Interview with Margaret Davina Harken [oral history] / / interviewer: Alice Smith

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AuthorHarken, Margaret Davina, 1915 -1985; Alice SmithDescriptionHas lived all her life in the stone house at 73 Duke Street, East Fremantle, built by her grandfather Mr Brady in 1890s -- Death of father in 1934 -- Office work at 16 -- Charlie Carters Fremantle, East Fremantle grocer -- Cheating on age to keep a job -- Murray shoes having shows to advertise their wares -- Education at Plympton State School, Sacred Heart Convent in Tuckfield Street, Hartills Commercial College, Perth -- Anzac Day -- Love of dancing -- Learnt to play piano and violin -- Work and lunch at Charlie Carters -- Shop assistants'union and subs -- Long courtship and social life -- Marriage 1938 -- Description of Duke Street home, typical day, meals -- Grandmother Nurse Brady, a midwifeImprint1982Collation1 sound cassette (76 min.) + Guide to contents (3 leaves) + Collateral (2 leaves)Series Title [1938 Oral History Project]LanguageEnglishDate Published1982NotesInterview conducted by Alice Smith on 31st March 1982. Access: OpenDewey ClassOH/HARAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000476725LocationOral History Collection

PeopleMargaret Davina Harken (nee Hicks)SuburbEast FremantleSubjectCharlie CartersHousingSocial life and customsCollectionOral History Collection

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

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