Interview with Margaret Barron / interviewed by Margaret Howroyd
DESCRIPTION
AuthorBarron, Margaret Ann Mills; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionBorn East Fremantle -- Nurse Brennan -- Great grandfather William Mills, who chased the Fenians -- Seafaring family -- Alexandra Rd, East Fremantle -- While parents living in Singapore: boarding school at St Hilda's, week-ends at grandfather Mills's in East Fremantle, holidays in Singapore -- Maternal and paternal families compared -- Nurse training at Fremantle Hospital -- Dancing classes -- Nursing and travelling to Europe -- Wedding in East Fremantle Presbyterian Church in 1955 -- Husband back to sea the next day -- Grandfather Mills home, where Kaleeya Hospital now is -- Alexandra Rd and surroundings -- Changes in the area -- Sea Scouts -- Wives' activities while husbands at sea -- Involvement with the Naval Wives Association -- Captain at sea for 2 years, then pilot at Fremantle -- Role as wife of a pilot and a harbour master -- Etiquette and social life -- America's Cup celebrations -- Impact of the Cup on Fremantle -- Hobbies -- Travel and holidays -- Retirement plans -- Early schools in Fremantle attended by family -- Family history : Laurence [Laurance] Johnson and Andrew Mills -- Religion and political viewsImprintFremantle, W.A. : C, 1988Collation2 CDs (65 min.) + Guide to contents (5 leaves) + CollateralSeries Title Fremantle Port Authority ProjectLanguageEnglishNotesSupport material : photocopies of photographs, news clippings, certificates, registry extracts (56 leaves) See also Capt. John Barron's interview at OH/BARDewey ClassOH/BARAudio FormatCDDigital ItemNo
COPIES
Barcode30118000472807LocationOral History Collection
Request AccessPlease email the Fremantle History Centre: lhc@fremantle.wa.gov.au
Barron, Margaret Ann Mills; Howroyd, Margaret, Interview with Margaret Barron / interviewed by Margaret Howroyd. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 18/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/48282
