Interview with Mrs Joan Sumpton [oral history] / / interviewer: Larraine Stevens
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AuthorSumpton, Joan, 1930 -; Stevens, LarraineDescriptionBorn at Sister Bathgate -- Father a cartage contractor (Richards Bros) -- Depression time -- Tradesmen delivering -- Father manpowered during WW II -- Invasion scare -- Description of home in Irwin St -- Radio programmes during childhood -- Richmond School: air raid shelters, rose garden, teachers, subjects, lunch, sport -- Class outings -- Cinema -- Impact of WW II -- Entering Princess May, 1945 -- Teachers, subjects -- Anzac Day -- Head girl at Spicers -- Office routine -- First aid -- Working conditions -- Cakes on pay day -- Other staff -- Mr Adams -- Wages and annual leave -- Office technology -- Customers -- Other printing companies -- Commercial travellers, apprentices, women workers -- Federated Clerk Union -- Work environment -- Christmas period -- Work clothes -- Duties as a head girl -- Swanseas cycles (Newman St) -- Social club -- Marriage to William Sumpton -- East Fremantle oval -- American soldiers -- Glory boxImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1989Collation2 sound cassettes (120 min.) + guide to contents (8 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1989Dewey ClassOH/SUMAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes
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Barcode30118000425482LocationOral History Collection
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Sumpton, Joan, 1930 -; Stevens, Larraine, Interview with Mrs Joan Sumpton [oral history] / / interviewer: Larraine Stevens. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 15/12/2025, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9495
