Always close to the sea [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret McPherson
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AuthorFarrington, Bruce William, 1946-; McPherson, MargaretDescriptionFather a customs officer -- Activities in Naval Reserve Cadets with Len Vickridge -- Working as a deck hand -- Joins the Merchant Navy, 1963 -- Training -- Coastal shipping -- On a dredge in gale-force winds -- Barges to Port Hedland -- Able seaman and mud pilot -- Kangaroo (State Shipping Line) -- Livestock ships to Robbs Jetty Education and family life -- Employment on the work boat tendering the Pelican at H Shed -- Ferries and landings -- More study -- Relief skipper -- Retirement and volunteer work : conserving archival negatives.ImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 2001Collation2 sound cassettes (113 min.) + guide to contents (4 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published2001NotesDescribes family life, family love of the sea; Naval cadets; career in State Shipping Sevice and Fremantle Port AuthorityDewey ClassOH / FARAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes
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BarcodeSTOCK06078567BLocationOral History Collection
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Farrington, Bruce William, 1946-; McPherson, Margaret, Always close to the sea [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret McPherson. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 14/01/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9475
