Call Number |
OH187 |
Physical description |
5 sound cassettes (7.5 hrs.) |
Series |
200 Voices from the Oral History Records Rescue Group Project
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Transcript |
Transcript (160 p.) |
Notes |
This sound recording has been preserved and made available by the Oral History Records Rescue Group (OHRRG) Project supported by Lotterywest. |
Access advisory |
Access open |
Rights advisory |
Copyright or other restrictions may apply. For public use, contact the State Library of Western Australia. |
Summary |
Born Victoria; family background; grandparents' migration from Ireland between 1848 and 1850; parents' move to the goldfields, Boulder; school life; his illness, 1919; the 1919 riots; father's death; employment with the Kalgoorlie Miner; the rates of pay in 1921; print handsetting; working for the Lion Brewery; printing process; first journal article; first paragraph in the Bulletin; moving to Perth and working in the Chief Secretary's Dept.; enrolling at university part-time; 1924; joining the University Boat Club; freelance work with the West Australian; payment for articles; working for the Daily News; the Depression; return to Kalgoorlie; social life; migrant workers, Italian and Slav; 'Battle of Boulder'; miners' pay; political incidents; military service during World War II; POW experiences in Italy, living conditions; return to Kalgoorlie with the Daily News; political reporting; ABC news service . |
Subjects |
Costello, Jack, 1903- -- Interviews.
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Costello, Jack, 1903- -- Childhood and youth.
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Costello, Jack, 1903- -- Career in journalism.
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Students -- Western Australia -- Boulder.
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Journalists -- Western Australia -- Interviews.
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Kalgoorlie Miner -- History.
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West Australian -- History.
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Daily News (Perth, W.A.) -- History.
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Lion Brewery (W.A.) -- History.
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University Boat Club (W.A.) -- History.
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Riots -- Western Australia -- Kalgoorlie -- 1934.
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Racism -- Western Australia -- Eastern Goldfields.
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Depressions -- 1929 -- Western Australia.
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Related names |
Jeffery, Chris, 1926-2008.
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