Don Woodland interviewed by Warren Fahey in the Warren Fahey collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3989631
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Woodland, Don, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access to be determined.
- Description:
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- 2004
- 3 digital audio tapes (ca. 195 min.)
- Series:
- Warren Fahey collection.
- Summary:
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Don Woodland born in China, talks about his childhood; his family being missionaries; leaving Central China (1937); arriving in Brisbane; fifth generation Salvationist; Salvation Army International and local history; SA (Salvation Army) ranking system and becoming Lieutenant Colonel; family in SA; attending SA College; trained as a surgical footwear maker; his marriage (1959); Byron Bay (1960's), living conditions; playing the concertina; radiograms; appointed to Vietnam as SA Chaplain, sailed on the 'Sydney' (1969), away for 13 months; returning to Brisbane for new appointment at Sandgate; conflict over leave allowances; his duties in Vietnam as representative of Red Shield; dealing with Vietnamese casualties; damage to Vietnam veterans, different from other wars; his role as the first Police Trauma chaplain and Fire Brigade Chaplain; counselling families experiencing difficult situations; organ donors, transplants; his involvement in Port Arthur massacre; his approach in dealing with trauma; power of the Salvation Army.
Don Woodland speaks about his position as police Trauma Counsellor; SA uniforms; his involvement in counselling: Kempsey Bus Crash, Bali, Newcastle Earthquake, Brooklyn Train Crash, Strathfield massacre, Childers Back Packers, Kings Cross and Thredbo; his career as trauma consultant; his time as National Secretary of the SA, appearing on 'This is your life' program; his Order of Australia; his own musical history; religion, spirituality and the churches; being the Salvation Army trauma coordinator for 42 years; childhood in a Salvation Army house; his religious approach to his work as a Salvationist; role of music in SA homes; William Booth; his son attending Sydney Conservatorium of Music and is Music Master of Canberra Grammar; his visit to Papua New Guinea when hit by Tsumani; Salvation Army musical instrumentation; popularity of Concertina; his wife played accordion; playing concertina at gravesides; concertina history in bush and city.
- Partial contents:
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- TAPE 3 Playing concertina: tuning concertina
- 'Wheatstone'
- explains how his dad tuned the reeds
- explains brass band tuning
- unidentified tune
- 'You are my sunshine'
- 'Hang down your head Tom Dooley
- 'Bells of St Mary's'
- wife sings, Don plays English system concertina
- 'The Bells of St Mary's'
- Tom Dooley.
- Biography/History:
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Lieutenant Colonel Don Woodland is known as a Salvationist and the first person to devise a trauma counselling service for the armed forces, police force and ambulance workers. Also, he learnt the English concertina from his father and in 2004 retired from fulltime pastoral work.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on 8 September 2004 in Earlwood, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Summary (6 p.)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Salvationists
- Other authors/contributors:
- Fahey, Warren, interviewer
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2074 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2004
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