Fremantle: life and work, 1920s - 1980s [oral history] / / interviewer: Larraine Stevens

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AuthorVinci, Adelaide (nee Olsen), 1928 - 2004; Stevens, LarraineDescriptionBorn at Sister Bathgate's (East Fremantle) -- Rented houses -- East Fremantle school ; Princess May -- First job at Joyce Bros. during WW II -- Red Cross tents -- Putting up age to get work -- Work at Spicers from 1941 -- Production, work, conditions described -- Married at 24 -- Women and work -- Transport -- Social club and outings -- Christmas office party -- Printers Union representative -- No superannuation for women -- Amenities -- Accidents -- Pong Alley -- Freddy Lyons -- Trip to Sydney -- Customers -- Commercial travellers -- Noise -- Could rise up -- Meeting Claude Vinci -- Wedding reception at Sorrento's in High St -- Housing after the war -- South Terrace -- Italians -- SpaghettiImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1989Collation2 sound cassettes (120 min.) + guide to contents (6 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1989NotesSUPPORT MATERIAL: Cuts and cordial (Fremantle Herald, 9 October 1993) -- Prints 2085-2088Dewey ClassOH/VINAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000443733LocationOral History Collection

PeopleAdelaide Vinci (nee Olsen) SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945 - Social aspectsWomen - GeneralSpicers and DetmoldCollectionOral History Collection

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