Interview with Muriel MacKay

Audio recording and transcript of Muriel MacKay's 1979 interview with Bernard McNicholl for the Coal Tyee History Project. MacKay discusses living in Nanaimo where her father and other relatives worked in the mines. She talks about her family history and shares how members of her mother's family, the Addisons, were connected to the coal mining industry. MacKay reflects on her interactions with miners when she was a child, and she fondly recalls the strong sense of community amongst those connected to the industry.

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VIUSpace (Vancouver Island University Library)
Published
2025-04-07
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25316/8awh-7e47
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Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis
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Interview with Muriel MacKay

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Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis
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Interview with Muriel MacKay

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Abstract

Audio recording and transcript of Muriel MacKay's 1979 interview with Bernard McNicholl for the Coal Tyee History Project. MacKay discusses living in Nanaimo where her father and other relatives worked in the mines. She talks about her family history and shares how members of her mother's family, the Addisons, were connected to the coal mining industry. MacKay reflects on her interactions with miners when she was a child, and she fondly recalls the strong sense of community amongst those connected to the industry.

VIUSpace (Vancouver Island University Library)
Decent work and economic growth
Openalex Percentile: Top 62%
Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis
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