John Kenna and Sue Kenna interviewed by Alan Scott and Kevin Baker in Alan Scott collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1333952
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Kenna, John, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1989 Oct. 4
- 1 audio tape reel (ca. 34 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono. ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Alan Scott folklore collection.
- Summary:
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John Kenna talks about a shearer nicknamed "The Phantom; shearing around Hamilton, Victoria; John Kenna Senior was a shearing contractor nicknamed "Switchem"; shearing angora goats; shearing at Policeman's Point, South Australia, Hay, Booligal and Woomera Rocket Range; numbers shorn. Sue Kenna talks about her jobs in shearing sheds in New Zealand and Western Victoria; swearing in front of the female workers; woolclassing; bad pay and conditions. John Kenna talks about New Zealand shearers; wide combs; Australian Workers Union; current work as a handyman ; incomplete story about Malcolm Fraser.
- Notes:
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- Field recordings of the Wattle Flat, Emmaville, Glen Innes, Warwick, Lota, Runaway Bay, Murwillumbah and Keinbah districts, 25 September-10 October 1989.
- Interviewer's report available.
- Recorded in Warwick, Queensland on 4 October 1989.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
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This belongs to the Alan Scott folklore collection.
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- Until 2059 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1989
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