Evelyn Bland interviewed by Marg Carroll in the Centenary of Canberra oral history project
- Bib ID:
- 6452884
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Bland, Evelyn, 1938-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research and personal copies; written permission required for public use.
- Description:
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- 2014
- 2 sound files (approximately 135 min.)
- Series:
- Centenary of Canberra oral history project.
- Summary:
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Evelyn Bland speaks about her birth and childhood in Malta during World War II; her family life and schooling in Malta; migration to Queanbeyan in 1949; her first impressions of Australia; her father’s employment in the Snowy Mountains Scheme; her families adaptation to life in Australia; being allowed to attend dances with her brothers despite a generally strict upbringing; becoming an instructor at Mal Straughn’s Dance Studio where she met her future husband; marriage and romance ; her husband’s work; her children and how Australian they are; her first impressions of Canberra; community gatherings; the growth of new construction around the city; church life; running a business in a public service town; Canberra’s change to a more multicultural population; meeting the Dalai Lama and Pope John Paul II; her visit to Malta; her values and beliefs and her hopes for the future.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on 18 March 2014 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (5 pages) and 87 page uncorrected transcript.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Business professionals
- Other authors/contributors:
- Carroll, Margaret 1948-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Centenary of Canberra oral history project.
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- Until 2084 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2014
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