Dave Mathias and Beryl McNamara interviewed by Rob Willis for the Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 4805899
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Mathias, Dave, 1914-2006, 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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- 1990 May 14
- 1 sound tape reel (ca. 33 min.)
- Series:
- Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection.
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording. Dave Mathias and Beryl McNamara are brother and sister. They talk about Kate Kelly (sister of Ned Kelly) and her husband Bricky (Bill) Foster. Dave Mathias talks about the Foster family; the names of the brothers; the house the family lived in; a feud between the brothers; Artie Foster (Bill's brother) being in love with Kate Kelly; Kate and a Bohemian doctor; Kate's early death; Kate's children being taken by their uncle Jim Kelly (Ned's brother); charges against Jim Kelly. Beryl McNamara speaks about learning to dance; her father's role as an M.C.; novelty dances; balls at the Town Hall; no alcohol at dances and dance M.Cs.
- Partial contents:
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- Yarns: Bricky and the wood
- Bricky and his sister-in-law
- Bricky and the policeman.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on May 14, 1990 at Forbes, N.S.W.
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-220930518
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary available.
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This belongs to the Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection.
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- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1990
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