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Survey of English Dialects recording in Coleford, Somerset
Jul 1956
[Side 1] Jim recalls General Strike of 1926, describes serious accident on returning to work and severe injuries that forced him to retire when roof of mine collapsed, discusses typical wages in mine ...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Avebury, Wiltshire
Jun 1956
[Side 1] Jim talks about ploughing with oxen before introduction of tractors, describes traditional 'buckshutter' plough, discusses manual farm labour incl. reaping/hoeing/harvesting/haymaking by hand...