- Entry type: Resource
- Entry ID: AWH001585
Mildred Mattinson interviewed by Helen O’Shea for the Helen O’Shea collection of Australian folklore in its social context. 1989-1990 [sound recording]
- Repository National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore Collection
- Reference ORAL TRC 2439/60
- Date Range 28-Nov-89 - 28-Nov-89
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Description
3 tape reels (79mins) Folkloric recording. Mildred Mattinson speaks about the two halls at Ecklin; her early life; her husband’s farms at Allansford and Ecklin; Ecklin school; her involvement with local organizations; Ecklin post office; local dances and card parties; the send off for she and her husband when they left the district; Ecklin store; other local families; celebrating Christmas and birthdays; and her involvement with the Country Women’s Association.
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