Wrightson family and Fremantle Harbour Trust [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

DESCRIPTION

AuthorWrightson, Leonard, 1929 - 2002; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionBorn in Bicton -- Great grandfather was a shipbuilder and pearl fisher -- Father working for FHT -- Shifts at Richmond State School during WW 2 -- Left Fremantle Boys' at 14 -- Apprentice carpenter with Wardle, building contractors -- Jobs details -- Post-war housing shortage -- Fibro houses -- Joined Fremantle Harbour Trust in March 1957 -- Wharf construction ; passenger terminal -- Accident -- Checking cargo going out through the gates -- Customs and quarantine -- Security of cargo on the wharf and on ships -- Changes in passenger traffic -- Terminal problems -- Parking charges -- America's Cup preparations -- Strikes -- Waterfront reform and redundancyImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1996Collation1 sound cassette (60 min.) + guide to contents (5 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1996NotesSupport material: prints 4062, 4063, 4069Dewey ClassOH/WRIAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000443790LocationOral History Collection

PeopleLeonard WrightsonSubjectCarpenters / CarpentryPort of Fremantle Passenger TerminalFremantle Port AuthorityFremantle HarbourFremantle Harbour TrustCollectionOral History Collection

ACCESS

Request AccessPlease email the Fremantle History Centre: lhc@fremantle.wa.gov.au