Interview with Norman Cornish [oral history] / / interviewer: Zoe Griffin
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AuthorCornish, Norman James, 1922-; Griffin, ZoeDescriptionInterview with Norman James Cornish. Family background -- Pre-school education at South Terrace -- Primary education - South Terrace School and White Gum Valley -- Free milk and soup -- Lessons, teachers, games -- 1929 Centenary Celebrations -- Home duties -- Employment with Mr Solomon, a solicitor as an office boy -- Description of Family's timber home in Central Ave, Beaconsfield -- Cost 600 pounds to build -- Originally lived in Grey St. -- Furniture -- Typical day -- Tradespeople -- Celebrations - birthdays, Christmas, Guy Fawkes -- Social life -- Secondary schooling - Fremantle Boys' School -- Teachers -- Australia in the 1930's -- Health care -- White Australia policy -- Typical male / female in the 1930'sImprint1982Collation3 CDsSeries Title Australia 1938 Oral History ProjectLanguageEnglishDate Published1982NotesInterview conducted by Zoe Griffin on 8th June 1982 Fremantle City Library Local History Collection holds digital copy only Copies also held by Battye Library and the National Library, Canberra (master); No cassette availableDewey ClassOH/CORAudio FormatCDDigital ItemYes
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Barcode30118000381107LocationOral History Collection
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Cornish, Norman James, 1922-; Griffin, Zoe, Interview with Norman Cornish [oral history] / / interviewer: Zoe Griffin. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 16/12/2025, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9548
