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Newton, Robert: Transcribed interviewEntry/Object ID
2021.08.50Scope and Content
TRANSCRIBED INTERVIEW - no recording available
Interviewer: Kathy Priddle
Interview Date: July 26, 2013
Robert started working in the dye house of the Rosamond Mill at 12 years old in 1966. He talked about acrylic fibers, colour mixing, and how the leftover dye would be dumped into the river. He talked about the heat of the environment, layoffs, shift work, wages, community life, and mill fires. He talks about the people he worked with such as Ed McCabe.
He also talks about how the town has changed since the 1960s what people did for fun and where they went for food and drinks at the time.Collection
Mill Workers Memory ProjectCataloged By
Natalia PochtarukLexicon
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Rosamond Mill, Zephyr Textiles, dye house, acrylic fibers, colour mixing, layoffs, shift work, wages, community life, mill fires, fire, colour, dye, dyehouse, RGB, millfall, pollution, cancer, swimming, dye in the river, Red #3, chemistry, laboratory, 1981, spring streetLegacy Lexicon
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Newton, Robert: Transcribed interviewLocation
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November 7, 2023Relationships
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Newton, RobertPerson or Organization
Priddle, KathyPerson or Organization
McCabe, EdPerson or Organization
Brunelle, PeterPerson or Organization
Kennedy, TerryGeneral Notes
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Notes: Rosamond Mill; Zephyr Textiles; dye house; acrylic fibers; colour mixing; layoffs; shift work; wages; community life; mill fires; fireCreated By
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August 5, 2021Updated By
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November 12, 2023
