Eduart Drescoll discusses his experiences working on a variety of cargo ships beginning in the 1940s. He tells stories about his tasks and travels on British, Norwegian, and New Zealand ships.
Oslo-born Gerd Evans, who moved to Cardiff after marrying her Welsh husband in 1945, is interviewed about her life in Wales. She tells stories about the Norwegian Church, her husband’s family, the Norwegian community in Cardiff, and her experiences in Norway before and during the Second World War.
Hazel Daprato describes her life in Nazareth House in Newcastle upon Tyne and her life in Cardiff after moving there in 1936. She tells stories about her various jobs as a chambermaid and factory worker, her relationships, and the Tiger Bay community.
Hazal Daprato, Rita Delpeche and Gina Lassiter tell colourful stories about The Countess of Bristol, her life, and her husband in the opening minutes of the tape. The women discuss various members of the community and the sense of trust and safety they felt among neighbours in mid-twentieth-century Tiger Bay.
