Memories of East Fremantle - from early childhood to the present time [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret McPherson

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AuthorCallaghan, Rene Veronica, 1931 -; McPherson, MargaretDescriptionBorn St Helen's Hospital (Dr U. Baker) -- Family home -- Air raid warden at 12: equipment -- Dalgety St to Petra St area -- Mother a WW I bride -- Father worked for Payne & Humble -- Bess & Peggy the Clydesdales -- Plympton school -- Trip to England in 1939 -- Return during the war: conditions on the sea -- Mr Williamson's teeth -- School in war time -- Shops in Petra St and Canning Highway -- Queens Hall -- Princess May school teachers -- Tuition fees at Modern School -- Irwin St house ; changes there and in the neighbourhood -- Childhood activities: Brown owl, Girl Guides, Rangers ; Sunday school ; volunteering at the Flying Angel Mission -- Teaching -- George St -- Impact of Canning Highway -- Dawson's flower gardens -- Troops during WW 2 -- The worth of a penny -- Trams -- Swimming in the river near Stout brewery -- Point WalterImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1998Collation2 sound cassettes (90 min.) + 1 mini disk + guide to contents (2 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1998Dewey ClassOH/CALAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

COPIES

Barcode30118000215669LocationOral History Collection

PeopleRene Veronica CallaghanSuburbEast FremantleSubjectEast Fremantle Primary SchoolCivil defenceCollectionOral History Collection

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