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TitleNight Soil: The OuthousesDate Created2019IntervieweePeter BirdJeff FranklinInterviewerMelanie RushCamera & AudioAlana PatersonFilm EditorAlana PatersonDistributor / StudioPicture IpswichAcknowledgementPeter BirdJeff FranklinCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinates [1] DescriptionAn oral history with Ipswich City Council Waste Services employees Peter Bird and Jeff Franklin, on the experience of using outhouses. Prior to the installation of sewage pipes, residents relied on outhouses, also known as the "backyard dunny" and "thunderbox", when nature called.Reference IDUsing Outhouses.mp4Asset TypeDocumentaries - MP4Music, Audio and Video (Trove mapping field)oralRecording Length0:01:39Copyright 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.CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright InformationPeople & FamiliesPeter BirdJeff FranklinSubjectsNight soilOuthousesWaste services TranscriptionNight Soil: The Outhouses (Transcription)Curated CollectionsNight Soil & OuthousesOral HistoriesDefining Tulmur | IpswichStaff
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