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| + | The National Library of Australia holds aural recordings of interviews conducted with Rita Croaker. She was interviewed by | ||
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| + | * [[Chris Sullivan]] and [[Mark Rummery]] in January 1984, [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/5249136] | ||
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| + | * Chris Sullivan and Mark Rummery in June 1984, [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/5249359], [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/5249550], Rita Croaker accompanied by her daughter; Mark Rummery; Cathy Ovenden; on guitar, matchbox, spoons and violin. | ||
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| + | * Chris Sullivan in February 1986, [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/5249933], Also present Rita Croaker's daughters Cathy and Bernice; her sister Ivy; and Dan Delion. | ||
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| + | * Chris Sullivan in February 1986, [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/5249929], Rita Croaker, [[Ivy Fernando]], Bonnie Khan, Malcolm Troutman and Dan Delian interviewed | ||
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| + | * Chris Sullivan in February 1986, [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/5249923], Rita Croaker and [[Ivy Fernando]] interviewed | ||
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| + | * [[Cathy Ovenden]] in January 1998, [https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1868911], Rita Croaker plays row accordion and Gordon Troutman plays gum leaf and talks and Cathy Ovenden plays violin. | ||
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| + | One of two aboriginal / German sisters from Moree, daughters of Herb Troutman. Both Rita and her sister Ivy Fernando were accomplished button accordion players. Their father Herb Troutman was born in Germany, played an accordion and taught his daughters to play. | ||
== Related Tunes == | == Related Tunes == | ||
You can [[austtradtune:Special:Search/Rita+Croker|search for tunes referring to Rita Croker]]. | You can [[austtradtune:Special:Search/Rita+Croker|search for tunes referring to Rita Croker]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 5 August 2025
Rita Croaker, Mungindi, NSW provided details of some of the Australian tunes in this archive.
The National Library of Australia holds aural recordings of interviews conducted with Rita Croaker. She was interviewed by
- Chris Sullivan and Mark Rummery in January 1984, [1]
- Chris Sullivan and Mark Rummery in June 1984, [2], [3], Rita Croaker accompanied by her daughter; Mark Rummery; Cathy Ovenden; on guitar, matchbox, spoons and violin.
- Chris Sullivan in February 1986, [4], Also present Rita Croaker's daughters Cathy and Bernice; her sister Ivy; and Dan Delion.
- Chris Sullivan in February 1986, [5], Rita Croaker, Ivy Fernando, Bonnie Khan, Malcolm Troutman and Dan Delian interviewed
- Chris Sullivan in February 1986, [6], Rita Croaker and Ivy Fernando interviewed
- Cathy Ovenden in January 1998, [7], Rita Croaker plays row accordion and Gordon Troutman plays gum leaf and talks and Cathy Ovenden plays violin.
One of two aboriginal / German sisters from Moree, daughters of Herb Troutman. Both Rita and her sister Ivy Fernando were accomplished button accordion players. Their father Herb Troutman was born in Germany, played an accordion and taught his daughters to play.
