State Shipbuilding Yard, North Fremantle, 1942 - 1945 [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorKenny, Alan George, 1927-; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionBorn in Subiaco in 1927 -- Both parents from Fremantle -- Junior draftsman at North Fremantle State Shipping Yard from January 1944 -- George Kenny his father was the last manager and wound the shipbuilding up after the war -- Building wooden ships for the army during the war -- Timber workers and steel workers -- Pat Sullivan the foreman carpenter -- Old men working as shipwrights -- Labour gangs of Chinese and Slavs -- Names of ships -- Design from Australian Ship Building Board -- Timber -- Slipways -- Launching, hogging -- Engines and winches -- Metal work -- Description of shipbuilding yard and work carried out in each area -- Drawing office -- Printing of plans -- Shipyard personnel -- Fire on the Panamania -- Chief draftsman at Water Authority after closure of the Shipyard until retirementImprint1995Collation1 sound cassette (45 min.) + Guide to contents (4 leaves) + Collateral (11 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1995NotesInterview conducted by Margaret Howroyd on 9 October 1995. Access: openContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL:Account by A. Kenny -- Newspaper articles with photos of ships. Print nos. 3766 - 3807 Fremantle City Library Local History Collection Photographic CollectionDewey ClassOH/KENAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000425151LocationOral History Collection

PeopleAlan George KennySuburbNorth FremantleSubjectShipbuilding industryWorking conditionsState Shipbuilding YardPanamanian (Ship)World War, 1939-1945CollectionOral History Collection

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