AUDIO
Stories from the woolshed oral history project
- Date
- 2017
- By
- Low, Ruth Entwistle, active 2003-2015
- Reference
- OHColl-1578
- Description
13 interviews with figures involved in the New Zealand shearing industry, conducted by Ruth Low in 2017 as material for her book 'The Shearers' (2019). Interviews were with farmers, farm managers, shearers, and shearing contractors.
The interviewees were: Reginald (Reg) Benjamin, Richard Brewer, Peter Casserly, John and Catherine Ford, Katherine (Kate) Foster, Richard Foster, Sam Jefferis, Brian Kerr, Jack Luttrell, Charles (Charlie) Matthews, Myles Mullooly, Edmund (Eddie) Parkinson, and Richard Winiata.
Project received Award in Oral History funding from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage in 2016.
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Quantity: 13 Interview(s). 47 digital sound recording(s). 39 Electronic document(s). 13 printed abstract(s). 12 colour copy photographic print(s). 12 digital photograph(s). 2 folder(s).
Search dates: 2017
- Additional description
Digital material available only in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room.
- Use/Reproduction
- Publication requires prior written permission from the donor. Copyright: Copyright held by Ruth Low and individual interviewees.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Additional processing required - Collection is unavailable while it is being processed by Library staff. Once processing is complete, interviews with Katherine Foster, and Richard Foster require permission of the interviewee for access. Interview with Reginald Benjamin requires permission of the Curator Oral History and Sound. Access to biographical information forms also requires permission of the Curator Oral History and Sound. No other permissions required for access.
- Format
- 13 Interview(s), 47 digital sound recording(s), 39 Electronic document(s), 13 printed abstract(s), 12 colour copy photographic print(s), 12 digital photograph(s), 2 folder(s), Oral histories
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