Shell Company employee for 35 years [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret McPherson

DESCRIPTION

AuthorJohns, John Edward (Ted), 1939 -; McPherson, MargaretDescriptionJoined Neptune Oil 1963 -- Amalgamation with Shell in 1968 -- Interview and training from the ground up -- Appointment -- Shell wives -- Representative in country towns -- Transfer to Perth as the Development Manager Personnel -- Downsizing in the 1970s -- Rationalisation -- Graduate training -- National Trade Manager -- Employee relations and customer service -- RetirementImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1998Collation2 sound cassettes (90 min) + guide to contents (3 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1998NotesPart of the Shell Company Australia Oral History Project to commemorate 100 years of the Companys involvement in Western Australia. The interviews were taped as a joint project with Fremantle City Council Library See attached note (3 p.) from interviewer. For a detailed history of the Shell company, refer to : "Fifty years in Western Australia : 1908-1958 : Shell Golden Jubilee Book : a story of continued expansion / written and edited by Frank A. Bird" -- [also held by LHC]Dewey ClassOH/JOHAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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BarcodeSTOCK06078680BLocationOral History Collection

PeopleJohn Edward (Ted) JohnsSubjectNeptune Oil CompanyShell Company of AustraliaCollectionOral History Collection

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