Kelvyn Vickers interviewed by Karen George in the Apples and pears oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 4736124
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Vickers, Kelvyn, 1927-, interviewee
- Online Access:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2009
- 2 sound files (ca. 148 min.)
- Series:
- Apples and pears oral history project.
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Online.
- Summary:
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Kelvyn Vickers speaks about his parents; his family background in the apple industry; early methods of cultivating orchards; changing methods of growing apples; competing in world markets; his father's involvement marketing in Adelaide; apple picking and cold storage; his schooling; working for his family; transition to working on his own property; the war years and the collapse of export markets; saving money and self sufficiency; the local Agricultural Bureau; apple wrapping lessons; clearing, cultivating and planting out his own property; his wife, children and grandchildren; building his first home; managing on a low income; employing a Financial Advisor; the change from horses to tractors (1942); introduction of mobile ladders and sod culture; Controlled Atmosphere Storage.
Vickers talks about cooperative marketing schemes; working on the board of the cooperative; spraying and different pruning methods; his mother and apples; irrigation and tree nutrition; changes to picking, packing and marketing apples; life as a grower; new ideas from overseas travel and new technology; industry involvement; the Cold Store Board; waxing apples; the Apple and Pear Growers Association and Department of Agriculture; Lindsay Barr; importation of New Zealand apples; natural pest control; the challenge of natural disasters and birds; Lenswood Cooperative; retirement; the rewards of working in the industry and on the land; the sale of the family property; the future of the apple industry in the Adelaide Hills; the health benefits of apples.
- Notes:
- Recorded on 12 November 2009 and 16 November 2009 at Balhannah, S. Aust.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (7 p.)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Fruit growers
- Other authors/contributors:
- George, Karen, 1962-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Apples and pears oral history project.
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- Until 2079 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2009
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