W.D. Moore & Co, 1920 - 1937 [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorHayden, Alfred Arthur, 1905 - 2001; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionInterview with Alfred Arthur Hayden. Identification and introduction -- Biography -- Office Boy 1920 W.D. Moore -- Messengers -- Invoices and no carbon paper -- Letter press -- Gas lighting -- 'A happy family' at Moores' -- 'Company Spare Part' relieving in all departments -- Tea and coffee dept. -- Other products prepared in factory -- Station customers in country -- Other products sold -- Shipping, transport and Bond store windmills -- Sequence of jobs he had at W.D. Moores -- Reasons for leaving Moores -- Depression -- Salesman 1924-35 -- Windmills -- Credit during Depression -- Depression -- Marriage 1935 -- Staff at Moores -- Competition to Moores in Fremantle -- Staff (cont.) -- Miscellaneous items -- Staff (cont.) -- Cartage -- Sales staff -- Hardware and Windmill dept. -- Left Moores 1937 -- Cyclone Co. to 1945 -- A.A. Wire, his own business -- Retired 1972Imprint1994Collation3 sound cassettes (168 min.) + transcript ( leaves) + Collateral ( leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1994NotesInterviews conducted by Margaret Howroyd on 31st January, 7th February 1994 Transcript includedContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL:Dewey ClassOH/HAYAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000425128LocationOral History Collection

PeopleAlfred Arthur HaydenSubjectRetail tradeWholesalersW.D. Moore and CompanyCollectionOral History Collection

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