Interview with William Lesley Dunn, 1915 - 2000 [oral history] / / interviewer: Alice Smith

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AuthorDunn, William Lesley, 1915 - 2000; Alice SmithDescriptionInterview with William Lesley Dunn. Family background -- Family moved to Fremantle 1917 -- South Beach hydrodrome -- 1921-1927 Beaconsfield State School -- 1927-1929 Fremantle Boys' School -- 1929- top scholar from each grade planted Norfolk Island Pine at South end of Esplanade -- Left school 1929 aged 14 -- Helped mother clean Princess Theatre -- Mills and Ware as an oven attendant 12/6 per week for 12 months -- Moved to mixing room -- Waterside worker for 2 years -- Foreman stevedore for Adelaide Steam Ships for 9 years 9 months -- Fremantle Harbour Trust (now Port Authority) as Shore Foreman until retired 1980 -- Family home -- Fremantle Sailing Club -- Father first caretaker for Trotting Ground and set the first gardensImprint1982Collation1 sound cassette (63 min.) + Guide to contents (4 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1982NotesInterview conducted by Alice Smith in July 1982 Access: OpenContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL:Dewey ClassOH/DUNAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000424857LocationOral History Collection

PeopleWilliam Lesley DunnStreetCliff Street SubjectSouth BeachEmploymentWaterside workers (Lumpers)Mills and Ware LtdFremantle Sailing ClubCollectionOral History Collection

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