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Record Id:10162200 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Author:Ewing, Marie.
Title:[Folkloric recording: Marie Ewing speaks about children's games and social activities] [sound recording] / [Interviewer: Helen O'Shea].
Published:1989.
Description:3 tape reels (ca. 93 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono. ; 7 in.
Playing Time:013300
Series:Helen O'Shea's oral history project
Summary:Marie Ewing speaks about games she played as a child; recites rhymes: Mary Mac, Tinker Tailor, Teddy Bear, Tic Tac Toe, Fish Trout, Once there were three little ghosts; tells joke about Tommy Stinks; her father; music in the house; outdoor activities; mass on Sunday; singing; local dances; junior deb balls; costume balls; Christmas; kitchen teas; tin kettling; sporting activities; learning to dance; inter-religious relations; and funerary traditions.
Notes:Working duplicate and cassette copies made.
Part of a collection of recordings made by Helen O'Shea in the township of Ecklin South, Victoria in 1989 and 1990. The recordings aim to reveal the social fabric of life in a small rural community between 1900 and 1988.
Recorded near Mortlake, Vic. on 7 April 1989.
Subjects:Ewing, Marie -- Interviews.
Games -- Victoria.
Marriage customs and rites -- Victoria.
Ecklin South (Vic.) -- Social life and customs.
Other Authors:O'Shea, Helen.
Access Conditions:Access open for research use; written permission required for public use during lifetime of collector.
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Libraries that have this item:National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) ORAL TRC 2439/8

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