A factory girl, North Fremantle : interview with Clara Ellen Crowther / interview conducted by Margaret Howroyd on 23rd October 1983 [oral history]

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AuthorCrowther, Clara (nee Johns), 1901 - 1992; Howroyd, MargaretDescriptionInterview with Clara Ellen Crowther (nee Johns). Engine driver father -- Shops in North Fremantle 1920's -- Working class in North Fremantle, East Fremantle new homes -- Pearse Bros. shoe factory- accidents, working conditions, hours, bosses, strike, working together, money given to mother -- Depression in North Fremantle, credit given -- World War II, scare of Japanese raid -- Burfords' Soap -- Rocky Bay caves -- 'Hillcrest' -- Chinese gardens -- North Fremantle Town Hall -- Cinema -- Church -- Leighton Surf ClubImprintFremantle, W.A. : LHC, 1983CollationMP3LanguageEnglishDate Published1983NotesAccess: ? SUPPORT MATERIAL: "Reunion dinner of the family of I. L. A. Parasiers..." (2 leaves)Dewey ClassOH/CROAudio FormatDigitalDigital ItemYes

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BarcodeSTOCK06015964BLocationOral History Collection

PeopleClara Ellen Crowther (nee Johns)StreetTuckfield StreetSubjectDepression, 1929FactoriesMarket GardensCollectionOral History Collection

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