill Gammage in the Drovers oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3423090
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Hayes, Bill, 1943-2011, 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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- 2005 Apr. 2
- 1 digital audio tape (ca. 48 min.)
- Series:
- Drovers oral history project.
- Summary:
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Bill Hayes, born in Alice Springs, N.T., talks about his family history and properties; grandparents background, their movements; his siblings; his schooling; his childhood on Undoolya Station; his involvement with horses from a young age; memories of grandfather, his character, speaking Arunta language; station life; Aboriginal workers, domestic staff; food rations; leaving school at age 16, assisting father on Undoolya Station; moving to Deep Well Station after his marriage; his brother managing Undoolya; horse handling skills; the loss of expertise needed for stock work, mechanisation; notable horsemen; Indigenous stockman; entering tourism industry; horses on Ooraminna Station (2005); quieting horses for his grandchildren; a traditional day's mustering; eating 'bush oysters'; night watching, introduction of yards; cattle breeds; purchasing bulls; market variations; managing a herd in the drought, cattle care, restocking, sourcing agistment; freight subsidies; selecting young horses for stock work; horse breeds; preferred characteristics of stock horses.
- 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 on Apr. 02, 2005 at Alice Springs, N.T.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-221275605
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 30 leaves) available.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Drovers
- Other authors/contributors:
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Drovers oral history project.
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2005
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