Living in the Fremantle Hotel: a talk give by Alec Smith [oral history]
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AuthorSmith, Alec , 1929 -DescriptionParents the lessees of the hotel from 1929 -- George Fletcher Moore's house -- Beagle [ship] -- Anthony Trollope -- Syd Jones -- Captain D.B. Shaw -- Growing up in the West End -- The Seuberts -- Guests at the hotel -- Remittance men -- Married couples -- Rooms with a view -- The flooded cellar -- Reclaimed land -- The front Bar ; the Saloon Bar -- Barmaids -- The Duchess -- Hotels during the Depression -- Girton College -- Window boxes -- The Squatter -- Lumpers -- Many captains -- Chits and lending -- Rocky -- Fights and bad behaviour -- Bookmakers -- Ayling and Arndt -- Jock Lorry -- Free entertainment and parades -- Fire Brigade competitions on the Esplanade -- Importance of Cliff St in the 30s -- War time -- Claude Campbell -- Air raid wardens -- War time jobs -- Americans -- Supplying the Americans -- Selling souvenirs to the troops -- Peter Smith (brother) -- Not a trendy place -- Bully Hayes -- Cliff St facades -- Turrets on top of buildingsCollation1 sound cassette (60 min.) + verbatim transcript (26 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Publishedn.d.Notes[Transcribed by Geraldine McDonald]Dewey ClassOH/SMIAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes
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Barcode30118000425508LocationOral History Collection
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Smith, Alec , 1929 -, Living in the Fremantle Hotel: a talk give by Alec Smith [oral history]. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 09/02/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9387
