Interview with Percy Horton [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret McPherson
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AuthorHorton, Percy, 1905-1997; McPherson, MargaretDescriptionFamily details -- Schooling till 14 in Moonyoonooka and Geraldton -- Early work experience with an uncle on a farm, who had a license to slaughter meat for sale at the open markets in Geraldton on Fridays and Saturdays -- Move to Perth after uncle's death -- Work at Bevan's Dairy -- 4 years with A.H. Adams in Palmyra -- Butcher shops in the 1920's -- Deliveries with push-bikes, horse and cart, or motorbike and side-car -- Wrapping meat -- Daily routine and no holidays -- Customers -- Meat during the Depression -- Howard Porter and the meat box -- Bought a house in Palmyra, built another in Oakover Street in East Fremantle -- Trams -- Movies at the Queen's Hall and other theatres -- Joined the RAAF in World War II -- Coming home at the end of the War -- Soldiers and prisoners -- Back to butchering -- Shop building -- Employing relations as staff -- More building -- Shop closure in the 1960's -- Anecdote about bones -- Description of a butcher's shop and practices -- Accidents at work -- Customer service -- Real estate involvement with Jim McCarthyImprint1997Collation2 sound cassettes (180 min.) + Guide to contents (5 leaves) + Collateral (2 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1997NotesInterview conducted by Margaret McPherson on 29 April 1997. See also #4250 - #4260 in Photographic CollectionContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL: 2 pages of notesDewey ClassOH/HORAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes
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Barcode30118000223507LocationOral History Collection
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Horton, Percy, 1905-1997; McPherson, Margaret, Interview with Percy Horton [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret McPherson. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 09/02/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9505
