Office boy to Secretary and Divisional Manager Administration [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorWillis, William Ernest, 1925 - 2004; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionGrandfather a Fremantle Councillor (1900-1902) ; father a post office employee who moved to Fremantle in 1927 -- Schooling at East Fremantle, Fremantle Boys', Perth Tech -- Office junior at FPA from 1941 -- Duties and work conditions -- Junior clerk -- GV McCartney and his dog -- Description of the building in 1941 -- Clerks -- One o'clock gun -- Boom nets during WW II -- New FPA building opening in 1964 -- Commissioner's clerk -- Assistant secretary : duties, Board members, Board constitution, meetings, general managers -- Waterside workers and their working conditions -- Union meetings and industrial relations -- Patrick Troy -- Wharf patrol -- World War II : temporary staff, security measures, first aid, detention centre -- Panamanian fire -- Divisional Manager of Administration and Secretary -- Training in Victoria for the position -- Passenger terminal -- Retirement in 1985 -- Inner and Outer Harbours -- Port revenue -- Pay system and procedures for wharfies in the 1950s -- Lady Mitchell -- WA Port Authorities Association and conferencesImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1989Collation3 sound cassettes (130 min.) + guide to contents (5 leaves)Series Title [Fremantle Port Authority Project]LanguageEnglishDate Published1989Dewey ClassOH/WILAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000425623LocationOral History Collection

PeopleWilliam Ernest WillisSubjectFremantle Port AuthorityFremantle HarbourWaterside workers (Lumpers)Victoria QuayWorld War, 1939-1945CollectionOral History Collection

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