Historical information

READINGS recorded 1959 in Alan Marshall’s study, Eltham
• See the White Feathers Fall (Ourselves Writ Strange)
• The Chinese Herbalist (I Can Jump Puddles)
• The Press (How Beautiful Are They Feet)
• The Drought (I Can Jump Puddles)

TALES FROM THE SPEEWAH, recorded 1 May 1959 in Nicholas Hall, Melbourne, at ‘Readings From Australian Writers’ presented by the Australiasian Book Society on behalf of the Melbourne May Day Committee.

REMINISCING recorded 11 May 1964 in the Healesville Art Gallery of Nicholas and Ruth Heiderich with an audience of about 50 guests. Chairman, Nicholas Heiderich. At two stages throughout the recording a substantial rain storm can be heard on the roof almost drowning out the presentation.

Physical description

Two TEAC MX1 compact audio cassettes labelled Alan Marshall Here! Part 1 (#0128 red and Alan Marshall Here! 2 (#0129 yellow)

Tape 0128 Side A
Dubbed from original tape (1959)
READINGS recorded 1959 in Alan Marshall’s study, Eltham
• See the White Feathers Fall (Ourselves Writ Strange)
• The Chinese Herbalist (I Can Jump Puddles)
• The Press (How Beautiful Are They Feet)
• The Drought (I Can Jump Puddles)
TALES FROM THE SPEEWAH, recorded 1 May 1959 in Nicholas Hall, Melbourne, at ‘Readings From Australian Writers’ presented by the Australiasian Book Society on behalf of the Melbourne May Day Committee.

Tape 128 Side B
REMINISCING (part 1) recorded 11 May 1964 in the Healesville Art Gallery of Nicholas and Ruth Heiderich with an audience of about 50 guests. (Concluded on tape 0129)

Tape 0129 Side A
REMINISCING (part 2) recorded 11 May 1964 in the Healesville Art Gallery of Nicholas and Ruth Heiderich with an audience of about 50 guests. Chairman, Nicholas Heiderich. (Part 1 on tape 0128)

Converted to MP3 files
EDHS_05002-1 Readings 43.9MB; 0:34:31
EDHS_05002-2 Tales from the Speewah 15.6MB; 0:12:49
EDHS_05002-3 Reminiscing 86.9MB; 1:21:05