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Nikki King Smith interviewed by Rob Willis in the Submariners oral history project [sound recording].

Record no:

63668

Call no:

359.7 KIN

Author:

King-Smith, Nikki, 1958- ; Willis, Rob, 1944- ; National Library of Australia

Publisher:

Canberra: National Library

Year:

2011

Series:

Submariners oral history project

Description:

2 Mp3 files on 1 CD (ca 90 min.)

Subject:

King-Smith, Nikki, 1958- - Interviews;
Australia. Royal Australian Navy - Submarine forces - History;
Submarines (Ships) - Australia;
Museum conservation methods;
Western Australian Maritime Museum (Fremantle, W.A.);

Western Australian Museum. Dept. of Materials Conservation;
Western Australian Museum - Employees;
Ovens (Submarine);
Oberon class submarines;

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Notes:

Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
Recorded on 18 February, 2011 in Hobart, Tas.
Digital master; National Library of Australia, Oral History collection.

Type:

Audio Visual

Abstract:

Nikki King Smith, born in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) is a conservator at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. She talks about the family's move to Tasmania where her father worked as a winding engineer; her education and completing a fine arts degree;

a move to W.A. (c. 1982) for work with the Western Australian Maritime Museum; working as a conservator on the submarine HMAS Ovens and the difficulties relating to the conservation of large maritime objects on a limited budget; her return to Tasmania and conservator education.

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Result	Links	Location	Library	Shelf no	Status	Year	Volume	Copy
1		Maritime	Western Australian Museum	359.7 KIN	On Shelf