Interview with Reverend Alex Bateman / [oral history] interviewed by Larraine Stevens

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AuthorBateman, Alex, 1913-1992; Stevens, LarraineDescriptionInterview with Rev Alex Bateman. Born 16/11/1913 at Osborne Rd, East Fremantle -- Eldest child of John Wesley and Daisy Kate Augusta Bateman (nee Sendey) -- 1917 family moved to "Lockerley" (now Pilgrim House) on cnr. of Preston Point Road and Wolesley Gardens -- Description of house, grounds and staff employed -- Apprenticed to Fremantle architects Allen and Nicholas 1931-36 -- Love of music and art -- Formation of Fremantle Music and Dramatic Club -- Educated at Richmond Primary School -- Working for J & W Bateman -- June 1936 travelled to Britain to attend TOCH Conference -- returned to W.A. in 1939, employed by PWD -- 1941 offered himself to Archbishop Le Fanu for ordination -- Early training for the ministry -- 1944, appointed deacon of the Morawa parish -- Relationship between white and aboriginal families in the community -- 1946, St Luke's, Cottesloe -- Chaplain at Royal Perth Hospital and hostel at Stirling St, East Perth -- 1958, Rector of the Swan Parish -- Marriage to Martha Muriel Hodgson in 1959 -- 1965-1972 assistant to Archdeacon James Paice at St Patrick's, Mt Lawley -- 1975-1979, Chaplain Fremantle Hospital -- Organist St John's Church -- Memories of his grandmother Helen Augusta Sendey -- Quarry cottage -- Visits to DavilakImprintFremantle : LHC, 1990Collation8 sound cassettes (480 min.) + Guide to contents (21 leaves) + Collateral (12 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1990NotesInterviews conducted by Larraine Stevens on 18th January, 8th February, 15th, 19th March, 2nd August and 29th November 1990 Access: OpenContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL : Photocopies of: Photographs of "Lockerley" and "Pilgrim House" 1911 and 1979, Print No. 1277 (1 leaf) ; Plan of "Lockerley" (1 leaf) ; "The Builders of J. & W. Bateman Ltd" / Laurel J. Bateman (4 leaves, original held in pamphlet file 338.47) ; Excerpt from The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre1829-1988 (3 leaves) ; Newspaper clipping "Alex just keeps 'piping on' (2 leaves) ; Handwritten family tree (1 leaf) ; Oral history interview with Mattie Bateman .See also Prints No 3975 - 3978 Photographic CollectionDewey ClassOH/BATAudio FormatCassette

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Barcode30118000400840LocationOral History Collection

PeopleHelen Augusta SendeyMartha Muriel (Mattie) Bateman (nee Hodgson)Alexander Wesley BatemanSubjectAllen and NicholasJ and W. BatemanCollectionOral History Collection

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