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Interviews of Les Hilton,

EERC/EL/EL6/22

Working life Industry Mills Social Life and Customs Health and Safety Community Life Apprenticeship Programs

In this interview, Les Hilton (b. 1950, Musselburgh), talks about his working life and apprenticeship with Brunton's wire mill. Les went to Brunton's aged 15 and worked in the office until his 5 year...

Interviews of Bill Wilson

EERC/EL/EL30/3

Working life Industry Mills Social Systems Community Life Architecture Health and Safety

In this interview, Bill Wilson talks about his time a Brunton’s wire mill, where he worked from about a year after leaving school and remained for over 16 years. Bill was first employed in the mail...

Interviews of Elizabeth Hogg,

EERC/ES/EL6/40

Working life Industry Wool industry Mills Industrial Relations Health and Safety Community Life Material Culture Social Life and Customs

In this interview, Elizabeth (Liz) Hogg (b. Edinburgh) recalls memories of the west mill in Haddington where her father (b. 1912, Denny) worked and was later manager. As the eldest of 4 children, her...

Interviews of Sheila Fraser and Kathryn McMillan,

EERC/EL/EL6/21

Working life Social Life and Customs Mills Gender Religion Social Systems Community Life Farming Industrial Relations Health and Safety

In this recording, friends Kathryn McMillan and Sheila Fraser talk about their lives around the times they were working together in one of the offices at Brunton's wire mill. Kathryn joined Brunton's ...

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Interviews of Les Hilton,

Interviews of Bill Wilson

Interviews of Elizabeth Hogg,

Interviews of Sheila Fraser and Kathryn McMillan,