Jack Guttie interviewed by John Meredith and Chris Woodland in John Meredith folklore collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1374759
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Guttie, Jack, 1932?-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1994 Apr. 14
- 1 digital audio tape (ca. 64 min.)
- Series:
- John Meredith folklore collection.
- Summary:
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Jack Guttie, Aboriginal stockman, speaks about his father, Archie Guttie, and other family members; working conditions and experiences as a drover, including camps at waterholes; humorous anecdotes about the branding and duffing of cattle; a young Murri who worked with him who made a slide guitar from an old petrol tin and a piece of wire; tucker boxes carried by camels; description of water hole at Durham Downs; memories of maternal grandmother who couldn't speak English properly; abandoned Royal Mail coach on Strezlecki channel; English nicknames imposed on Aboriginal people; min min lights; experience of bad rush (stampede) of cattle in 1955; bush ants; crocodiles in Cooper Creek.
- Notes:
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this recording may contain names and voices of deceased persons.
- Recorded on April 14, 1994 at Cunnamulla, Qld.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Stockmen
- Other authors/contributors:
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the John Meredith folklore collection.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2073 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2003
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