History of the Hydro Electric Commission in Tasmania, Australia
Ticklebelly Tales (subtitled "and other stories from the people of the Hydro") by Heather Felton, was a book published in 2008 about the people who had worked for the Hydro Electric Commission of Tasmania from 1910 to 2006.
History.
The comprehensive history included institutional details as well as personal anecdotes. A later edition was published in 2013.
Earlier histories of the HEC exist - Garvies' "A Million Horses" of 1962 and Roger Luptons' "Lifeblood" of 2000, however Fenton's style and the production of the Ticklebelly Tales volume includes details of over many interviews and extensive photographic material.
Oral history material held in the Tasmanian state archives that Felton was involved in collecting, include interviews with former Hydro engineers that are mentioned in the book, such as:
The book was reviewed in local newspapers, such as the New Norfolk-based "Gazette", and promoted in the Launceston "Examiner".
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