I was almost part of the family: employee at Barney Silbert's shop [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorWilson, Arthur McKenzie (Ken), 1920 - 2003; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionBorn Fremantle -- Nine in the family and father on the dole -- Frequent accommodation moves -- Leaving school for financial reasons -- Borrowed shoes -- Shop boy in 1935 -- Barney Silbert's shoe and clothing shop described -- A kind boss -- Staff at Silbert's -- A Jewish family -- Taking samples to visiting ships -- Language and size problems -- Competition -- Shoe department -- Sales -- Drafted in WW II -- Manager of the Fremantle shop -- Merger with Betts & Betts in 1968 -- Breckler family -- Marriage to Mollie MacIntosh in 1950 -- Ken's brothers and sisters -- Expansion of Silbert's businessImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1992Collation1 DVDLanguageEnglishDate Published1992NotesThis interview was digitised privately by the Wilson family and donated to the Fremantle History Centre in August 2016.; Support material: family treeDewey ClassOH/WILAudio FormatDVDDigital ItemYes

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BarcodeSTOCK05983185BLocationOral History Collection

PeopleBarney SilbertArthur McKenzie (Ken) WilsonSubjectRetail tradeDepression, 1929Barney SilbertCollectionOral History Collection

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