Early life in South Fremantle [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret McPherson

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AuthorJenkins, Allan Campbell, 1924 - 2002; McPherson, MargaretDescriptionBorn in Chester St, South Fremantle -- Grew up in limestone house built by father and quarried from backyard -- Father working on the wharf -- Dog tickets -- Strike -- Bribe pots -- Family -- Leisure activities -- South Beach entertainment -- Paddy Burke -- Piggy Wright -- Bluey Farnham -- Smelters camp -- Lil Doyle -- Horse trainers -- Daly's -- Sweetman -- Race train to Perth -- Stable hands during the Depression -- Scobie the Aborigine -- Hydrodome -- Beaconsfield school and teachers -- Scranno Jenkins -- Cricket at South Beach -- Indoctrination at Fremantle Boys -- The Spearwood Flyer -- School discipline -- Air Force during WW II -- Wharfie after the war -- Them and Us mentality -- "White mice" -- Football -- "Spit and Dribble" club at South Beach terminus -- Miss Field -- Foo Foo band -- Characters of Fremantle : Jimmy-4-eyes, Audy Noisebox / Two-Bob, man in Wray Av, Sullivan the footballer, Mandy Towser, etc. -- Married by Canon Collick in 1949 -- Scotty the caretaker at South Beach -- Cookie the cowherd -- Alkinson's Paddock -- Wandi at Robbs Jetty, and Black Paddy -- Aboriginal children and Beaconsfield schoolImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1998Collation2 sound cassettes (120 min.) + guide to contents (3 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1998Dewey ClassOH / JENAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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BarcodeSTOCK06078672BLocationOral History Collection

PeopleAllan Campbell JenkinsSubjectWaterside workers (Lumpers)Beaconsfield Primary SchoolAboriginal AustraliansHorse racing industrySouth BeachCollectionOral History Collection

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