Interview with Alan Frederick Robinson / interviewed by Margaret Howroyd
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AuthorRobinson, Alan Frederick, 1917 - 2000; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionLived at 44 Thompson Road (North Fremantle) all his life -- Family details -- Glen Doepel the chemist -- Poor families during the Depression -- Tuart trees planted by Don Bradman -- Work at Gadsdens -- Kerosene boxes -- Conscription -- Wharf labourer and winch driver after WW II -- Containers -- Railway Hotel -- Doctors, accidents on the wharf and compensation cases -- Conditions on the wharf -- Buses replacing the ferries -- Fishing from under the bridges -- "Bull system" and "seagulls" -- Asbestos on the wharf -- Pilfering -- Andy Kelly and more details on relativesImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1992CollationMP3LanguageEnglishDate Published1992Dewey ClassOH/ROBAudio FormatDigitalDigital ItemYes
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BarcodeSTOCK05996910BLocationOral History Collection
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Robinson, Alan Frederick, 1917 - 2000; Howroyd, Margaret, Interview with Alan Frederick Robinson / interviewed by Margaret Howroyd. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 17/11/2025, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9713
