We landed on the Long Jetty at Fremantle and our family lived in a tent for ten years [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorVivian, Graham Smeaton, 1888 - 1991; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionArriving at Fremantle from Victoria on the "Barcoo", before harbour opened -- Father a jeweller -- Pitching a tent in North Fremantle -- Water from the Government well -- Father's fight and demise -- Working before and after school (newspapers, cleaning, deliveries) to make ends meet -- Schooling in North Fremantle -- Mr Stevenson's paper shop -- West end -- Poverty in a tent -- Aborigines -- Two sides of the railway -- Apprentice plumber at 15 (Instone & Purdie) -- All tents out -- Building a dry dock -- Rocky Bay quarry -- Diving from Long Jetty -- Rented house in De Lisle St -- Tent improvements -- Work at Harbour Works -- House in Bond St -- Marriage to Hilda Ellen Hanretty in 1912 -- Move to John St -- Buiding a house in Palmyra -- Group Settlement Scheme, 1923 -- Back to Fremantle -- Mt Lyell ; State Implements -- Plumbers' Union -- Memories of the harbour while a boy -- Jobs after apprenticeship -- Jubilee celebrations -- Sandalwood -- Croke St area -- Landfill at the Esplanade -- Plumbing during WW II -- Bridges and transport -- Duggan boys -- Depression years -- WW I -- Swim Thru -- Sisters in service at 14ImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1988Collation2 sound cassettes (135 min.) + guide to contents (8 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1988Dewey ClassOH/VIVAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000443501LocationOral History Collection

PeopleGraham Smeaton VivianSuburbNorth FremantleSubjectPlumbers and plumbingHousingFremantle HarbourCollectionOral History Collection

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