Resource Section

Author

Willis, Rob

Title

Smoky Dawson, excerpt from interview with Rob Willis, 20 April 2000

In

Forgotten Australians: Our History website

Editor

National Museum of Australia; National Library of Australia

Imprint

Australian Government, 2009

Url

http://www.forgottenaustralianshistory.gov.au/oral_histories.html

Description

"While talking about his childhood, Smoky discusses his time in the [St Vincent de Paul] orphanage, and reflects with typical good humour on the pleasure he felt when spending time away from it...This is an edited excerpt from an interview by Rob Willis on 20 April 2000. The catalogue record for the complete sound recording is at: National Library of Australia: ORAL TRC 3388/231-232" [taken from the Forgotten Australians: Our History website, February 2010].

Related Entries

Archival Series

• Smoky Dawson, country music singer [sound recording] / interviewer, Rob Willis (c. 2000)

Glossary Terms

• Forgotten Australians (c. 2004 - )

Organisations

• St Vincent de Paul Orphanage for Boys (1874 - 1967)

Related Publications

Is Part Of

• National Museum of Australia; National Library of Australia, Forgotten Australians: Our History, Australian Government, 2009, http://forgottenaustralianshistory.gov.au/index.html. Details