Interview with Nick Silich [oral history] / / interviewer: Larraine Stevens
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AuthorSilich, Nicholas (Nick), 1921-2013; Stevens, LarraineDescriptionFamily background -- Father migrated from the island of Vis (Yugoslavia) in 1907; worked in lead mines in Broken Hill to bring his future wife from Vis -- Purchase of a farm -- Birth of children -- Move to Marine Terrace in Fremantle -- The family give accommodation to newly arrived migrants -- Getting meat daily from Mr Fitch the butcher -- Bread delivery -- Keirs Groceries -- The fish shop in Bassendean -- Chores before and after school -- Helping Yugoslav immigrants -- Marine Terrace -- The family car in the early 1930's -- Yugoslav weddings -- Learning English -- "Dago" -- South Terrace School -- Games in the schoolyard -- Tip kat game -- Marmion House -- Base Hospital -- Teachers -- Classrooms - School books and subjects -- Butter -- Meals -- Playing football and cricket in the street -- Canon Collick -- "Black Paddy" the Aboriginal stockman -- Going to the pictures -- Song contests and Community Concerts -- Willy Weeties competition -- Playing the banjolin and other instruments -- Centenary celebrations in 1929 -- Amy Johnson -- Swimming -- The Lygnern wreck -- Fishing -- Ron Doig's funeral -- The "Swim Thru" -- The markets -- Discipline -- Meningitis -- Doctors -- Wool bales -- Russell Street -- Move to a farm in Mundijong -- Selling farm produce -- Return to Fremantle -- Technical College -- Joining the Railways in 1938 -- Work, living conditions and social life on the farm in Mundijong -- Moving back to Fremantle -- Work in the Midland Workshops during World War II -- Women workers making bullets -- Air raid precautions -- Americans in Fremantle during the war -- Fred Sculley the tailor -- Cost of living -- Parlour cars -- Marion Bell and her Taxi Fleet -- Changes in Fremantle during the war years --Football career with South Fremantle -- Football games -- Plumbing Licence at night school -- Health Surveyor with the Perth City Council -- Environmental healthImprint1983-84Collation3 sound cassettes (270 min.) + transcript (164 leaves) + Collateral (16 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1983NotesInterview conducted by Larraine Stevens on 17 and 24 September 1983, and 14 January 1984. Access: open Transcript includedContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL: Essays by various members of the Silich familyDewey ClassOH/SILAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes
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Silich, Nicholas (Nick), 1921-2013; Stevens, Larraine, Interview with Nick Silich [oral history] / / interviewer: Larraine Stevens. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 17/12/2025, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9599
