Fremantle Waterfront, 1936 - 1984 [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorCalhoun, William Lawrence Palmer, 1922 -; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionInterview with William Lawrence Palmer Calhoun. Identification and introduction -- Biography -- Point Walter Rd. area -- Aborigines' camp Castle Hill -- Solomon & co. -- Hopper barge for collection refuse & ashes at 14 years of age -- Details given -- Status of job -- W.W.II army -- Pre-war conditions on wharf -- "White mice", "Spotters", "Bull days" defined -- After W.W.II conditions -- Waterside Workers Federation -- Permanency -- Delegate on the job -- Safety & Accidents -- First Aid post -- Asbestos, cement -- Attitudes of bosses to workers, foremen etc. -- Delegate on the job -- Strikes -- Welfare of strikers -- Collection & distribution -- Publicity & entertainment -- Insurance & Workers Compensation -- Protests -- Mateship -- Lumpers picnicsImprint1994Collation2 sound cassettes (110 min.) + Guide to contents (7 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1994NotesInterview conducted by Margaret Howroyd on 13th April 1994 Access: OpenDewey ClassOH/CALAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000400667LocationOral History Collection

PeopleWilliam Lawrence Palmer CalhounSubjectWaterside Workers Federation of Australia, Fremantle BranchAboriginal AustraliansWaste disposalBargesCollectionOral History Collection

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