Interview with George Huxley [oral history] / / interviewer: Zoe Griffin
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AuthorHuxley, George; Griffin, ZoeDescriptionInterview with George Huxley. Family background -- Arrival in W.A. -- Schooling - 12 months at Mallaliup -- 'Poms' hated, Mr Brown (teacher) gave everyone a good lecture -- Games -- Father joined the Group Settlement at Pemberton when George was 14 -- Tin shanty with a sand floor -- Broke parents hearts -- Employment - Mt Lyell Superphosphate works, North Fremantle for three months -- 1926-1930 roof tiler with Wunderlicks -- Hard work - no sick pay, no wet pay 16-18 hours per day -- Earned pounds 4/18/- -- During Depression- chopped firewood, sold cakes, went harvesting on a farm, worked down mines at Kalgoorlie -- Met wife in 1928, seven years of courtship -- Married 1936 -- Rented house in Oakover Street, East Fremantle for 22/6 a week -- Purchased a block of land in Attadale -- Description of house in Swan Street, Attadale -- Daily routing -- Social life -- Household economy -- Renovations to house, East Fremantle -- Values, health care -- Father a drinker -- Images of typical male, female in 1938Imprint1982Collation1 sound cassette (225 min.) + transcript ( leaves) + Collateral ( leaves)Series Title Australia 1938 Oral History ProjectLanguageEnglishDate Published1982NotesInterview conducted by Zoe Griffin on 13th May 1982 Transcription by: Access: Open Transcript includedContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL:Dewey ClassOH/HUXAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes
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Barcode30118000476808LocationOral History Collection
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Huxley, George; Griffin, Zoe, Interview with George Huxley [oral history] / / interviewer: Zoe Griffin. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 16/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9280
