AuthorHume, Patrick, 1926 -; Richardson, MarnieDescriptionPatrick Hume was born in Wandering where his father worked on a farm. The family moved about and eventually came to Fremantle, where Patrick went to Beaconsfield School. Later he worked on the waterfront and then at Mingenew at Eric Smart's farm. He speaks about his meeting with his wife Lorna (nee Mortimer) and her later work with the State Housing Commission, the Aboriginal Housing Board and the Aboriginal Advancement Council. Lorna died in 1995. Currently Patrick works for the Main Roads Department and is consulted for history of many areas in W.A. General thoughts on life in Fremantle and on indigenous people and the need to rehabilitate drug users and alcoholicsImprintFremantle: City of Fremantle, 2003Collation5 CDsLanguageEnglishDate Published2003Dewey ClassOH/HUMAudio FormatCDDigital ItemYes
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Hume, Patrick, 1926 -; Richardson, Marnie, Patrick Hume: Aboriginal Elder [oral history] / / interviewer: Marnie Richardson. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 15/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9624
