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TitleNight Soil: Briggs Road DepotDate Created2019IntervieweePeter BirdJeff FranklinInterviewerMelanie RushCamera & AudioAlana PatersonFilm EditorAlana PatersonDistributor / StudioPicture IpswichGeo Coordinates [1] DescriptionAn oral history with Ipswich City Council Waste Services employees Peter Bird and Jeff Franklin, on the use of the Briggs Road Depot as the former site of the night soil pits. Prior to the installation of sewage pipes, residents relied on outhouses, also known as the "backyard dunny" and "thunderbox", when nature called. The pans were empty weekly by the night soil men, and the waste was buried in pits at Briggs Road.
Read More At Ipswich LibrariesSewerage Records: an untapped magnificent sourceReference IDBriggs Road.mp4Asset TypeDocumentaries - MP4Music, Audio and Video (Trove mapping field)oralRecording Length0:03:27Copyright 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 soilWaste servicesOuthousesTranscriptionNight Soil: Briggs Road Depot (Transcription)Curated CollectionsNight Soil & OuthousesOral HistoriesDefining Tulmur | IpswichStaff
Read More At Ipswich LibrariesSewerage Records: an untapped magnificent sourceReference IDBriggs Road.mp4Asset TypeDocumentaries - MP4Music, Audio and Video (Trove mapping field)oralRecording Length0:03:27Copyright 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 soilWaste servicesOuthousesTranscriptionNight Soil: Briggs Road Depot (Transcription)Curated CollectionsNight Soil & OuthousesOral HistoriesDefining Tulmur | IpswichStaff
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