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TitleNight Soil: The End of the Night Soil EraDate Created2019IntervieweePeter BirdJeff FranklinInterviewerMelanie RushCamera & AudioAlana PatersonFilm EditorAlana PatersonDistributor / StudioPicture Ipswich AcknowledgementPeter BirdJeff FranklinGeo Coordinates [1] DescriptionAn oral history with Ipswich City Council Waste Services employees Peter Bird and Jeff Franklin, on the end of the night soil era. Prior to the installation of sewage pipes, residents relied on outhouses, also known as the "backyard dunny" and "thunderbox", when nature called.
Reference IDEnd of Night SoilAsset TypeDocumentaries - MP4Music, Audio and Video (Trove mapping field)oralRecording Length0:05:00Copyright NoticeThis licence lets you download, redistribute, translate, and remix the work, for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes only.
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If you require a higher resolution copy of this work, please contact Picture Ipswich.PlacesBriggs RoadIpswich, Queensland SubjectsNight soilOuthousesWaste services TranscriptionNight SoilCurated CollectionsNight Soil & OuthousesOral HistoriesDefining Tulmur | IpswichStaff
Reference IDEnd of Night SoilAsset TypeDocumentaries - MP4Music, Audio and Video (Trove mapping field)oralRecording Length0:05:00Copyright NoticeThis licence lets you download, redistribute, translate, and remix the work, for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes only.
In return, you MUST always acknowledge the original creator of the work (photographer, studio, author, etc.) and acknowledge Picture Ipswich as your source of the work.
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If you require a higher resolution copy of this work, please contact Picture Ipswich.PlacesBriggs RoadIpswich, Queensland SubjectsNight soilOuthousesWaste services TranscriptionNight SoilCurated CollectionsNight Soil & OuthousesOral HistoriesDefining Tulmur | IpswichStaff
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