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| Record Id: | 6074501 (Australian Library Collections) permalink |
| Author: | Lynch, Eva, 1897 -
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| Title: | Folkloric recording : Eva Lynch, and her son Phil, interview [sound recording] / interviewer, John Meredith.
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| Published: | 1984.
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| Description: | 2 tape reels (ca. 40 min) : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track stereo. ; 7 in.
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| Playing Time: | 004000
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| Series: | John Meredith folklore collection
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| Summary: | Reel 32. Eva Lynch sings "The blessed Zulu War" and speaks of local characters including: Bill Jackson, his dancing, fighting, music, drinking, family and stories about him, and Mrs Hoskins, born 1834, a seamstress from Ireland, whom Eva lived with at age 12 ; Eva recites/sings lullabys taught to her by Hoskins ; speaks of local dances, dance contests and names of dances from earlier this century -- Reel 33. Eva and son Phil speak of the "Min Min lights" and local stories about them ; UFO's ; Eva recites I'll be all smiles tonight (Queen of the May) ; Phil recites the yarn, The Illiterate boundary rider ; speaks of local cricketer Harry Dicks ; Eva sings/recites two lullabys and speaks of a local Scottish woman who came Australia by sailing ship.
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| Notes: | Interview and recitations. Lending copy: 2 cassettes. Preservation working duplicate and cassette copies made. Recorded at Biddon, New South Wales on October 15, 1984.
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| Subjects: | Lynch, Phil -- Interviews. Lynch, Eva, 1897- -- Interviews. Recitations. Australia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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| Other Authors: | Meredith, John, 1920-2001. Lynch Phil.
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| Access Conditions: | Open access for research use.
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| Libraries that have this item: | National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) ORAL TRC 2222 R-32, R-33
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