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Ipswich Railway Workshops, an oral history with George Berrell, Ipswich, 1996
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TitleIpswich Railway Workshops, an oral history with George Berrell, Ipswich, 1996Date Created1996IntervieweeGeorge BerrellInterviewer Robyn BuchananAcknowledgementIpswich City Council
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City & StateIpswich, Queensland
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DescriptionFull text of interview with George Berrell. Interview conducted by Robyn Buchanan. Full recording of interview is attached. Includes: Track 1: Work of a maintenance plumber. Track 2: Site services at the Workshops. Track 3: Traditions: lunch boxes, pay tins, Christmas rush for the gate, bikes, time whistle. Track 4: Tags, payday, amenities such as hot water. Track 5: Toilets and jokes; scrap metal. Track 6: “We could make anything hereâ€; sawmills. Track 7: Horse paddock; Woodend footbridge; Grinnell sprinkler system. Track 8: Gardens at the Workshops. Track 9: Workshops jokes; Johnny Jeffcoate. Track 10: Electrical accident; better safety systems now. Track 11: Chilled water.
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Community GroupsNorth Ipswich Railway WorkshopsOral History RecordingIpswich Railway Workshops, an oral history with George Berrell, Ipswich, 1996 (audio)People & FamiliesGeorge BerrellSubjectsRailwaysRailway buildingsEmploymentLife styleCurated CollectionsOral Histories
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The creator retains ownership of the copyright of this work. The creator has granted Picture Ipswich a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use and reproduce this work.
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