Interview with Joan Stingemore [oral history] / / interviewer: Larraine Stevens

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AuthorStingemore, Joan Valerie, (nee Brophy), 1926 -; Stevens, LarraineDescriptionBrought up by her grandmother in Fremantle from 1929, after her parents walked off a Group Settlement farm in Northcliffe -- Malcolm St -- Hens for money and food -- Meals -- Weekly order for home deliveries -- Truancy officer -- An outsider at St Patrick's school -- Reading ; entertainment -- Left-handed -- School day -- Reasons for attending a catholic school -- Gran's outings -- Princess May -- War declared -- Special training -- Shopping for meat and perishables -- Homework and textbooks -- Housewifely tasks at Princess May -- Air raid drills -- Shelters -- Air raid warden training -- Women's Air Training Corps -- Marriage, 1946 -- War news and mail -- Entertainment -- Rationing -- Black market -- American cigarettes -- Servicemen -- Soldiers' fights -- Dating -- Evacuees -- Events on foreign shores -- Darwin -- Portrayal of the enemy -- Division in the community -- Transport -- Melville Camp -- Religious and political views -- Health and medical care -- Dr Owen -- Grandmother's illness -- Husband's health -- End of WW II -- War Service Home in Hilton -- Mills & WareImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1999Collation4 sound cassettes (240 min.) + summary (33 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1999Dewey ClassOH/STIAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000201313LocationOral History Collection

PeopleJoan Valerie Stingemore (nee Brophy)SuburbEast FremantleSubjectCivil defenceWorld War, 1939-1945 - Social aspectsSt Patrick's Convent SchoolCollectionOral History Collection

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