Series 1: Interviews (2008?)
A collection of interviews with people from Cherbourg in south east Queensland. The interviews were conducted as a part of the Cherbourg Conversations project and focused on people's attitudes towards language, culture and history.
Names of the interviewees include:
Ada Simpson (Ration Shed Committee Deputy President); Beryl Gambrill; Colin Purcell; Daniel Weazel; Frank (Cherbourg State School Assistant teacher and Education representative for the Cherbourg Men’s Group); Harold ‘Big Chance’ Chapman (Radio DJ); Ian Hopkins; Jeanette Brown (CAMRA Radio Station); Jessie Langton; Jim South; Jo Ross (School Principal); Kenneth Dalton; Kenny Bone (Ex-Mayor of Cherbourg); Marilyn Hudd; Robert Bond; Rocko Langton; Rory Boney (Radio DJ); Sandra Morgan (Radio Shed Committee President); Sylvia Bond; Tanya Schneider; Uncle Joe Button, Venus Rabbitt; and Year 6 and 7 Cherbourg State School Media students.
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Items in this series:
Cherbourg Conversations interviews (Part 1) (2008?)
One of the interviews conducted with local residents as a part of the Cherbourg Conversations project. Includes:
00:00 Robert Bond in conversation with Venus Rabbit
17:00 Cutaways of nature scenes and town in distance
35:30 Robert Bond in conversation with Sandra Malone (this interview gets cut off almost immediately)
36:45 Robert Bond in conversation with Jeanette Brown, Harold Chapman (Jr) and Sandra Morgan
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Cherbourg Conversations interviews (Part 2) (2008?)
One of the interviews conducted with local residents as a part of the Cherbourg Conversations project. Includes:
00:00 Continuation of Robert Bond in conversation with Jeanette Brown, Harold Chapman (Jr) and Sandra Morgan
17:05 Cutaways of radio station display
23:44 Robert Bond in conversation with Ken Bone (ex Mayor of Cherbourg)
53:10 Footage of children playing with headphones and people chatting on a verandah.
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Cherbourg Conversations interviews (Part 3) (2008?)
One of the interviews conducted with local residents as a part of the Cherbourg Conversations project. Includes:
00:00 Beryl Gambrill talking to camera
16:30 Cutaways of Beryl Gambrill chatting to Robert Langton and talking about bunya nuts.
19:30 Robert Langton in conversation with Jessie Langton
31:00 Song performed by Robert Langton accompanied by un-named man playing gum-leaf
34:50 Robert Langton in conversation with Ian Hopkins
46.55 Cutaways of building interior
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Cherbourg Conversations interviews (Part 4) (2008?)
One of the interviews conducted with local residents as a part of the Cherbourg Conversations project. Includes:
00:00 Cutaways of a pine tree
00:57 Conversation with Kenny Dalton
09:20 Robert Bond in conversation with Jimmy South
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Cherbourg Conversations interviews (Part 5) (2008?)
One of the interviews conducted with local residents as a part of the Cherbourg Conversations project. Includes:
00:00 Continuation of Robert Bond in conversation with Jimmy South
45:10 Robert Bond discussing language in a classroom
49:20 (cuts out to black)
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Cherbourg Conversations interviews (Part 6) (2008?)
One of the interviews conducted with local residents as a part of the Cherbourg Conversations project. Includes:
00:00 Robert Bond in conversation with Rory Boney
15:00 Robert Bond in conversation with Colin Purcell and Pat Alberts (not listed)
36:10 Robert Bond in additional conversation with Colin Purcell
42:10 Robert Bond in conversation with Marilyn Huddleson and visiting library staff.
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Cherbourg Conversations interviews (Part 7) (2008?)
One of the interviews conducted with local residents as a part of the Cherbourg Conversations project. Includes:
00:00 Robert Bond in conversation with Marilyn Huddleson and visiting library staff.
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Cherbourg Conversations interviews (Part 8) (2008)
One of the interviews conducted with local residents as a part of the Cherbourg Conversations project. Includes:
00:00 Year 6 and 7 Cherbourg State School students working with language
11:50 Student interviewing Rory Boney
38:20 Robert Bond & Robert Langton in conversation with Rory Boney
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Cherbourg Conversations interviews (Part 9) (2008?)
One of the interviews conducted with local residents as a part of the Cherbourg Conversations project. Includes:
00:00 Students asking questions of Robert Bond, Robert Langton and Rory Boney
38:20 Harold Chapman (Jr) singing with guitar
46:34 Unidentified singer with Robert Langton on guitar and at mixing desk
52:50 Robert Langton singing and playing guitar
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Cherbourg Conversations interviews (Part 10) (2008?)
One of the interviews conducted with local residents as a part of the Cherbourg Conversations project. Includes:
00:00 Robert Bond in conversation with Ian Hopkins.
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Cherbourg Conversations interviews (Part 11) (2008?)
One of the interviews conducted with local residents as a part of the Cherbourg Conversations project. Includes:
00:00 Daniel Weazel talking to camera
04:35 Views over Cherbourg
07:35 Cutaways of school children
08:55 Sylvia Bond talking to camera about Cherbourg history and introducing language project (multiple takes)
14:20 Ada Simpson talking to camera
38:45 Robert Langton and Year 6 and 7 Cherbourg State School Media students In classroom
46:50 Cutaways of Cherbourg views