Hilton Park and South Fremantle Power Station [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorLawrie, William Raymond, 1922-; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionFamily details -- Education and training as a fitter in England -- Conscripted into the British Navy at 19 because of World War II -- Submarine mother ship HMS Adamant -- Fremantle a submarine base for the final months of the war -- Courtship and marriage to Carmel D' Arcy -- Back to England -- War bride following -- Return to Australia in 1948, as a migrant -- Work at East Perth Power Station -- Work as a fitter at South Fremantle Power Station from July 1950 -- House at Hilton Park through Housing Commission -- Description of the South Fremantle Power Station -- Special transport for shift workers -- Winter problems due to seaweed -- Going to night school for an engineering diploma -- Back to the East Perth Power Station as a laboratory technician, later in the drawing office -- Work with the State Labour and Industry Department for 19 years, inspecting machinery -- Deputy Chief Inspector of Machinery on retirement at 61 -- First impressions of the house in Hilton in July 1949 -- Wood stoves and electricity supply -- Running dogs -- Transport -- Bush fires -- Dr Daly -- Hilton Park Progress Association -- Second hand hall -- Sewerage -- Home garden -- Community spirit in Hilton areaImprint1994Collation1 sound cassette (50 min.) + Guide to contents (4 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1994NotesInterview conducted by Margaret Howroyd on 12 April 1994. Access: openDewey ClassOH/LAWAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000425250LocationOral History Collection

PeopleWilliam Raymond LawrieSubjectSouth Fremantle Power StationWorld War, 1939-1945HiltonCollectionOral History Collection

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