'Id take any job, any job at all' [oral history] / / interviewer:Margaret Howroyd

DESCRIPTION

AuthorPreston, John William, 1903 - 1987; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionFamily background and education -- Work for the W.A. Brush Company -- Henderson Naval Base construction -- Ship's boy 1920 -- Description of voyages, ships and their cargo -- Waterside worker for 40 years -- Depression years on the wharf -- Ship's foreman -- Allocation of labour by numbers -- Formation of the Foremen's Stevedoring AssociationImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1985Collation2 sound cassettes (97 min.) + guide to contents (3 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1985Dewey ClassOH/PREAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

COPIES

Barcode30118000425680LocationOral History Collection

PeopleJohn William (Jack) PrestonSubjectDepression, 1929WharfiesCargo handlingShippingCollectionOral History Collection

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