Interview with Mr Harold Frederick Burford [oral history] / / interviewer: Larraine Stevens

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AuthorBurford, Harold Frederick, 1907 - 1996; Stevens, LarraineDescriptionBorn 8/9/1907 and grew up in Forrest St. -- School days at East Fremantle State School and Fremantle Boys' School -- Games played -- Fremantle in the 1920's -- Description of family home -- Uglieland -- Employment opportunities available to young people leaving school in the early 1920's -- Gadsens - first task soldering 1/2 pint paint tins -- Depression -- Prospecting -- Cutting and selling firewood -- Bird trapping in the Kimberleys -- Employment at the Croesus Proprietary Mine on the Goldfields -- World War II -- Diesel Fitter, State Engineering Works -- Return to Gadsens, North Fremantle -- Changes in technology, management practices -- Effect of W.W.II on family and community -- 1936-1942 living in Spargoville, a mining settlement near Coolgardie -- Gadsen's closure in W.A. -- Retirement on 8/9/1972 -- Parents-in-law William and Louisa Holzberger -- Role of religion and politics -- Reflections on changes in societyImprint1994Collation7 sound cassettes + Guide to contents (27 leaves) + Collateral (34 leaves) LanguageEnglishDate Published1994NotesInterview conducted by Larraine Stevens on 25th January, 1st, 8th, 22nd February, 13th April 1994 Access: OpenContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL: Transcript of life in the goldfield, bird trapping, Kimberleys, working in the mines (34 leaves) -- Prints 3625 - 3636Dewey ClassOH/BURAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemYes

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Barcode30118000400824LocationOral History Collection

PeopleHarold Frederick BurfordHolzberger FamilySubjectGadsden Pty. Ltd.Depression, 1929HousingEducation - GeneralCollectionOral History Collection

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