Jim Woods interviewed by Bill Stephens [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3988728
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Woods, Jim, 1913-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research; written permission required for personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
- Description:
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- 2007 May 22
- 5 sound files (ca. 247 min.)
- Summary:
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Jim (Lial James) Woods O.A.M., born Temora, N.S.W. in 1913, talks about his parents and siblings; his earliest childhood memories; early school days; getting his first job as a probationer compositor at age 14 and his duties; studying by correspondence at the Sydney Technical College; his responsibilities as the oldest child; finishing his apprenticeship (1934); life during the depression; community and social life during that era; learning to play the mandolin and involvement with bands including the Temora Town Band and Melrose Dance Band; other bands in the area; changes to band activities and personnel, brought about by WW2; George Stewart; Jim O'Brien; Don Crosby; Corp. Earl Shearsmith; taking Saxophone lessons which lead to a career in newspapers; producing the Temora Independent newspaper during the war; Ernie Speck; his marriage; the arrival of the children; his sporting activities, including tennis, cricket, football, hockey and golf; Reg Miles (the Bradman of the bush); Eric Weissel; becoming a linotype operator; his promotion to journalist, sports, weddings and funerals; his duties as the P.K.I. Union organiser; the purchase of his own newspaper in Crookwell and his functions as Editor.
Woods discusses establishing his newspaper in Crookwell and building up the business; becoming involved in The Queanbeyan Age; the decision to move the family to Queanbeyan; rebuilding the newspaper; negotiations to purchase The Braidwood Despatch/Review and some of the problems; decision to sell the Braidwood paper; the circumstances which resulted in the sale of the Queanbeyan Age to the Fairfax; organisation and the repercussions; the General Manager of John Fairfax and the decision to print off-set; an offer from Rural Press to buy out The Queanbeyan Age; the repercussions of the sale of The Queanbeyan Age to Rural Press; how he became involved with The Narrandera Argus; his involvement in the establishment of the Queanbeyan Historical Society and the Queanbeyan Museum; his involvement with the Queanbeyan Printing Museum; becoming involved with Rotary; forming The Crookwell Rotary Club; his Rotary career; a day in the life of Jim Woods (aged 94); his current interests; Barrie Gillman; his description of a good newspaper; his ambitions for the future.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on May 22, 2007 at Canberra, A.C.T.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Related Material:
- Collection of portraits of Jim Woods taken during an oral history interview by Bill Stephens at the National Library of Australia, 22 May 2007; located at; National Library of Australia Pictures collection PIC Online access #NL39742
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and corrected transcript (typescript, 91 leaves) available.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Newspaper editors
- Other authors/contributors:
- Stephens, Bill, 1936-, interviewer
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2077 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2007
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