(S/5619) Scrivener, Roy Elvine (Able Seaman) Accession Number: S00535

Description

Roy Scrivener, HMAS Hobart, interviewed by Daniel Connell, for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45

Discusses HMAS Hobart; Australia; Royal Australian Navy (RAN); enlistment; Captain Howden; Battle of Coral Sea; American fleet; leisure; food; shipboard tension; torpedoing of HMAS Hobart; casualties.

Contextual Description

Discusses HMAS Hobart; Australia; Royal Australian Navy (RAN); enlistment; Captain Howden; Battle of Coral Sea; American fleet; leisure; food; shipboard tension; torpedoing of HMAS Hobart; casualties.

Details

Accession Number
S00535
Interviewer/Recordist
Daniel Connell
Interviewee/Performer
Able Seaman Roy Elvine Scrivener
Classification
Sound
Object Type
Oral history
Physical Description
Brand: TDK AD60
Brand: unbranded C60
Carrier: audio cassette
Track: two track mono
Measurement
Duration: 3h 7' 0"
Date Made
10 February 1989
Place Made
Forestville
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
3
Credit Line
The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
Status to be assessed

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Part 1 of (S/5619) Scrivener, Roy Elvine (Able Seaman)

Part 2 of (S/5619) Scrivener, Roy Elvine (Able Seaman)

Part 3 of (S/5619) Scrivener, Roy Elvine (Able Seaman)

Part 4 of (S/5619) Scrivener, Roy Elvine (Able Seaman)

Part 5 of (S/5619) Scrivener, Roy Elvine (Able Seaman)

Part 6 of (S/5619) Scrivener, Roy Elvine (Able Seaman)

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