Interview with Ruth Connelly [oral history] / / interviewer: Alice Smith
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AuthorConnelly, Ruth Mary, 1915-2003; Smith, AliceDescriptionInterview with Miss Ruth Mary Connelly. Born 19/4/1915 -- Lived in Silas St., East Fremantle -- Youngest of 5 children -- Home demolished for Stirling Highway extension -- during Depression mother gave food to out-of-work men -- Father a labourer -- Mother purchased a cow "Queenie" to start a dairy -- The cow was held in a paddock on corner of George and Silas Streets -- Herd of Jersey cows gradually increased to seven -- Cows destroyed due to rinder pest -- Started a new dairy (5 acres) on corner of Stock and High Rds (now Leach Highway) -- Education -- Working for U.S. Navy in Fremantle during world War II -- George St -- Leisure activities - watching trotting ground events from front verandah, wildflower and river walksImprint1992CollationMP3LanguageEnglishDate Published1992NotesInterview conducted by Alice Smith on 2nd December 1995 Access: OpenDewey ClassOH/CONAudio FormatDigitalDigital ItemYes
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Connelly, Ruth Mary, 1915-2003; Smith, Alice, Interview with Ruth Connelly [oral history] / / interviewer: Alice Smith. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 07/11/2025, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9746
