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LAVC/SRE/D/1/D07

30 May 1939

[Side 1] Douglas supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; brief conversation between Douglas and George about recording Wark dialect for posterity. [Side 2] George recites the story of the lit...

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LAVC/SRE/D/1/D12

05 Jun 1939

[Side 1] William Herdman and Jim discuss village cricket club, recount recent victory against Newton and individual performances despite poor wicket. Jim recalls being hit by ball playing cricket at s...

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LAVC/SRE/D/1/D13

05 Jun 1939

[Side 1] William Nichol, William Thompson and James talk about work at quarry, mention local names for farm animals incl. 'tup' [= male lamb], 'gimmer' [= young female sheep] and 'steg' [= male goose]...

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LAVC/SRE/D/1/D14

05 Jun 1939

[Side 1] Brief discussion of new road, description of working conditions in quarry, cutting by hand, working in hot weather. [Side 2] Comparison of working conditions and wages at quarry and on farm (...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D104

Mar 1954

[Side 1] Bill recalls generosity and popularity of local character and ex-skipper Harry Gavin, tells anecdote about misunderstanding instructions to heave 'ho' or 'how', Bill talks about keeping and s...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D149

May 1956

[Side 1] Bill talks about cutting and 'pleaching' [= repairing] hedges, lists different bushes and explains hedging techniques, describes farm work incl. working with horses and cattle, ditching, 'tha...

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LAVC/SRE/D/2/D222

09 Dec 1955

[Side 1] Bill talks about badger baiting, describes typical layout of 'earth' [= badger's den], comments foxes often take over 'berry' [= rabbit burrow] or earth but smell of fox usually forces badger...