 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Creator(s): Poulson, Bruce Date: 1988 - Description: Interview with Harry Fisher, made in Glenorchy by Bruce Poulson. A conversation between Bruce Poulson, Harry Fisher and occasionally his sister Nell Fisher (Nell de Jersey) and his son and daughter-in-law in the background. He talks of life in Lady Bay and particularly Browns Sawmills, including the mill at Catamaran, the Postal Services, and the construction of Hastings Road, the Estcourt family, and snake stories. He was called Blue Gum Fisher in the press because of the "blue gum car axle" story. He talks about Sunday Mass and alcohol on Sundays, Timber, and steam certificate, songs and mill accidents. Cross reference to "The Battlers from the Bush", by Bruce Poulson. Format: Audio-visual materials Object: audio tapes Titles: Fisher, Harry Subjects: manners & customs; timber industry; postal services; road construction & maintenance; Catholics; religion People/Orgs: Fisher, Nell; Estcourt family; Brown family Places: Lady Bay, Tasmania; Hastings, Tasmania; Catamaran, Tasmania Institution: Southport Community Centre Object number: SCC_00058 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Southport Community Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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