Interview with James Albert Dix [oral history] / / interviewer: Alice Smith
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AuthorDix, James Albert, 1915 - 2001; Alice SmithDescriptionInterview with James Albert Dix. James Dix started at Alma Street Infants of South Terrace School in 1921 when he was six years of age. He grew up in Suffolk Street and played in the woolstores and swam off the rocks. He sold "Daily News" and sold streamers on the wharf. Following his father's death he helped his mother clean the school where she worked for 19 years. At 12 years of age he was awarded a medal for bravery after saving a schoolmate from drowning. A good student, he enjoyed school and feels that South Terrace teachers gave him a good grounding for later life. Following a struggle during the Depression years, he became a seaman and then a Waterside Worker. Always interested in helping others he became their welfare officer and also worked to raise money for orphan children. His voluntary work included Citizens Advice Bureau and as a Justice of the Peace. In 1980 he was awarded "The Order of Australia Medal" for his community workImprint1994Collation1 cassetteSeries Title South Terrace School ProjectLanguageEnglishDate Published1994NotesInterview conducted by Alice Smith in 1994 Access: Open; See also archive box of papers relating to the Waterside Workers Federation at A/Box No. 68.Dewey ClassOH/DIXAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes
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Barcode30118000220529LocationOral History Collection
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Dix, James Albert, 1915 - 2001; Alice Smith, Interview with James Albert Dix [oral history] / / interviewer: Alice Smith. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 17/12/2025, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9204
