Fremantle during WWII: Fremantle History Society meeting [oral history]
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Corporate AuthorFremantle History SocietyDescriptionDOROTHY BROOKS: Uncertainty -- Socks -- Butter. EILEEN SAMPY: Beer rationing -- Swear box in the bar -- Black market -- Notes to soldiers LARRY FOLEY: Growing up in High St -- Troops -- Panamanian on fire -- Late trading -- Working population -- Betting in Market St -- Troop convoys -- Boiled lollies -- Glucose -- Restaurants -- Bad news MICK DONNES: Bookmakers -- Working on the wharf MILTON JONES: American things -- Children from England -- American soldiers -- Electric shaver -- Pilots for ships -- A very busy port -- Chocolate -- Shortages -- Ration coupons -- Barbed wire on the beach -- Army camps. RUSTY CHRISTENSEN: Troop ships in Gage Roads -- Battle of High Street -- Shops boarded up -- Air raid shelters -- Anti aircraft guns -- East Fremantle oval. THELMA DONNES: New Zealanders -- Soldiers fights -- Knitting. ANN FITZGERALD: Shortages -- Steak and chips at the Fremantle Hotel -- Walking everywhere -- Americans. Houses on Arthur Head -- Bread and dripping -- Growing things -- Entertainment -- Internees -- Manpowered relatives -- BrothelsImprintFremantle, W.A. : Fremantle History Society, 1995Collation2 sound cassettes (120 min.) + transcript (19 leaves)Series Title Fremantle during WW II (WWII)LanguageEnglishDate Published1995NotesChairman: Andrew Smith. Guest speakers: Larry Foley, Topsy Shearer, Eileen Sampy, Ann Fitzgerald, Mick and Thelma Donnes. Other speakers: Ron Davidson, Anne Brake, Steve Lo PrestiDewey ClassOH/FREAudio FormatCassette
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Fremantle during WWII: Fremantle History Society meeting [oral history]. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 19/11/2025, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9498
