I always loved Fremantle [oral history] / / interviewer: Margaret Howroyd

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AuthorLe Tessier, Anita Josephine Mary (nee Fitzgerald), 1891 -1986; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionFamily background -- Came to W.A. when 7, with father and godmother (mother died when she was a baby) -- Loved water and ships -- East Fremantle Railway Station -- Convent school education -- Marmion family -- Ratazzi family (Italian consul) -- Welcoming buildings in Fremantle -- Garden at the Convent School in Adelaide Street -- Examinations in the parlour -- Renting a room at the Evan Davies Library -- Sydney Conservatorium -- 1917: teaching in Adelaide -- On the stage -- Examiner for speech and drama -- 1920's: Producing plays at His Majesty's in Perth -- The King's Theatre in South Terrace -- Playing in Fremantle -- Theatres in the summer -- Actors' pay -- Known as Anita Fitzgerald -- Making costumes -- [Teaching elocution at Christian Brothers (1925-34) and Girton College (1928-34) in Fremantle]ImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1983CollationMP3LanguageEnglishDate Published1983NotesSUPPORT MATERIAL: Articles from Milady (Nov. 1948), The West Australian (28/9/1984) -- Lists of students taught in schools or privatelyDewey ClassOH/LETAudio FormatDigitalDigital ItemYes

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BarcodeSTOCK05994683BLocationOral History Collection

PeopleAnita Josephine Mary Le Tessier (nee Fitzgerald)SubjectTeachers and teachingKings TheatreCollectionOral History Collection

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