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Interviews of Robert Ross aged 71

EERC/DG/DG2/7
Interview with Robert (Rab) Ross who was born in Carsluith. The interview is concerned with Rab's working life and particularly his 32 years at the Creetown quarry. He talks about many aspects of li...

Interviews of Wyllie McCulloch aged 51

EERC/DG/DG2/8
Interview with Wyllie McCulloch who's father bought Auchenlarie farm when he was a child. Initially run as a dairy farm with some beef, pigs, sheep, tatties and racing horses, Auchenlarie was eventua...

Interviews of Jez Noad aged 54

EERC/DG/DG2/10
Interview with Jez Noad who moved to Creetown in 2005 after spending most of his life in the south of England. He decided to retire early following a college course experience which confirmed for him...

Interviews of Jim Gordon aged 87

EERC/DG/DG13/8
Biographical interview with Jim Gordon (87) who was born in Lanark and moved to Kircudbrightshire when his father, a chemist specialising in agricultural supplies, bought Mullock and Corrahill farms. ...

Interviews of Mr McGowan

EERC/DG/DG47/9
In this 1st (of 2 tracks), Mr McGowan (who was born in 1886 and was 94 years old at the time of the interview, tells David Hannay about his life. He was born in New Luce, where his father was a sheph...

Interviews of Mrs Fisher

EERC/DG/DG47/10
In this interview, Mrs Fisher (b.c.1911) talks to David Hannay about her life in Carsluith. Mrs Fisher's father moved to Carsluith as a teacher in 1919 and remained there until 1930. By that time, ...

Interviews of Phyllis Harvey aged 84

EERC/DG/DG2/1
This is the first of two autobiographical interviews with Phyllis (Fay) Harvey. Part 1 conducted in May 2012. This interview covers Phyllis' early life up to the point at which she began formal schoo...

Interviews of Elizabeth Ray aged 83

EERC/DG/DG2/2
This interview with Elizabeth Ray, aged 84 at the time, is mainly about the Creetown shops Elizabeth remembers from her childhood. She talks about many of these in detail, including the sweetie shop ...

Interviews of Roma Hunter aged 54

EERC/DG/DG2/5
Autobiographical interview with Roma Hunter which concentrates mainly on family life, schooldays and ongoing education. Roma describes the family home and the roles within the family and the impact o...

Interviews of Sandra Tweedie aged 74

EERC/DG/DG2/9
Interview with Sandra Tweedie about her life in Carsluith. Lots of detail is given about the home interior and renovations over time, such as the move from dry toilet to indoor facilities. Sandra's ...