- Bib ID:
- 666237
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Espie, Bill, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Written permission required from Dr Read for research and public use.
- Description:
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- 1988 Aug. 6
- 1 sound cassette (ca. 55 min.)
- Series:
- Peter Read collection of interviews conducted for his book entitled, Charles Perkins : a biography.
- Summary:
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Mr Espie talks of going with Fr Smith to St Francis House; living in the Home; going back to Alice Springs on the Ghan for holidays; leaving Alice Springs for Adelaide; incidental money from parents; Pembroke Street; Fr Smith's regret at leaving St Francis; Mrs Smith as housemother; the altar wine; Winnie the Pooh; relationships between the boys; bargaining for butter; movies; table settings; the radio; collecting fruit and vegetables; his house in Alice Springs; joining the the police force; Fr Smith's interest in the boys over the years; Perkins' sensitivity; resentment over Perkins' soccer prowess; his relationship with Perkins; Fr Smith's son; regret at being taken from his own environment; comradeship of the boys; church attendance.
- Notes:
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this recording may contain names and voices of deceased persons.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia ;
- Subject:
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Read, Peter, 1945-, interviewer
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- Copyright:
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- Until 2058 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1988
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