My childhood near the Round House / by Kathleen Wilson
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AuthorWilson, KathleenDescriptionBorn in a house near the South Mole -- Flag signals to ships -- Two-up by the sandalwood stacks -- Whalers' beach -- One-o'clock-gun -- Tunnel -- Pet kangaroo -- Lygnern -- Water depth -- Gales -- The Lady Forrest -- Warships -- Wild plants on Arthur Head -- Father a light keeper for the Harbour Trust -- Tide gauge -- Lumpers pick-up point -- Crossing railway tracks -- Phillimore St -- Trams -- The "rattler" -- Caves -- Rain -- The Zephyr to Rottnest -- The Kathet -- Telephone -- Tram to school -- Christmas -- Bathing babies -- Learning the piano -- Murder -- Drownings -- Scarlet fever -- Princess May school -- Home science lessons -- Annual ball -- Guy Fawkes night -- Shops and shopping -- Paper Kate -- Father making furniture -- Postman -- Fruit shop -- Mulberries -- Sid Steel -- Going to the pictures -- Picnics at Pt Walter -- South Beach -- Radio -- Wash day -- Home deliveries -- Ironing -- Buying meat -- Royal Show -- Family car -- Streets in summer -- Ugly Land -- Dancing on the Zephyr -- Marion Bell's taxi -- Anzac Day -- Steam trains -- Sing songs -- Cabin tea rooms -- Beach clothing -- Carol singing -- Traffic police -- Chinese laundry -- Fur boas -- Fancy dress -- Hats -- Spitting -- Black Paddy -- Union Stores -- Jimmy-four-eyes -- Lavender Lady -- Parties -- Harbour Trust Cottages -- Fremantle shops -- Dentist -- Fires during the depressionImprint[unpublished]Collation29 p. ; 30 cm.LanguageEnglishDewey ClassB/WILPublication FormatBook
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Wilson, Kathleen, My childhood near the Round House / by Kathleen Wilson. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 30/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/23727
