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Record Id:10346286 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Author:Rowley, Daryl, 1928-
Title:[Folkloric recording: Interview with Daryl Rowley about his life in the Ecklin South Area] [sound recording] / [Interviewer: Helen O'Shea].
Published:1989.
Description:3 tape reels (ca. 92 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono. ; 7 in.
Playing Time:013200
Series:Helen O'Shea's oral history project
Summary:Rowley speaks about his childhood in the Ecklin area; attending Taroon School; childhood activities; food; use of draught houses until after World War II; harvesting hay; holiday and outings; school activities; inter-religious relations; local dances and concerts; local characters; working on the family farm; changes in dairy farming since World War II; local organisations; and the Ash Wednesday bushfires.
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 at Terang, Vic. on 17 July 1989.
Subjects:Rowley, Daryl, 1928- -- Interviews.
Country life -- Victoria -- Ecklin South.
Ecklin South (Vic.) -- Social life and customs.
Ecklin South (Vic.) -- History.
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) (2860211) ORAL TRC 2439/22

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