We lived in the cottage in the Markets [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorPearce, Wlliam John , 1907 - 1988; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionFamily background -- Teachers at Fremantle Boys School -- Duties of the caretaker at the Markets from 1925 -- Father working at the Safety Box Factory -- Learning to drive a truck -- Carting fresh produce to the market for Simper's -- The many uses of kerosene cases and tins -- William Hunter -- The Simpers -- Description of the cottage -- Chinese market gardeners -- Delivering to corner shops -- The Markets during the Depression -- Home deliveries in East Fremantle before WW II -- Harold Fauls -- Geraldi's spaghetti factoryImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1984Collation1 sound cassette (45 min.) + transcript (37 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1984NotesSketch plan of the Caretaker's Cottage at the Fremantle Markets included at the beginning of transcriptDewey ClassOH/PEAAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000399406LocationOral History Collection

PeopleWilliam (Jack) John PearceSubjectFremantle MarketsMarket GardensH.J. and F. SimperRetail tradeCollectionOral History Collection

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