Interview with Amy Thacker [sound recording] / interviewed by Margaret Howroyd
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AuthorThacker, Amy Florence, 1913 - 2005; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionArrived in Australia on "Demonthones" in 1924 -- Grandfather's wood yard in Harvest Rd (North Fremantle) -- Railway yard -- Firewood -- Price of blackboy -- Burns St -- Father working at Swan Wool Scourers -- Nominees -- Father originally a scale repairer and adjuster -- Jewell Parade / Street -- North Fremantle State School : Mr Baum, gardens, wooden guns for Cadets, school friends, teachers -- Pocket money -- Walking to Princess May -- Newspaper stall -- House chores -- Homework -- Miss Donahue -- Domestic Science -- School laundry (where Clancy's is now) -- Leaving school to go to work -- Work and strike at Mills & Ware -- Tickets in biscuit packs -- Siblings' jobs -- Pearse Brothers -- Skiving -- Movies after work -- First position in housework -- The Baudaines in Norfolk St -- The Lord family and grocery shop in Stirling Highway -- Seamen's hair cuts -- Duties in the Lord house -- North Fremantle Girl Guide Company (1924-8) -- Patrol leader -- Weekly meetings and activities -- Other positions outside Fremantle -- Courtship -- A poultry farm at Jandakot -- Giving birth at Hillcrest Hospital (North Fremantle) -- Dr Parker -- Matron Hutton -- Depression -- Husband's accident; hospital bills and compensation -- In-laws in Silas St (East Fremantle) -- Hardship -- Food -- Shopping -- Budgeting and paying bills -- Rates -- Doctors and medical costs -- Jewell St property -- Washing for the kindergarten -- Work at Gadsens -- Work at the Gardiner Hospital till retirement -- Mr Wilson -- Getting to North Fremantle Beach from Jewell St -- Tunnel at Leighton -- Harvest Rd jetty -- Social life -- Religion -- Death and funerals -- Children's fancy dress ball -- Pictures and concerts at the town hall -- Football teams -- Family outings -- Cypress Hill -- Factories and businesses in North Fremantle -- Free train to Boans -- Miss Molloy's -- Marnham's delicatessen -- Impact of the war -- Stoned Crow Winehouse -- Dr Bean and Dr Canning -- Methodist Ladies GuildImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1983Collation3 sound cassettes (151 min.) + guide to contents (3 leaves) + transcript (110 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1983NotesSUPPORT MATERIAL: Autobiography (4 leaves) -- Notes on businesses (6 leaves) -- Photocopies of photographs (4 leaves)Dewey ClassOH/THAAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes
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Barcode30118000474159LocationOral History Collection
Request AccessPlease email the Fremantle History Centre: lhc@fremantle.wa.gov.au
Thacker, Amy Florence, 1913 - 2005; Howroyd, Margaret, Interview with Amy Thacker [sound recording] / interviewed by Margaret Howroyd. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 13/11/2025, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9576
