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Gail Guthrie interviewed by Ros Bowden in the Women of the land oral history project

Item Title
Gail Guthrie interviewed by Ros Bowden in the Women of the land oral history project
Repository
National Library of Australia, Oral History & Folklore Section
Reference
ORAL TRC 3406/5
Description

Guthrie, a farmer and business proprietor, speaks of her background, helping to manage a caravan park, returning to their wool property, managing both their own and her parents' property, improving her knowledge through reading, attending meetings and managing farm finances, developing their own high grade knitting yarn, early difficulties getting established, expanding the product range, assistance provided by technology, the growing rural/urban gap and the need for increased education in schools regarding rural life.
Recorded in 1995

Quantity
1 Sound cassette
Access
Access open for research; written permission required for personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
Finding Aid

Transcript available (typescript, 15 p.)

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  • Women of the land oral history project, Feb 23 1995 - April 26 1995, ORAL TRC 3406; Bowden, Ros; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

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