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Record Id:12689656 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Author:Bobbin, Tom, 1915-
Title:Tom Bobbin, Carrie Milliner, Nance Burton and Bob Burton sing and talk about their family's past [sound recording] / interviewed by Rob Willis.
Published:1993.
Description:2 digital audio tape (ca. 156 min.)
Playing Time:023600
Series:Rob Willis folklore collection
Summary:Folkloric recording.
Contents:Singing: - 1. Conversation: Tom talks about his background, sleeper cutting at the Nellica, exporting sleepers, his schooldays, income from sleeper cutting, whaling stories, of how sleeper cutters were exempted from war service in WWII, means of transport. Carrie tells of her education, her school days, family history, milking cows, all the family being involved in sleeper cutting, local entertainment (dances, shows, circus), her mother's history. Tom talks about slab hut construction, the Eden Show, doctors and Mr Lee the chemist, playing crosscut saws, parties, herbal treatments for diabetes and skin cancer, music in the family, Nance learning the guitar, singing in front of the fire. 2. Song about Nance and the toilet. 3. Conversation: discussion of the "Knoxville Girl", story of William Cawder and "Murder at Red Barn", learnt from a 4 record set. 4. Carrie sings "Bonnie moon". 5. Recitation: Carrie recites poem of Mum's. 6. Another poem of Mum's. 7. Children's song "The Little Watering Can". 8. "You will not go to the ball love" (repeat of the previous song without guitar). 9. Carrie sings Mum's song "It seems today all the young folk". 10. Song: "Down in the Coalmine" from Allen Ayling. 11. "Where are you going, my pretty maid". 12. Uncle Jack's song: "Will you love me when I'm old?" sung by Tom, Nance and Carrie. 13. "Wild Colonial Boy". 14. "My buddy" (old Hillbilly song). 15."Soldier's sweetheart" (WWI song). 16. "Billy Williams" (fragments only). 17."What's the matter with Father". 18."Barbara Allen"
Notes:Conversation, singing and recitation.
Preservation and user cassette copies made.
Recorded at Nethercote, via Pambula, N.S.W. on 10 January 1993.
Part of:Rob Willis folklore collection (AuCNL)1862849
Subjects:Bobbin, Tom, 1915- -- Interviews.
Bobbin family.
Milliner, Carrie, 1926- -- Interviews.
Folk songs -- New South Wales -- Nethercote.
Folklore -- New South Wales -- Nethercoate.
Folk music -- Australia.
South Coast (N.S.W.) -- History -- Anecdotes.
Other Authors:Willis, Rob, 1944-
Burton, Nancy, 1937-
Milliner, Carrie, 1926-
Burton, Bob, 1935-
Bobbin family.
Access Conditions:Access open for research; written permission required for personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
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Libraries that have this item:National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) (2723370) ORAL TRC 2608/15-16

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