Stanley Walter Parks: Fremantle City Council City manager [oral history] / / interviewer: Sean Foley

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AuthorParks, Stanley Walter, 1925-1994; Foley, SeanDescriptionGrew up in North Fremantle -- Junior clerk at Fremantle Prison -- 1949: Assistant Town Clerk, North Fremantle -- 1953: Town Clerk, North Fremantle -- 1961: Amalgamation of North Fremantle with Fremantle City Council. Assistant Town Clerk -- 1966: Town Clerk, F.C.C. (position now known as City Manager) -- Discusses the impact of private transport on the declining population of North Fremantle -- Environmental awareness -- Decline in the volume of cargo through the port -- Development of the transport industry -- Emergence of pride in Fremantle: conservation of old buildings and new developments -- Contribution of the Italian migrant community -- Conservation of the North Mole and South Beach -- Fishing Boat Harbour -- Changes in the landscape -- Conservation conscious communityImprint1977Collation1 sound cassette (90 min.) + Guide to contents (2 leaves)Series Title Recent environmental history of FremantleLanguageEnglishDate Published1977NotesInterview conducted by Sean Foley on 3 May 1977. One in a series of 5 interviews. Access: openContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL: See also B/PARKS [pamphlet file] Fremantle City Library Local History CollectionDewey ClassOH/PARAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000425920LocationOral History Collection

PeopleStan ParksSubjectEnvironmental managementHistoric preservationCity of Fremantle - Council EmployeesCollectionOral History Collection

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