y separately published work icon Carol Ridgeway-Bissett, Historian single work   interview  
Date: 23 Nov 2003 Note: Recorded with John Harpley. Place: Nelson Bay, Nelson Bay - Anna Bay area, Port Stephens, Mid North Coast, New South Wales,
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Carol Ridgeway-Bissett, Historian
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  • TAPE 1: 'Carol Ridgeway-Bisset, born at Soldier's Point, N.S.W. recalls her family history in Port Stephens area of New South Wales; her family's involvement in the local fishing industry (Port Stephens, N.S.W.). She gives a description of fishing techniques; traditional cooking, possum and bandicoot. Carol recalls stories about the origins of Port Stephens and the Hunter River; Aboriginal folklore passed on by her grandmother; community life around Port Stephens; community values, not being troubled by racism as a young person. Carol recalls stories about the massacres at Soldiers Point and about local sacred sites. She speaks about her grandmother's spirituality and her own spirituality; her days at university; her awareness of her Aboriginal culture; her work at Maitland Jail; various counselling and teaching jobs, becoming a researcher; becoming involved with the Newcastle Greens and Wilderness Society; fighting for a local women's sacred site; protesting about koala habitat in the local area; protesting about sand mining at Stockton Bight.'
  • TAPE 2: 'Carol speaks more on Aboriginal Culture; learning about her language, discovering recordings of local Aboriginal language; the research into her local area; Koori English, recorded and preserved; Aboriginal tribal movements for trading; local underwater Aboriginal sites; music in her family; bush remedies, documenting and recording local plant use as medicine; her environmental work in the local area; storytelling; teaching local school children. She recites a story about the echidna, the man in the moon;Carol gives her views on land councils, social security; Land Rights Act and its effects on Aboriginal people; establishing a co-operative for Aboriginal people.' Source: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au (Sighted 06/04/2009).

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Form: spoken word
      2003 .
      Description: 2 digital audio tapes (ca.120 min.).
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      • Timed summary (3 p.).
      Series: y separately published work icon Rob Willis Folklore Collection 1990 Z1613431 1990 series - publisher
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