Interview with Delina Squibb [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd
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AuthorSquibb, Delina Joanna, 1900 - 2003; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionOne of 18 children -- Married 1925 -- Farming at Tenterden and problems -- Stripping bark for Pearses shoe factory in North Fremantle -- Buying a corner shop in De Lisle St, North Fremantle -- Running the shop: stock, supplies, customers -- Neighbourhood -- Depression and credit -- House in Swan St -- Husband working for Shell -- Everybody's Park -- Shop Delisle St -- Businesses in North Fremantle -- Work at Gadsdens (Brack St) during WW II: small wages, heavy work -- Gold -- Finishing dresses for a dressmaker -- Staff at Gadsden -- House bought in Pearse St --ImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1991Collation1 CDLanguageEnglishDate Published1991NotesSUPPORT MATERIAL: map of de Lisle St showing location of shopDewey ClassOH/SQUAudio FormatCDDigital ItemYes
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Barcode30118000476014LocationOral History Collection
Request AccessPlease email the Fremantle History Centre: lhc@fremantle.wa.gov.au
Squibb, Delina Joanna, 1900 - 2003; Howroyd, Margaret, Interview with Delina Squibb [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/12/2025, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9227
