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Balgay Cannery : Laurie Rolfe speaking to Joan Campbell 18 September 1991

Rolfe, Laurie1991
Audiobooks
Subject: Laurie Rolfe talks about his time working at the Balgay Cannery, starting in 1949 staying there for about 22 years with a short break in the middle. Laurie talks about boiling the fruit to make pulp, filling and closing the tins of fruit, operating the forklifts when they arrived at the factory, working conditions, accidents that happened in the factory, product testing, driving the truck to transfer staff between Mt Druitt station and the factory and his disputes with management.
Imprint:
Kingswood NSW : University of Western Sydney, September 1991
Collation:
1 audio disc (remastered from audiocassette) : 15 audio tracks ; 45:31 minutes
Notes:
Balgay Cannery Oral Histories.Interview recorded 18 September 1991
Credits:
Part of a University of Western Sydney Oral History project.Converted from cassette by Penrith City Library in 2008
Dewey class:
664.8
Language:
English
BRN:
102707
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
ResearchLocal AV664.8 BALAudioNot for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016)
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