Oral History of Work in Australia

Harold “Spider” Willard, Quorn S.A. – Bushman

INTERVIEW:  Harold “Spider” Willard-1969

 

PLACE:  Quorn, S.A

NOTES:

“Spider” Willard, (Harold) was with the Government camel teams and also worked as a navvy on the building of the Trans-Continental railway line. He and Jack Manning discussed dancing, the railways, droving and carrying, aboriginals, bush cookery, Irishmen on the railways, and he also played dance tunes on the accordion.

 

Wendy Lowenstein 1972

 

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LOWENSTEIN FAMILY COLLECTION

 

NATIONAL LIBRARY AUSTRALIA ORAL HISTORY

 

STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA ORAL HISTORY

 

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    Aboriginal Australians, Bush Transport, Dance and Intrumental Music, Droving, Drovers, ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, Port McDonnell, Railways, South Australia, South Australia, Yarns and Stories /

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    Martie Lowenstein, is the holder of the Lowenstein Family Collection, a complete set of over 1200 interviews recorded by Wendy Lowenstein, author and pioneer Australian oral labour historian specialising in Australian working life. Permission to use the interviews for research and education is obtained by contacting this website. The Lowenstein family holds all rights to this collection of interviews recorded between 1967 and 2002.

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