State Ships 1960-1969, Pilotage exempt Fremantle five years: self employed. [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorJones, Captain John Ivor, 1932 -; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionIdentification and introduction -- Two-year scholarship to train on HMS Conway -- Joined Blue Funnel Line for 3 years -- Became 2nd officer -- Met his wife from W.A. on board the Charon on a voyage between Fremantle and Singapore -- Union Steamship Co of New Zealand -- Comes to Perth for a holiday to visit his wife's relatives -- Joins State Ships in 1960 -- Passenger and cargo ships -- Role of State Ships in the development of the North -- LASH (Lighter Aboard Ship) system -- Industrial relations and State Ships -- Union -- Loading and unloading of cargo -- Decline of State Ships -- Captain of the Clievden for Cockburn Cement -- Pilotage costs -- End of cement operation -- Oil and gas exploration on the Eugene McDermott -- HarbourMaster at Carnarvon -- Pilot (exempt) for Harbour and Lights 1979-92 for all ports from Wyndham to Esperance -- On retirement, sets up Jones Maritime with his wife: ship surveying, pilotage consulting, compass adjustingImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1994Collation2 sound cassettes (75 min.) + Guide to contents (6 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1994Dewey ClassOH/JONAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000425193LocationOral History Collection

PeopleJohn Ivor JonesSubjectPilots and pilotageWharfiesWorking conditionsCockburn CementState Shipping Service of Western AustraliaCollectionOral History Collection

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